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View plansRemove Color From Images for Artistic Expression
Converting images to black and white can evoke a sense of nostalgia or create a vintage look. Furthermore, using a color remover on an image can put more focus on shapes, textures, and composition or highlight specific details in an image by eliminating distractions caused by different colors.
View plansHow to Effortlessly De-Color Your Images With Our Features?
Consider the powerful photo editor Luminar Neo to remove colors from images with ease. Luminar Neo is easy to use, and there are different tools you can use to de-color your photos.
Why Strip Away the Hues and Color From Your Photos?
Whether for artistic, practical, or functional purposes, converting images to black and white or grayscale serves to achieve specific visual goals and enhance the overall impact or utility of the images.
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The Versatility of Desaturated Visuals
For individuals with color vision deficiencies or other visual impairments, black and white images may be easier to interpret. Remove color from photos to improve accessibility by ensuring that important information or details are still discernible in grayscale.
Capture the Essence of Emotion with Color Remover From Images
The Black & White photo color remover tool in Luminar Neo converts a color photo to black and white. It also contains several controls to manipulate the monochrome look.
• Convert to B&W. Click this button to convert between color and black & white.
• Luminance. When the Luminance button is selected, the Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, and Magenta color sliders control the brightness of each respective color as it’s converted to black and white.
• Saturation. When the Saturation button is selected, each color slider introduces the respective color into the black and white image where it was present in the original color image.
• Tip: Spot color. If you want to create a spot color effect, explore the Edit Mask for the Black & White tool.
• Luminance. When the Luminance button is selected, the Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, and Magenta color sliders control the brightness of each respective color as it’s converted to black and white.
• Saturation. When the Saturation button is selected, each color slider introduces the respective color into the black and white image where it was present in the original color image.
• Tip: Spot color. If you want to create a spot color effect, explore the Edit Mask for the Black & White tool.
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Luminar Neo has plenty of other features to help you edit faster and easier
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Frequently Asked Questions
How to remove color from images with Luminar Neo?
Use the handy Black & White Tool to convert to black and white in one click. Additionally, you can also experiment with a variety of black and white LUTs and Presets.
Is there a way to undo the color removal if I change my mind?
Sure! You can undo any edits in Luminar Neo in the Edits tab.
Can I remove color from a specific color range or hue in the image?
Of course. Experiment with the Color Tool or the HSL tool to have full control over the colors in your image.
Will removing color affect the image quality or resolution?
Removing color itself does not impact the resolution, but the overall perceived quality of the image may be influenced depending on the specific content and context.
