Apply Color Grading to masked areas

Open a photo in Detail view.

Select Masking , then create a mask for the area you want to adjust. To edit an existing mask, select it in the Masks panel.

Expand Color Grading in the Masks panel.

Select a color wheel view:

• 3-way: Shows the Midtones, Shadows, and Highlights wheels together.
• Shadows: Adjusts the color of darker tones within the masked area.
• Midtones: Changes the color of middle tones within the masked area.
• Highlights: Adjusts the color of brighter tones within the masked area.
• Global: Applies a color adjustment across all tonal ranges within the masked area.

Drag the control inside a color wheel to set the Hue and Saturation. The position around the wheel determines the hue, while the distance from the center controls saturation.

Adjust Luminance to brighten or darken the selected tonal range.

In 3-way view, an unlabeled Luminance slider appears below each color wheel.

Refine how the tonal adjustments interact using the following controls:

• Blending: Controls how smoothly the color adjustments blend between shadows, midtones, and highlights. Higher values create more overlap between tonal ranges.
• Balance: Shifts the emphasis between shadow and highlight adjustments. Negative values favor shadows, while positive values favor highlights.

Select Save to apply the changes.