Create Beautiful Color Themes in Photoshop

Update: This post was updated in Jan 2022 to reflect recent changes by Adobe.

With any design project, whether it’s a holiday card, a web banner, or a social post, it’s easy to hit a wall before you even start because—how do you choose the colors? This is my go-to solution for coming up with great color themes—and I’m willing to bet most people don’t even know this tool exists!

Using the search term, “Thanksgiving,” I found a delicious color theme for the holiday. I added some some cool abstract elements from the Holiday Design Collection by Julie Dreams, and before I knew it, I had created a gorgeous holiday card. This 5x5 printable holiday card can download for free as part of my free Creative Toolkit.

Enjoy—and Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃