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# Foreground and Background colors

Pixelmator’s Tools palette allows you to choose colors for two purposes:
Foreground color
is used to paint , fill, and stroke.
Background color
is used for gradients and better color management.

To choose colors, do one of the following:

- Click on foreground or background color in the Tools palette. When Apple Color Picker appears, choose your preferred color.
- Select the Eyedropper tool from the Tools palette and click in the image (or anywhere on the screen) to select a new foreground color.
- Also, you can choose a new foreground color from the Swatches or Scratch palettes.

Keyboard shortcut X

To switch foreground and background colors:

1. Move your mouse pointer to Colors in the Tools palette.
2. Right-click or Control ^-click with the mouse for the contextual menu, and choose Switch Colors

Keyboard shortcut D

To reset foreground and background colors:

1. Move your mouse pointer to Colors in the Tools palette.
2. Right-click or Control ^-click with the mouse for the contextual menu, and choose Reset Colors