# Define custom colors

## To define a custom color

1. In the color palette, click Other to open the Color dialog box.
2. Select one of the Custom colors boxes to edit. (This will avoid accidentally editing an existing custom color.)
3. In the color refiner box to the right of the basic colors palette, drag the cursor to the area that shows the color you want (in the small Color/Solid box), then drag the arrow beside the luminosity bar to adjust the brightness.

   or

   Type values for Red, Green and Blue, or for Hue, Sat(uration) and Lum(inosity), until you achieve the desired color.

4. Click Add to Custom Colors. The color is added to the list of custom colors in the Color dialog box.

   Tip: | Hue is the position of the color in the color spectrum. Saturation is the purity of the hue, going from gray to the pure color. Luminosity is the brightness of the color, going from black to white.

## See also

Change the color of graphic objects

Default colors and styles