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Making a Neutral Color Grade with thePrimaries Bars
The 8-bit RGB values (0-255) are displayed as a tooltip next to the eyedropper.
Thesevalues show you if a pixel has more red, green, or blue in it.
7 Hover the eyedropper over the brightest part of the gray scarf directly to the right
ofthe man’s face.
The RGB values show a higher level of red in the dark gray area of the scarf. If the scarf
should be a neutral dark gray color (which you are assuming it should be), then you
need to balance these RGB values.
TIP You can display 10-bit numeric values (0-1023) with the RGB picker by
choosing View > Show RGB Picker Values In > 10 bit.
8 To increase the amount of blue in the mid tones—where the tone of the scarf lives –
drag the blue Gamma bar slightly up and the red Gamma slightly down.
Once you have evened out the midtones, you can check that the values on the
scarfagain.
9 Hover the eyedropper over different areas of the scarf to see if it maintains relatively
even RGB values.