Grade a scene with a reference

Color Grading is Workroom's AI color grading app — it applies the look of any reference frame to your scene. It wraps the whole frame in the reference's color mood instead of repainting object by object, so your composition stays intact. It works best on scenes: landscapes, cityscapes, interiors, and still life.

Open Color Grading

Open Apps from the sidebar and click Color Grading. The tool opens with two input slots — Step 1 for your image, Step 2 for the reference whose color mood you want to transfer.

Add your image and a reference

Under Step 1: Image, upload the shot you want to grade — a landscape, interior, or cityscape works best. Under Step 2: Reference Image, add the frame whose color mood you want to transfer. JPG, PNG, and WEBP all work.

Color Grading interface with a source image in Step 1 and a warm portrait reference in Step 2

The more monochromatic and decisive the reference, the cleaner the transfer. A frame with one dominant color cast grades more predictably than a busy, multi-colored one.

Generate and download the result

Click Generate. Your scene takes on the reference's color mood while keeping its shapes and detail. Review the result and download it.

Graded result in Color Grading — an interior scene washed in the reference's warm tones

Each generation costs 1 credit. Color Grading transfers a color mood across the whole frame — it is not a per-object recolor or a background swap.

A graded image is a starting point. Sharpen it with Image Upscaler, turn it into a video with Cinema Motion, or reframe it with the Camera Angle Editor. For more options after generating, see Image result actions.