Saturate Image

Raise or lower color saturation.

Uses the CSS saturate filter in the canvas. Zero is grayscale-like. Unlike Contrast this does not stretch luminance. Unlike Sepia this is not a brown wash.

What Saturate Image does

Uses the CSS saturate filter in the canvas. Zero is grayscale-like. Unlike Contrast this does not stretch luminance. Unlike Sepia this is not a brown wash.

This URL is only for Saturate Image (saturate image). Raise or lower color saturation. Other Images tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to Saturate Image alone: Uses the CSS saturate filter in the canvas. Zero is grayscale-like. Unlike Contrast this does not stretch luminance. Unlike Sepia this is not a brown wash.

How to use Saturate Image

  1. Stay on this Saturate Image page (/saturate-image). Do not switch to Image Contrast unless you actually want Raise or lower contrast..
  2. Add the file type Saturate Image accepts. Hint from the path: saturate image. Raise or lower color saturation.
  3. Set only the options that match Saturate Image. Neighbor Adjust Image Brightness does something else (Brighten or darken a photo locally.). Tool note: Uses the CSS saturate filter in the canvas. Zero is grayscale-like. Unlike Contrast this does not stretch luminance. Unlike Sepia this is not a brown wash.
  4. Run Saturate Image in this tab. Browser memory still applies: 0–200% CSS saturate. PNG out. First GIF frame only. Max 20 MB.
  5. Download or copy the result from Saturate Image. If it is the wrong job, open Image Contrast instead.

When not to use Saturate Image

Skip Saturate Image when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Image Contrast or Adjust Image Brightness — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Uses the CSS saturate filter in the canvas. Zero is grayscale-like. Unlike Contrast this does not stretch luminance. Unlike Sepia this is not a brown wash.

Questions about Saturate Image

What does Saturate Image do that other Images pages on this site do not?
Uses the CSS saturate filter in the canvas. Zero is grayscale-like. Unlike Contrast this does not stretch luminance. Unlike Sepia this is not a brown wash. Short version: Raise or lower color saturation.
Does Saturate Image upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?
No. Saturate Image runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: 0–200% CSS saturate. PNG out. First GIF frame only. Max 20 MB.
Should I use Image Contrast instead of Saturate Image?
Use Saturate Image when you need Raise or lower color saturation. Use Image Contrast when you need Raise or lower contrast. They share a category (Images) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Saturate Image?
0–200% CSS saturate. PNG out. First GIF frame only. Max 20 MB. Also: Uses the CSS saturate filter in the canvas. Zero is grayscale-like. Unlike Contrast this does not stretch luminance. Unlike Sepia this is not a brown wash.