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2026-02-04

Introducing Kelvin Tuner and Temperature Adjust

By Anthony Dito

Meet the Kelvin Tuner and Temperature Adjust tools for precise or fast color temperature control.

The Kelvin Tuner and Temperature Adjust were added to BrushCue. They are both pretty much the same thing — adjusting the whitepoint, making the the image appear cooler or warmer.

Kelvin Tuner: What You Can Do With It

The Kelvin Tuner tool allows you to select the specific white point in Kelvin. BrushCue uses D50 (5003K) as the internal white point for editing. So, values less than that will appear cooler and values greater than that will appear warmer.

Kelvin Tuner animation

How to use Kelvin Tuner

  1. Drop in your image and look for a neutral reference (white shirts, gray walls, clouds).
  2. Use the Kelvin slider to match that neutral reference to a true neutral gray.
  3. Stop when whites look clean without skewing toward blue or orange.

This tool is ideal when you want technically correct color temperature—for product photos, portraits, or when you know the lighting condition you are matching.

Temperature Adjust: how it works

Temperature Adjust is the fast version. Instead of aiming for a specific white point, it nudges the image along a warm-to-cool axis. Warmer adds amber and removes blue; cooler does the opposite. It is a more subjective adjustment, built for creative intent.

Temperature Adjust animation

How to use Temperature Adjust

  1. Decide on the mood: cozy and warm, or crisp and cool.
  2. Slide toward warm for golden light or toward cool for a clean, blue-tinted feel.
  3. Keep an eye on skin tones and neutrals so they still feel believable.

Which one should you use?

Both tools are instant, non-destructive adjustments—so you can try one, compare the animation previews, and pick the look you like best.