Indoor bulbs make photos orange. Shade makes them blue. Fluorescent tubes add green. Cameras try to correct this and often miss. White balance pulls the colors back so that white things look white.
The automatic correction assumes the average of the scene should be neutral gray, which is right more often than not. Then adjust temperature (blue to yellow) and tint (green to magenta) by eye.
How to use the White Balance tool
- Choose a photo.
- Leave automatic correction on, then fine-tune temperature and tint.
- Download the photo with its colors fixed.
Popular uses
- Product photos where the color must be accurate
- Indoor and restaurant photos that came out orange
- Scanned prints that have turned yellow or magenta with age
Tips for the best result
- Look at something that should be white or gray, such as a shirt, a wall or paper, while you adjust.
- Turn automatic off for sunsets and candlelight. Their warmth is the point.
Quick facts
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Works with | JPG, PNG, WebP |
| Where it runs | In your browser, on your device |
| Account | Not needed |