Photoshop

Choose colors 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.

Foreground and background color boxes in toolbox

A.
Foreground color box

B.
Default Colors icon

C.
Switch Colors icon

D.
Background color box

  • To change the foreground color, click the upper color selection box in the toolbox, and then choose a color in the Adobe Color Picker.
  • To change the background color, click the lower color selection box in the toolbox, and then choose a color in 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.