ColorLab — The Ultimate Color Workflow for After Effects

User Guide

Take full control of your color workflow with ColorLab — a powerful and intuitive color management system for Adobe After Effects.

Designed for motion designers, editors, and creatives, ColorLab lets you pick, refine, generate, and apply colors seamlessly — all within a single, unified panel.

From precise color adjustments to full palette creation and real-time syncing, ColorLab transforms how you work with color.

Key Features:

Visual Color Picking System

Choose colors naturally using an interactive color wheel.

• Hue ring + saturation/value triangle
• Instant visual feedback
• Integrated eyedropper for sampling

Fast, intuitive, and built for creative exploration.

Advanced Color Control (Perceptual Models)

Fine-tune colors with multiple color systems — all perfectly synced.

Includes:

• RGB
• OkHSV / OkHSL
• Oklab
• Oklch

Achieve smoother gradients, balanced palettes, and more accurate color adjustments.

Luminosity Lock System

Maintain consistent brightness while adjusting color.

• Prevent unwanted value shifts
• Keep visual balance across changes
• Ideal for shading, grading, and palette refinement

Smart Color Generation Tools

Shades, Tints & Tones

Instantly generate structured variations:

• Shades → toward black
• Tints → toward white
• Tones → toward gray 

Color Harmonies

Create balanced palettes automatically:

• Complementary
• Analogous
• Triadic
• Split Complementary
• Tetradic (Square)
• Full-range palettes (2–36 colors)

Perfect for building cohesive color systems quickly.

Color History System

Automatically tracks your recent colors.

• Up to 20 recent selections
• Quickly revisit and reuse colors
• Maintain consistency during iteration

Swatch Manager

Organize and manage your color library with ease.

• Save and delete swatches
• Group colors into palettes
• Drag-and-drop organization
• Rename and restructure groups

Export & Share

• Export palettes as .json
• Share with teams
• Merge seamlessly into other libraries

Direct Property Integration

Apply and control colors directly inside your composition.

• Detect color properties across layers
• Filter by layer, effect, or property
• One-click color application

Real-Time Sync System

Link ColorLab to your composition for live updates.

• Any color change updates instantly
• Works with wheel, sliders, and swatches
• Maintain consistency across multiple elements

Smart Property Detection

Automatically scans and identifies color properties:

• Entire composition or selected layers
• Filter by property, effect, or color
• Refresh anytime for updated results

Compatibility:

Script UI Panel works with Adobe After Effects CC 2019 and above.

Supports Windows & macOS

License Agreement

This product is licensed for use in both personal and commercial projects. You are permitted to use, modify, and incorporate this product into your own motion graphics or video work.

Redistribution, resale, or sharing of the original product files, either in whole or in part, is not allowed. Each user must obtain their own license.

Copyright ©RadityaArts. All rights reserved.

Changelog

V1.2 – 20 Mar 2026

• Improved Color Eyedropper (faster & more accurate)
• Added tips for color swatches
• Fixed swatch grouping reorder issue

V1.1 – 15 Mar 2026

• Added OKLCH color space support
• Improved color harmonies using OKLCH

V1.0 – 14 Mar 2026

• Initial release