MintGradeWhite balance corrects the color of the light hitting a scene. A room lit by warm bulbs can make white paper orange; deep shade can make it look blue. The goal is believable colors, not forcing every photo to look neutral.
What to do
- 1.Find skin or neutral objects that should look believable.
- 2.Adjust warmth/coolness.
- 3.Use tint if green or magenta remains.
- 4.Compare the full image and export a copy.
Find a trustworthy neutral area
White clothing, painted walls and gray surfaces can help, but they may reflect colored lights or already have a tint. Judge several parts of the image before using a white-balance picker. Under mixed lighting there may be no single perfect global setting.
Move temperature and tint separately
Temperature addresses broadly warm/cool balance. Tint helps with green/magenta shifts often seen under fluorescent or mixed light. Make small changes, especially around skin, and avoid making the background blue just to neutralize one warm lamp.
Compare with real-world expectations
For sunsets and candlelit scenes, some warmth is part of the subject. Neutralize only unwanted color casts. Recheck the exported image on a normal display mode because vivid screens can exaggerate changes.
Watch out for this
An automatic white-balance picker can fail if the selected surface is not truly neutral.
Continue in MintGrade: Color controls
Go to Color → Temperature and Tint; use the neutral white-balance picker on a genuinely gray area.
Opens the relevant controls for JPG, PNG and WebP files. No edit is applied until you choose one.
Open color controls in MintGrade →Frequently asked question
Can white balance fix mixed indoor lighting?
It can improve the dominant cast, but different light colors across the frame may need selective editing or a reshoot.