Free tools

Color grading tools for photographers and colorists

Free, browser-based tools for common color grading tasks. Each one links to the full Luttie editor when you're ready to apply the grade to your own images.

Film SimulatorInteractive

See your photo on every film stock at once — Portra-, Ektar-, Vision3- and Eterna-inspired negatives, scanned or printed.

Before & After SliderInteractive

Drag to wipe between the original and a graded version of your own photo, with six cinematic looks built in.

Colour Palette ExtractorInteractive

Pull the dominant palette out of a film still, see the hues on the colour wheel, and find out whether the look is complementary, analogous, or triadic.

Histogram & Waveform ReaderInteractive

RGB histogram, luma histogram, waveform, and parade for any image, with clipping measured for you.

White Balance CorrectorInteractive

Drag temperature and tint to remove a colour cast, and see the exact channel gains behind the correction.

Lift, Gamma, GainInteractive

Learn the three primary correction controls by dragging them against a live curve, grey ramp, and image.

Rec.709 vs Rec.2020 vs P3Reference

Compare delivery colour spaces on a chromaticity diagram, plus a plain guide to SDR, HDR, PQ, and HLG.

Color Temperature ChartReference

Find the right Kelvin value for any light source. Interactive chart from candlelight to open shade.

Split-tone PreviewInteractive

Choose shadow and highlight colors and preview the split-tone effect before applying it to your images.

LUT RemoverInteractive

Upload a graded image and the .cube that was applied to it, and recover the ungraded original.

LUT Strength CalculatorInteractive

Visualise how blending a LUT at different strength values affects your image before committing.

LUT Opacity VisualizerInteractive

See how LUT opacity changes the look of a grade from 0% to 100%, and find the right blend point.

Log-to-Rec709 ReferenceReference

S-Log2, S-Log3, C-Log, N-Log, D-Log — find the right technical LUT or transform for your camera's log profile.

Skin Tone Balance ReferenceReference

Lab and RGB reference values for accurate skin tone grading across a wide range of complexions.

Find LUT for Your CameraInteractive

Select your camera and get a recommended LUT and grading workflow tailored to its colour science.

Color Accuracy CheckerInteractive

Grade a ColorChecker, upload it, and measure the CIEDE2000 ΔE of all 24 patches against X-Rite reference values.

ColorChecker ChartReference

A 24-patch colour reference generated from official X-Rite Lab D50 values. Verify LUTs and test colour accuracy.

18% Grey Card & Neutral WedgeReference

An 18% reflectance grey card and 11-step neutral wedge at exact sRGB values. Set exposure and spot colour casts.

Ready to apply these concepts to your own images?