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prithag9987
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May 23, 2025
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Getting complementary colors inside Photoshop during photo editing

  • May 23, 2025
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I want to edit a photo and while editing, check for the complementary colors for the some specific color inside the image. This would be so that I can check and edit parts of the image so that they match the complementary color that I want. Is this possible without the color theme tool that Adobe removed a few years back? I don't really want to create a jpeg, use the Adobe color online tool and again come back to photoshop etc.

    Correct answer Oh.N8

    Hey @prithag9987 

     Here is a work around:
    Open the document that you want to have complimentary colours with:
    2) double click on the colour box

    3) select the colour using the eyedropper tool
    3a) Copy the hex code.

    Open Adobe Colour 
    1) Clear the unnessary boxes maybe have 2 or 3

    2) Put the Hex code into the box

     3) choose complimentary colour

     

    Save in a library of your choice.

    Cheers
    O. Nate

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    Oh.N8Community ExpertCorrect answer
    May 31, 2025

    Hey @prithag9987 

     Here is a work around:
    Open the document that you want to have complimentary colours with:
    2) double click on the colour box

    3) select the colour using the eyedropper tool
    3a) Copy the hex code.

    Open Adobe Colour 
    1) Clear the unnessary boxes maybe have 2 or 3

    2) Put the Hex code into the box

     3) choose complimentary colour

     

    Save in a library of your choice.

    Cheers
    O. Nate

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