Basic Image Retouching - Photoshop Elements 13: The Missing Manual - page 388

The Color Picker
Figure 7-17 shows the Color Picker, which has an intimidating number of options, but most
of the time you don't need them all. Choosing a color is as simple as clicking wherever you
see the color you want. Here's how:
Figure 7-17. For many beginners, the most important parts of Elements' Color Picker are the ver-
tical, rainbow-colored slider in the middle (called, appropriately enough, the Color slider) and the
big square box, called the Color field. Use the slider to get the general color you want, and then
click within the field to pick the exact shade.
1. In the Tools panel, click the foreground or background color square .
Elements launches the Color Picker. Some tools—like the Paint Bucket ( The Pencil
Tool ) and the Selection Brush's mask color option—also use the Color Picker. It
works the same way no matter how you get to it.
2. Choose the color range you want to select from .
Use the vertical Color slider in the middle of the dialog box to slide through the spec-
trum until you see the color you want in the big, square Color field.
3. In the Color field, click the spot where you see the exact shade you want .