Apply the Cinematic Teal and Orange Look with AI

The teal and orange look is a popular color grading technique that applies cool, teal-blue tones to the shadows of an image and warm, orange-yellow tones to the highlights. Because teal and orange are complementary colors on the color wheel, this combination creates strong visual contrast and depth, resulting in a cinematic and aesthetically pleasing image.

An AI photo editor analyzes your image's different tonal ranges, shadows, midtones, and highlights. When you ask for a 'teal and orange look', the AI remaps the colors in those specific ranges, shifting the cooler parts of the image toward teal and the warmer parts, like skin tones and light sources, toward orange.

No, you don't. While many photographers use pre-made filters or LUTs (Lookup Tables), Pixelcut’s AI tool creates the effect based on your text description. This saves you from having to buy and experiment with different preset packs, as you can generate the look just by asking for it.

This look is very versatile. It is especially effective for photos taken during the 'golden hour' at sunrise or sunset, cityscapes with artificial lights, and portraits where you want the subject to stand out. It also works well on beach scenes, forest landscapes, and any photo with a clear distinction between light and shadow.

Filmmakers love the teal and orange palette because it naturally creates visual depth and makes actors' skin tones look warm and healthy against cooler backgrounds. This color contrast helps guide the viewer's eye and adds a subconscious feeling of warmth and energy or coolness and moodiness, enhancing the story's emotional impact.

Yes. Since our tool is conversational, you can refine the effect by changing your prompt. For example, after the first generation, you could try a new prompt like 'apply a more subtle teal and orange look' or 'make the shadows more teal' to fine-tune the result until it matches your creative vision.