Duotone

Map highlights and shadows to two colors of your choice — a bold, graphic look made famous by Spotify playlists and modern editorial design.

Duotone — before and after comparison
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About this effect

Duotone replaces the full color spectrum with just two colors — one for highlights, one for shadows. The result is a clean, graphic, highly stylized look that's instantly recognizable from Spotify playlist covers, tech company branding, and fashion editorials. Choose from preset combinations or pick custom highlight and shadow colors. Duotone works as both a standalone effect and a finishing layer — apply it after other glitch effects to unify the color palette.

Parameters

  • Highlight color — color mapped to bright areas
  • Shadow color — color mapped to dark areas

Best for

Branding, posters, social graphics, editorial photos

Use cases

  • Playlist / podcast cover art
  • Branded social media posts
  • Event posters
  • Editorial photo treatments

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