Lighten a color without changing its hue or saturation (Photoshop CS2/CS3/CS4/CS5)

The Adobe Color Picker allows you to select foreground, background, and text colors in Photoshop. To open it, simply click on the Foreground or Background box in the Tools panel. By default, the H (Hue) option button is selected, so you can select a color using the Color slider and Color field or by entering numeric values. Don’t stop there, though.

Once you select a color, you can adjust its saturation without changing the hue or brightness. Simply select the S option button and adjust the color values in the same way you picked a hue.

You can also lighten a color without changing its hue or saturation. Simply select the B option button and adjust the brightness values. Click OK to apply the color.