Selective Black & White: Make Your Photos Pop

Selective Black & White lets you turn a color image into grayscale while keeping a specific color.

ONLINE PHOTO APP
Selective Black & White

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About Selective Black & White

Turn Photos into Stunning Art with Selective Black & White! This free web app works directly in your browser, adding a pop of color to your photos with just a few clicks. It lets you create a dramatic “Color Splash” effect by converting your photos to grayscale while keeping a color of your choice. It’s perfect for highlighting a specific subject, object, or detail in your photos or illustrations.

The converter supports many popular image formats such as PNG, SVG, JPEG (JPG). Works online without registration and watermark! No need to download or install it! Just a few clicks and you have a mixture of grayscale and color image.

How it works?

Time needed: 1 minute

Here’s how to use our user-friendly image editing app in just a few steps:

  1. Use the Browse button to select an image

    Just click ‘Browse’ to pick your photo (JPG, PNG, etc. ).

  2. Select the color you want to keep

    Left click on the image or use the color picker to select the shade you want to keep.color picker - sample image

  3. Adjust the Tolerance

    The Tolerance slider controls the color threshold. The larger the value, the more shades will be affected. Move the slider to 0 to get a completely black & white image.

  4. Download your creation

    Once you’re happy with the results, click “Save” button to export your black and white photo with the color pop effect. Don’t forget to select the desired image format from the drop down.

Example Result

The following picture shows a selective transformation of an image from color to grayscale.

Example of Selective Black & White effect highlighting a vibrant red flower
Partial RGB to black and white (aka Color splash or Color Pop)

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Ready to explore even more possibilities? Check out the latest updates and features in our Release Notes. Then, head over to our Image Processing Blog for in-depth tutorials and insightful algorithms to help you master your image editing skills.


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