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Saturation Adjustment

Change image saturation when colors are too dull, too intense, or need to be removed. The editor has three controls: Saturation, Vibrance, and Mix.

Saturation

Saturation runs from 0% to 500%, with 100% as the original image.

  • below 100%: colors move toward gray
  • 0%: grayscale
  • above 100%: every color becomes more intense

Pushing Saturation too high affects every color equally, so skin can turn orange and skies can turn neon. Use smaller saturation moves when the image contains people, food, product colors, or brand colors.

Vibrance

Vibrance targets muted colors more than vivid ones. It is better than raw Saturation when a photo needs more color but already has some strong areas.

Use Vibrance first for landscapes, portraits, and mixed scenes. Then add a small Saturation increase only if the whole image still needs more color.

Negative Vibrance can calm the strongest colors without making the whole image gray.

Mix

Mix blends the adjusted image with the original. Set a stronger Saturation or Vibrance value, then lower Mix if the result looks overdone.

At 100%, the full adjustment applies. At 50%, the result is halfway between the source and the adjusted image.

Output notes

The download keeps the original format and renders at the original dimensions. Preview uses a capped size for responsiveness. Alpha is preserved.

Frequently Asked Questions

JPEG, PNG, and WebP. The download keeps the original format and extension.

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Saturation scales color intensity across the whole image. Vibrance changes muted colors more than already-saturated colors, which helps protect skin tones.

Set Saturation to `0%`. That removes color while keeping the original brightness structure.

Mix blends the adjusted result with the original, so a strong saturation change can be applied at partial intensity.

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