Select Window > Workspaces > Color workspace to open the Lumetri Color panel.
Last updated on
Apr 2, 2026
Learn to isolate and fine-tune a single color in Adobe Premiere to fix or enhance it without changing the rest of your video.
The HSL section in the Lumetri panel works with other color tools to provide finer control over your shots. It’s often used after primary correction to adjust a specific color without affecting the rest of the image. Use it when hue or saturation curves reach their limits, or to make a color stand out or key a luminance range.
Set a key
Select the HSL Secondary tab to view the HSL controls.
Select File > New > Adjustment Layer to add an adjustment layer.
Use the controls in the Key section to retouch only a portion of the clip:
- Select the Set color eyedropper to select a target color.
- Use the plus or minus eyedroppers to add or remove pixels from the selection.
- View the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness ranges that reflect your color choice.
View only the affected range by selecting the Color/Gray checkbox and use the drop-down to switch to Color/Black or White/Black.
Use the H, S, and L sliders to adjust and refine your selection.
Use the top triangle to expand or limit the range, and the bottom triangle to soften the transition. Drag the center of the slider to move the entire range.
Select Reset to return to defaults.
Refine a key
Adjust the range until the mask covers the entire desired region. To refine your selection, use the options available in the Refine section.
- Denoise: Use the denoise slider to smooth colors and remove any noise from the selection. When the image is manipulated, the colors adjust uniformly.
- Blur: Use the blur slider to soften the edges of the mask to blend the selection.
Verify your selection
Once you have a well-defined key, use the grading tools in the Correction section to apply an isolated color correction to your key. Deselect the checkbox next to Color/Gray to view the changes.
By default, a mid-tone color wheel is displayed; you can switch to a traditional 3-way color wheel by clicking the icon above the wheel.
Deselect the Color/Gray checkbox to view the changes in the image. By default, a mid-tone color wheel is displayed.
Switch to a traditional 3-way color wheel by selecting the icon in the top-left corner of the wheel.
Adjust the sliders for Temperature, Tint, Contrast, Sharpen, and Saturation to refine the correction.
Best practices
Use HSL Secondary controls in these situations:
- To brighten an image
- To change the color of an object or a person’s skin tone
- To fix ambient light sources
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