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Adjust vibrance

Learn how to adjust color saturation using a Vibrance adjustment layer.

Vibrance adjusts the saturation so that clipping is minimized as colors approach full saturation. This adjustment increases the saturation of less-saturated colors more than the colors that are already saturated. Vibrance also prevents skin tones from becoming over saturated.

Adjust vibrance

  1. Add an adjustment layer. Do one of the following:

    • In the menu bar, choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Vibrance. In the New Layer dialog box, type a name for the Vibrance adjustment layer and click OK.
    • In the Adjustments panel, click the Vibrance icon.
    Add a Vibrance adjustment layer

    You can also choose Image > Adjustments > Vibrance. But keep in mind that this method makes direct adjustments to the image layer and discards image information.

  2. In the Properties panel, drag the Vibrance slider to increase or decrease color saturation without clipping when colors become more saturated. Then, do one of the following:

    • To apply more adjustment to less saturated colors and prevent colors clipping as they reach total saturation, move the Vibrance slider to the right.
    • To apply the same amount of saturation adjustment to all colors regardless of their current saturation, move the Saturation slider. 
    • To decrease saturation, move either the Vibrance or the Saturation slider to the left.
    Properties panel

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