How to do the color thing on tiktok

Let's face it: the popular video-sharing app TikTok is one of the newest and easiest places to go viral on, but the key to getting viewers' attention is making a video worth watching.

The "For You" page is filled with a variety of content from users, catering to all interests. While it's easy to land on the page, it's not easy to keep your video popular.

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But certain filters, like the color selector filter, are tools built into the app that can make your videos more appealing.

The catch is, the color selector filter can be hard to find. But here's where to find the elusive filter to make your videos that much more enticing.

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Here's where to find the color selection filter.

The color selection filter has been used by a lot of users on the app. When the filter is applied to a video, it isolates only one color, greying out everything else. Not only are creators using it to add a fun effect to their content, but they're even using it to settle debates about eye or hair color.

To use the filter, you have to select it before you begin shooting your video. At the bottom of the filming tab, there's an option called "Effects" next to the record button. Tap on this and scroll through the "Trending" section of the filters.

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The color selection filter will be labeled with a white face with a blue and grey background, with a color bar going through the middle of it. To isolate a color, tap on the bar to select the color you want, and the filter will highlight whatever in the frame has those hues.

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If you're looking to use the filter to prove the color of your eyes or something else, make sure the room has adequate natural lighting, or the results may not be completely accurate.

Once you start filming the video, the color bar will go away, so it's important to select the color before you begin filming.

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There's also a filter to color your whole video.

If you're looking to add a fun hue of color to your video instead of isolating one color, there's another filter built into the app that will also do that. To find it, follow the same steps as you did with the color selection filter, searching under the "Trending" tab of the effects before you film your video.

The filter is labeled with a white face on a rainbow background. By selecting this filter, you can add a hue to whatever video you film, giving a fun tint to your content. 

The filter works similarly to the color selection one. Once selected, two color bars will appear on your screen. Once you select a color, you can also adjust it's hue by tapping anywhere on the lower color bar, either making your color darker or more vibrant.

Unlike the color selector filter, this one is less popular, but can still be used to add a different element to your videos.

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From DIY hacks to delicious recipes, we're extremely grateful for the plethora of content TikTok has gifted us. Although going viral can be as easy as choreographing a new dance challenge, it really boils down to grabbing viewers' attention, and the best way to do that is with visual effects, the newest being the color selector filter.

The color filter has quickly become popular among TikTokers, the most common way of use being to debate someone's hair or eye color. When applied, the color selector focuses on only one color and graying out the rest. Apart from settling hair- and eye-color debates, the selector is used to filter a single hue color to videos like pink or purple. Think of it as a preset or a way to uniform your content (if that's the vibe you're going for). Otherwise it's just another fun color filter to play around with.

But how do you get it? The filter can be a little difficult to locate and apply. Here are two easy ways you can add the color selector filter to your TikTok:

  1. Head to the "Trending Tab" of the effects and scroll until you see an icon that resembles a horizontal rainbow placed over a white face outline. Select what color you want isolated. If you hit green, only green hues will be highlighted in your video.
  2. Or, in the search bar, search "color selector" and find someone else's TikTok that is using this filter. Click on the share arrow and select "use this effect" among the sharing options. The filter will automatically pop up.

Once you have the hang of it, it's pretty simple, but there are a few things you should keep in mind. If you're focusing on eye or hair color, it's best to be in a sufficient amount of natural light or else correct colors won't be picked up. Most importantly, make sure a color is actually selected as the rainbow spectrum will disappear once you begin TikToking. To add a color hue filter, follow the same steps but click on the icon with the face outline and rainbow background. Have fun!

How to do the color picker trend?

All you have to do is head to Google and type in your date of birth as a six-digit number plus the word color. What should show up is a color picker set to a hex code that matches your birthday. Here is my “birth color,” for reference. Many TikTokers have created videos sharing their scarily accurate birth colors.

How do you get the color customizer on TikTok?

From the video screen, click the Effects icon in the lower-left. On the Trending tab, look for the icon with a blank face over a rainbow background. This is the color customizer filter. Choose the color you wish to apply from the upper bar, then select the strength of the color in the lower bar.