What does the Split Tone effect change?

Split Tone builds a split-leaning color grade across shadows and midtones, while preserving highlight separation and the recognizable structure of the original photo. The strength control determines how much of that treatment replaces the unedited appearance.

Which photos work best with Split Tone?

Choose Split Tone for product images that need a unified palette, social posts prepared as a coordinated series, or portrait color grading when the source has clear detail and balanced exposure. Start with a lighter setting if it contains severely clipped channels, color-critical documentation, or images where an exact product color must remain unchanged.

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

Original source image before Split Tone — The same source image before and after applying Split Tone.

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Split Tone creates a deliberate palette and tonal balance from the colors already present in the photo; tune the strength before exporting the finished image.

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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 Split Tone effect

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Apply the Split Tone 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 Split Tone to many photos at once

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About the Split Tone effect

Split Tone remaps channel and luminance relationships while retaining the source geometry. Its intensity control blends the processed output with the uploaded pixels, so the edit can remain restrained or become the dominant look.

How to use Split Tone

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

Why use the Split Tone effect?

Split Tone, tuned to your photo

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

A fast Split Tone workflow

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

Secure Split Tone processing

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

How it works

Processing

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

Best for

Split Tone works best for product images that need a unified palette, social posts prepared as a coordinated series, and portrait color grading, especially when the source is sharp and well exposed.

Less suited to: Split Tone is less reliable on severely clipped channels, color-critical documentation, or images where an exact product color must remain unchanged.

Ways to use Split Tone

Build product images that need a unified palette with the Split Tone effect.
Use Split Tone to prepare social posts prepared as a coordinated series.
Try a lower-strength Split Tone treatment for portrait color grading.

Split Tone questions

What does the Split Tone effect change?: Split Tone builds a split-leaning color grade across shadows and midtones, while preserving highlight separation and the recognizable structure of the original photo. The strength control determines how much of that treatment replaces the unedited appearance.
Which photos work best with Split Tone?: Choose Split Tone for product images that need a unified palette, social posts prepared as a coordinated series, or portrait color grading when the source has clear detail and balanced exposure. Start with a lighter setting if it contains severely clipped channels, color-critical documentation, or images where an exact product color must remain unchanged.