: How to determine the color and opacity using the color picker tool? I have received a PSD that has a semi transparent image in it. I know the image is semitransparent because I see the Photoshop
I have received a PSD that has a semi transparent image in it. I know the image is semitransparent because I see the Photoshop checkered background behind it. When I look at the layers I see one layer and the fill and opacity of that layer is 100%.
When I use the color picker / eye dropper tool the color it finds does not show alpha information. It also shows the "incorrect" color. For example, if I click on a pixel that is nearly completely transparent, it looks like light gray, it shows full red #FF0000 in the color picker window.
If PS is showing me the correct color value but with no transparency how do I get the transparency value?
Backstory: I'm trying to match a color and not able to do it.
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Posting my 'findings' if someone else googles their way here.
stackoverflow.com/a/2175811
In Photoshop's Info panel, you can choose 'Opacity' as a readout mode,
though it will show up as a percentage and not as a real alpha value.
To enable it, simply open the Info window, choose Panel Options and
then set the Second Color Readout mode to Opacity.
If there is a layer without transparency set in the Layers panel (it happens when some transparent layer was merged with any other) there's really no way you can find it's alpha property.
But Joonas makes a good point, you can duplicate the layer X times till it gets 100% opaque and calculate the approximate alpha on your own.
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