Using color settings in the toolbox

The current foreground color appears in the upper color selection box in the toolbox; the current background color appears in the lower box.

The Info palette, the Color palette, and the Adobe Color Picker let you display color values using a number of color models. (See About the different color modes (Photoshop).)

To change the foreground or background color:

1. Do one of the following:
• To change the foreground color, click the upper color selection box in the toolbox.
• To change the background color, click the lower color selection box in the toolbox.
2. Choose a color in the Adobe Color Picker. (See Using the Adobe Color Picker.)

To reverse the foreground and background colors:

Click the Switch Colors icon  in the toolbox.

To restore the default foreground and background colors:

Click the Default Colors icon  in the toolbox.