For a solid background, logo, icon, signature, green screen, or simple flat graphic where you can pick the unwanted color.
Free selective color editor
Keep one color.
Make the rest gray.
Pick the color you want to keep vivid. Everything else turns grayscale in a live local preview, then downloads as a PNG.
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AFTERBEFORE
How to make a color splash photo
Open a photo, choose “Keep color,” click the color to preserve, adjust tolerance for nearby shades, and download your selective-color PNG.
Click the image to sample a color
Your image, minus one color.Drop a PNG, JPG or WebP to begin.
For complex photos, hair, fur, busy scenes, or a background that shares important colors with the subject.
Pick a known color.
Keep control.
Use this page for a classic selective-color effect: preserve a red umbrella, flower, outfit, logo accent, or any distinct color while muting the rest of the image.
What this tool changes
Image Color Remover compares every pixel with the color you select. Pixels inside the selected range become transparent in the downloaded PNG. Start with a narrow tolerance, then widen it only when nearby shades need to be included.
Because the processing happens in your browser, the source image is not uploaded, stored, or edited in place. The download is a new PNG and the original remains untouched.
How to get a clean result
Click a clean representative area of the unwanted color. Keep tolerance low for logos, icons, diagrams, and exact digital fills. For anti-aliased edges or uneven lighting, increase tolerance gradually while watching the checkerboard.
Use a small amount of edge softness only when a hard outline remains. If an important area begins to disappear, lower the tolerance or sample a different pixel.
When this is the right method
Leave a distinct item in color while converting the surrounding colors to grayscale.
This method is deterministic: it follows the color range you choose instead of guessing which object is the subject. That makes it useful for artwork and flat backgrounds where you need predictable pixel-level control.
Important limitation
Every pixel near the chosen color stays vivid, even if it belongs to a different object. This works best when the desired color is visually distinct from the rest of the image.
Export as PNG to preserve transparency. JPEG cannot store transparent pixels.
Quick workflow
Open the image → click the unwanted color → adjust tolerance → inspect the transparent preview → download PNG. To make the selected color transparent instead, use remove color from image.
Focused jobs.
One chosen color.
These examples work when the unwanted area is mostly one flat or consistently shaded color.
Keep one subject color vivid
Leave a distinct item in color while converting the surrounding colors to grayscale.
Emphasize a brand accent
Make one known brand-color element stand out in a social post or simple campaign graphic.
Create a selective-color product image
Keep a product color visible when the surrounding scene has clearly different hues.
Make a quick color-splash graphic
Create a dramatic single-color effect without uploading the original image to a server.
Make one color
transparent.
Small adjustments are safer than a broad threshold, especially near important edges.
Open the source image
Choose PNG, JPG, JPEG, or WebP. Keep the original file as your backup.
Sample the unwanted color
Click a clear pixel, or enter a six-digit HEX value when you know the exact color.
Tune the matching range
Raise tolerance only enough to catch related shades; add slight softness for anti-aliased edges.
Download transparent PNG
Check the result against the checkerboard, then save a new PNG with transparency preserved.
Common questions
Color Splash Online FAQ
What is a color splash effect?
It keeps a chosen color visible while desaturating the remaining colors toward grayscale.
Can I pick the color from my image?
Yes. Choose “Keep color,” then click the color directly in the preview or enter its HEX value.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. The color-splash edit is processed locally in your browser.
Still seeing white edges?
For an already transparent PNG with pale fringes, try the white halo cleaner. Compare edge colors against dark and light backgrounds before downloading.