# Recolor Image

> To recolor an image with AI, upload it, name what to change and the new colour, and add “keep everything else the same”. Kenerate AI's Edit Studio has two tools for it: Color Palette recolours the whole picture and Change Region recolours only an area you paint. In our tests Qwen Image 3.0 kept every shape and texture across six recolours.

URL: https://kenerateai.com/recolor-image
Publisher: Kenerate AI (https://kenerateai.com)
Last updated: 11 October 2026

## Key facts
- Recolours tested: 6
- Shapes and texture kept: All 6, in our tests
- Whole image: Color Palette tool
- One area: Change Region tool
- HEX colours: Close, not exact
- Free start: Starter credits
- Watermark: None

## Steps
1. Upload your image — Add it in Image Studio with Qwen Image 3.0, or open Edit Studio (/app/edit). Sign in free for starter credits.
2. Pick the tool — In Edit Studio: Color Palette recolours the whole picture; Change Region lets you paint over one object first.
3. Name the colour — “Recolor the hoodie navy blue. Keep the texture, folds and background the same.”
4. Compare and download — Try a few colours side by side, then download without a watermark.

## In depth

### Two ways to recolor: the whole palette or one object
Color Palette sends the whole image and your colour instruction to the model, which repaints the colours while keeping the layout — right for posters, illustrations and mood changes. Change Region lets you paint over one area first, so only that part changes — right when several objects look alike.
Both run on instruction-based image editors that repaint what you name. Saying what must stay the same is as important as naming the new colour.

### How exact are the colours? Our HEX test
We asked Qwen Image 3.0 to recolour a flat poster to three HEX codes and averaged each area of the result:
- Sky: asked #1E3A8A deep blue, got #253B78.
- Hills: asked #F59E0B amber, got #D87E0D.
- Sun: asked #FEF3C7 cream, got #FEEECA.
- Right hue every time, a little darker or duller — good for a look, not for a brand-guide match.

## FAQ
Q: How do I recolor an image with AI?
A: Upload the image to Kenerate's Edit Studio, pick Color Palette (whole picture) or Change Region (one painted area), and write what to change: “recolor the sofa emerald green, keep everything else exactly the same”. Qwen Image 3.0 did this in our six tests without moving any shapes. Download the result with no watermark.

Q: Can I change the colour of just one object?
A: Yes. Name the object in the prompt — “recolor only the sofa” — and list what must stay. In our living-room test the sofa turned emerald while the walls, floor, table and plant stayed the same. If the picture has several similar objects, use Change Region and paint over the one you want, so the edit can't spill onto the others.

Q: Can I recolor an image to exact HEX colours?
A: Close, but not pixel-exact. We asked for #1E3A8A, #F59E0B and #FEF3C7 on a flat poster and measured #253B78, #D87E0D and #FEEECA in the result — the right hues, slightly off in value. For a brand colour that must match exactly, recolour with AI first, then fine-tune with a pixel colour-replace tool.

Q: Is recoloring an image free?
A: Free to start. A new Kenerate account gets starter credits on sign-up, and Qwen Image 3.0 — the model used on this page — is a free-plan model, so the starter credits cover a couple of recolours. After that, edits run on one-time credit packs that never expire — no subscription. Downloads carry no watermark.

Q: Will recolouring change the texture or shape?
A: Not in our tests: velvet stayed velvet, the hoodie kept its folds and drawstrings, and every hill and tree in the poster stayed put. Keeping the material in the prompt helps — “emerald green velvet” rather than just “green” — as does ending with “keep everything else exactly the same”.

Q: Can I make product colourways from one photo?
A: Yes — the hoodie on this page went from heather grey to navy and forest green from one product photo. It's useful for mock-ups, ads and pre-orders. For a shop listing, check each recolour against the real product or a fabric swatch, because the shade on screen should match what the buyer receives.

Q: How is recolouring different from colorizing?
A: Recolouring changes colours that are already there — a mustard sofa to emerald. Colorizing adds colour to a black-and-white photo. For old black-and-white photos, use Kenerate's colorize photo tool instead.

Q: Can I recolor a logo or a PNG?
A: For a photo or an illustration, yes. For a flat logo where every pixel must be one exact brand colour, a pixel-level colour-replace tool is the safer choice — AI recolouring lands close to a HEX code, not exactly on it, as our HEX test above shows.

## Related pages
- AI hair color changer: https://kenerateai.com/ai-hair-color-changer
- Change clothes color: https://kenerateai.com/change-clothes-color
- Colorize photo: https://kenerateai.com/colorize-photo
- Relight photo AI: https://kenerateai.com/relight-photo-ai
- AI image editor: https://kenerateai.com/ai-image-editor

## Sources
- Kenerate Edit Studio: https://kenerateai.com/app/edit