# Black & White

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**The Black & White** tool converts a color photo to black and white. It also contains several controls to manipulate the monochrome look.

* **Convert to B\&W**. Click this button to convert between color and black & white.
* **Luminance**. When the Luminance button is selected, the Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, and Magenta color sliders control the brightness of each respective color as it’s converted to black and white.
* **Saturation**. When the Saturation button is selected, each color slider introduces the respective color into the black and white image where it was present in the original color image.

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**Tip: Spot color**

If you want to create a spot color effect, explore the Edit Mask for the Black & White tool.
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