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Color Theory

Vibrance

A selective saturation adjustment that boosts muted colors more than already-saturated ones, protecting skin tones.

Unlike global saturation that increases all color intensity equally, vibrance applies a proportional boost that targets under-saturated colors while protecting already-vivid areas and skin tones. This prevents the unnatural appearance that results from pushing global saturation too high. Landscape photographers frequently use vibrance to bring out subtle greens and blues in foliage and sky without making foreground skin tones look orange or red. The algorithm detects skin-tone hue ranges and applies reduced adjustment in those areas. Magic Eraser's AI enhancement applies vibrance-aware color processing that intelligently boosts muted tones while preserving natural skin appearance across diverse skin tones.

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