Does the matcha filter turn skin green?

No. The wash is strongest in the deep shadows and the bright highlights and weakest through the midtones, which is where skin sits, so faces keep their own color and simply pick up the cooler, softer cast of the rest of the frame.

How do I get the milkier version?

Keep the strength around two thirds. Lower settings hold more of the original color and read as a light green grade; higher settings deepen the tea and lose the milky haze that makes the look recognisable in the first place.

Matcha applied to the same source image — The same source image before and after applying Matcha.

Original source image before Matcha — The same source image before and after applying Matcha.

Matcha Filter Online

Wash the photo in soft matcha green with milky highlights and a gentle haze. Control the strength, compare the result, and download a finished image from your browser.

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Supported formats include JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, SVG, HEIC, AVIF, TIFF, RAW, PSD. Maximum file size: 11 MB.

What you can do with the Matcha effect

Review the available effect capabilities before you begin.

Apply the Matcha effect to any photo
Fine-tune the effect strength to taste
Preview your photo live as you edit
Download your edited photo in high quality
Apply Matcha to many photos at once

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About the Matcha effect

A soft green tea wash is laid over the picture and then diluted with milk: shadows steep towards a deep green, highlights drift to warm cream, saturation drops and the blacks lift into a gentle haze. The wash is applied only part of the way, so skin keeps its own color instead of turning green.

How to use Matcha

Upload a photo, adjust the Matcha intensity, compare its processed preview with the source, and download the finished result.

Why use the Matcha effect?

Matcha, tuned to your photo

Use the intensity control to balance the Matcha treatment with the detail and character of your original photo.

A fast Matcha workflow

A reduced Matcha preview keeps adjustments responsive. Free downloads are clean and web-size; Premium or a credit unlocks the original resolution.

Secure Matcha processing

Matcha uploads are processed on secure servers and automatically removed under the normal Pixoate retention policy.

How it works

Processing

Matcha runs as a classic image effect and does not use an AI action.

Best for

café and food posts, calm lifestyle grids, plant and interior photos, and profile pictures that want a soft muted palette.

Less suited to: photos that are already dominated by red or magenta, where the green wash fights the subject and leaves the color looking muddy rather than soft.

Ways to use Matcha

Matcha questions

Does the matcha filter turn skin green?: No. The wash is strongest in the deep shadows and the bright highlights and weakest through the midtones, which is where skin sits, so faces keep their own color and simply pick up the cooler, softer cast of the rest of the frame.
How do I get the milkier version?: Keep the strength around two thirds. Lower settings hold more of the original color and read as a light green grade; higher settings deepen the tea and lose the milky haze that makes the look recognisable in the first place.