> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pixelatestudio.tomblack.ca/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Color Adjustments > Adjust exposure, contrast, saturation and hue before the palette is applied. Color Adjustments changes the captured colors before [Color Palette](/effects/color-palette) snaps them. Use it to brighten a dark model, punch up flat colors, or shift a whole character's hue, without touching the source materials. The same character with no adjustment, Exposure +1, Contrast +50, Saturation +80, Hue Shift +120, and a combined muted setting ## Settings All settings are 0 by default, which means no change. | Setting | Range | What it does | | - | - | - | | **Exposure** | -3 to 3 | Brightens or darkens in photographic stops. +1 doubles the light, -1 halves it. Black stays black. | | **Contrast** | -100 to 100 | Pushes colors away from mid grey (positive) or toward it (negative). -100 flattens the image to grey. | | **Saturation** | -100 to 100 | Makes colors more vivid (positive) or greyer (negative). -100 removes all color. | | **Hue Shift** | -180 to 180 | Rotates every hue around the color wheel, in degrees, keeping brightness. | ## Tips * With an **Auto** Color Palette, click **Regenerate** on the palette after large changes so the palette is rebuilt from the adjusted colors. The palette shows a stale warning when it needs this. * With a **Custom** palette, adjustments decide which palette color each pixel snaps to. A small Exposure or Contrast change is often enough to use more of the palette. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.