Color Replacer
Instantly replace any color in your photos. Use luminosity mode for realistic results.
Preserves shadows and highlights for realistic results. Turn off for flat/solid color replacement.
Pro Tips
- Use Tolerance to select more or less of the color shade.
- Realistic Mode keeps texture. Turn it off for flat logos.
- Hold to Compare button preview original image.
Mastering Image Color Replacement
Changing colors in photos has traditionally been a "dark art" reserved for Photoshop experts. It required meticulous masking, layer blending modes, and hours of learning. Our Online Color Replacer democratizes this power, bringing professional-grade color swapping capabilities directly to your web browser with a simple point-and-click interface.
Whether you are an interior designer visualizing a new wall color, a car enthusiast testing paint jobs, or an e-commerce seller creating product variants, this tool delivers results in seconds. The secret lies in our Smart Luminosity Engine, which doesn't just "paint over" pixels—it intelligently blends the new color with the existing textures, shadows, and highlights.
The result? A red sports car becomes blue, but the metallic shine stays exactly where it should be. A white shirt becomes black, but the fabric folds and wrinkles remain visible.
How to Recolor Photos in 3 Steps
1Select Target
Click anywhere on the image to pick the color you want to change. The tool automatically detects all matching pixels across the photo.
2Pick New Color
Use the color picker to find your desired hue. Watch the image update instantly as you drag your cursor through the rainbow.
3Refine Match
Adjust the 'Tolerance' slider to perfect the edges, and toggle "Realistic Mode" to ensure textures are preserved.
Why Use Luminosity Preservation?
It's Not Just Paint. It's Physics.
Standard color replacement tools act like a "flat marker," simply pasting a solid color over your image. This destroys the 3D illusion, making objects look like 2D cartoons.
Our tool uses Luminosity Blending. It analyzes the brightness value of every original pixel and applies it to the corresponding pixel of the new color.
- • Dark areas (shadows) stay dark
- • Bright areas (highlights) stay bright
- • Mid-tones (texture) remain visible
This is how we achieve photorealistic results even when changing drastic colors, like converting a red shirt to a green one.
Real-World Use Cases
E-Commerce & Retail
Don't reshoot the same t-shirt in 10 different colors. Shoot once in white or grey, and use our tool to generate every other color variant for your store listing.
Interior Design
Visualize how that beige sofa would look in emerald green, or test a new wall paint color before buying a single gallon.
Automotive Styling
See your car in matte black, midnight blue, or racing red. Perfect for visualizing wraps or paint jobs before committing.
Accessibility Testing
Designers can quickly swap UI colors in screenshots to test contrast ratios or see how designs look for colorblind users.
Tips for Best Results
- Start Neutral:The best results often come from recoloring neutral objects (grey, white, beige) rather than highly saturated ones, as they take on new tints more easily.
- Adjust Tolerance:If your object has shadows, the color might be darker in some spots. Increase tolerance to include these darker shades in the replacement mask.
- Hard Edges:For objects with hard edges (like a phone or a box), you can afford higher tolerance. For soft objects (like hair or fur), lower tolerance prevents unnatural bleeding.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Color Replacer work technically?
The tool works by scanning your image pixel-by-pixel for colors that match your selected 'Target Color'. Unlike simple 'paint bucket' tools that just fill an area with flat color, our engine uses Luminosity Blending. It calculates the brightness of the original pixel and applies it to your new color choice. This ensures that shadows, highlights, and fabric textures are preserved, making the edit look photorealistic.
Why does the new color look flat or fake?
If the result looks flat, ensure Realistic Mode is enabled. Without it, you are essentially painting a solid block of color over the object, which destroys 3D depth. Realistic Mode blends the new Hue/Saturation with the original Lightness to keep the object looking natural.
How do I fix jagged edges or 'halos'?
This is controlled by the Tolerance slider. If you see a 'halo' of the old color around the edges, increase the Tolerance to capture more variations of the target shade. If the new color works bleeding into the background or other objects, decrease the Tolerance to be more strict about what gets replaced.
Is this tool free?
Yes, our Color Replacer is 100% free to use. There are no hidden costs, watermarks, or subscription fees. You can process as many images as you like.
What image formats are supported?
We support all standard web image formats including JPEG, PNG, WebP, and GIF. The tool works best on high-quality images with good lighting.
Can I replace white or black objects?
Replacing pure white or dark black is challenging for any algorithm because these 'colors' act as simple brightness values with no saturation. However, most real-world objects are actually 'off-white' or 'dark grey', which works much better. You might need to adjust the tolerance to higher levels for these shades.
Do you store my photos?
No. All processing happens locally in your web browser using HTML5 Canvas technology. Your images are never uploaded to our servers, ensuring complete privacy for your personal or commercial work.
Can I undo my changes?
Yes. You can simply pick a new color, adjust the settings, or click 'Reset' to start fresh. The edits updates in real-time, so you can experiment freely.
Does it work on mobile?
Absolutely. The interface is touch-friendly, allowing you to tap to select target colors directly on your phone or tablet screen. It's perfect for quick edits on the go.
How do I compare with the original?
Use the 'Eye' icon button in the toolbar. Click and hold it to temporarily reveal the original image, allowing you to check the accuracy of your color replacement.