Today’s Question: During one of your recent presentations, I noticed that the colored frame showing the color label for your photos [in Lightroom Classic] was much stronger than on my display. How did you get those colors so much easier to see?
Tim’s Quick Answer: You can adjust the strength of the color label tint (or turn it off altogether) for thumbnails in the grid view by adjusting the settings on the Grid View tab of the Library View Options dialog in Lightroom Classic.
More Detail: By default, the color tint for color labels in the grid view is set to 20%, which enables the color to show reasonably well but it can be a bit muted. If you prefer to have the color label tint stand out more, you can increase the setting for the tint in the Library View Options dialog.
To get started go to the View menu and choose View Options to bring up the View Options dialog. If you weren’t already in the grid view, click on the Grid View button to switch to that tab to adjust the settings for the grid view rather than the loupe view.
In the Options section you can turn off the “Tint grid cells with label colors” checkbox if you don’t want an assigned color label to tint the frame around image thumbnails. I find this display helpful though, so I prefer to have that checkbox turned on.
To the right of the checkbox is a popup where you can select an opacity setting for the color tint. The default setting is 20%, but you can choose an option ranging from 10% to 50%. You’ll be able to see the change in real time if you have images on the grid view in the background that have color labels assigned to them, which can make it much easier to decide which settings work best for you.
Once you’ve adjusted the setting you can close the Library View Options dialog and return to working with your images, with a tint for your color labels that is easier to see when browsing photos in the grid view.
