Spot Color

🎯 Spot Color

This creative tool turns most of your image black and white while allowing you to decide what sections keep in fully vivid color —instantly drawing the eye. It’s perfect for making a red umbrella pop on a rainy street, highlighting a colorful balloon, or giving flowers the spotlight in an otherwise muted scene. Spot Color is all about drama, contrast, and fun—but like any bold effect, a little goes a long way. Use it when you want to create visual focus or tell a color story without any words!

Icon: Circle over colored background
Use: Make one color stand out while turning rest of image black & white
Apple: Not native
Android (Samsung Gallery):

  • Edit > Style > Spot Color

  • Tap the locations/color you want to keep

🖌️ How Spot Color Works

Once you tap on Spot Color, your image will instantly turn black and white. Then the magic begins!

👉 Simply tap or brush over the area of the photo you want to bring color back to. The color will return just in that spot—like painting over grayscale.

Tip: Spot Color works best when you’re focusing on a small, clearly defined object—like a flower, a balloon, or a bright shirt.

⚠️ Limitations to Keep in Mind:

  • If the area you touch contains many similar shades or blended colors, your phone might color more than you intended.

  • Movement or fuzzy edges (like hair, fur, or grass) can make it harder for the tool to detect clean borders.

  • You can bring back multiple different colors— but some phones may limit you to one color range at a time.

💡 Pro Tip: Zoom in while editing for more precision, and if the result looks messy, try again with a smaller area or a simpler subject.

 
A man in a panthers jersey in front of multiple Canadian Flag
 

In the image above, a proud Panthers fan flashes his jersey... in Canada. Bold move during the 2025 Stanley Cup—some might call it brave, others might say he's risking an international incident. 🇨🇦🏒🐾

In the second image, we used Spot Color to drain the background of color, keeping only the jersey and flags in full glory. We also brought color back to the fan himself—because a bright jersey floating on a ghostly black-and-white body? Yeah... that’s a horro

 
The same man in a Panthers jersey with spot color on the flags and on himself
 
 

Whistler, Canada: The view Whistler Mountain “Peak to Peak” area is made even more beautiful with the brilliant red and white Canadian flags arranged in a row along the fence.

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