Change Color Picker

[robinh49469832]

Hi everybody! Is there a possibilty to change the color picker in AE? Idk if this is new, or if I only noticed because recently I'm working with Illustrator a lot: There is no way to pick a color and then simply make it lighter or darker. I cannot chose grey, unless I put in exact numbers in the field... In Illustrator I can pick any shade of grey by simply staying on the left side of the picker. How can I change it to that picker? I'm pretty sure it hasn't been like this forever, since I change shades a lot...

[Mylenium · Accepted solution]

Select a different component in the numerical readouts to change the scratchboard appearance.

Mylenium

[robinh49469832]

OMG that was too easy. Thank you! I feel stupid now, but I will keep it for others to not feel stupid.

[anthony_0080]

I have been using AE for over 25 years, and never knew this.  Thanks so much. 

[Rick Gerard]

Your color picker is set to work from the red channel. Try changing to H for Hue (that is my default choice). You can also select saturation or brightness. The large square and the vertical strip will cycle through different displays as you change the selection buttons. 

Take a look at the Color picker in Illustrator. It is probably set to Hue.