Screen Light Color1.4.0 - App Store

Turn your iPhone or iPad into a clean, full-screen color light. Pick any color, adjust the brightness, then hide the controls so the display becomes the light - with nothing else in the way.

Screen Light Color is useful as:
→ A studio light for accent or soft fill lighting
→ A lightbox / light table for tracing, drawing, animation, film negatives, radiographs, and more
→ A color reference and matching tool
→ A night light or screen flashlight
→ A red light for stargazing, night walks, or darkroom use
→ A beacon, visual signal, or mood light

Made to stay out of your way:
→ Open colors from Home Screen widgets or Control Center
→ Use Siri and Shortcuts to open the app and set colors
→ Use Split View and multiple windows on iPad, each with its own color
→ Temporarily disable touch to prevent accidental taps or palm input
→ Use custom in-app screen brightness without changing your device brightness elsewhere
→ Navigate the app with VoiceOver

Want more control? An optional in-app purchase unlocks:
→ Precision white-balance controls for warmer or cooler light, including magenta/green tint
→ Hue, saturation, brightness, RGB, and HEX controls
→ Saving as many custom color swatches as you want
→ Sync saved colors across your devices with iCloud
→ External-display support, so you can turn a TV or connected display into a larger light panel using AirPlay or a cable

Simple when you want it. Precise when you need it.

Version History Version 1.4.0 is a big update. Screen Light Color is now easier to access, better across devices, and much more flexible on iPad.

→ Widgets & Control Center
Open colors directly from your Home Screen or Control Center.

→ Siri & Shortcuts
Open and set color swatches with Siri or Shortcuts.

→ iCloud sync
Saved colors now sync across your devices. You can also reorder swatches or reset them to the defaults.

→ Split View & multiple windows
Use Screen Light Color alongside other apps on iPad, or open multiple windows — each with its own color.

→ VoiceOver
Improved accessibility with VoiceOver support.

→ Plus many smaller refinements and fixes throughout. 1.4.0 Sep 23 → Fixed crash in iOS18 1.3.4 08/25/2024 → Fixed visible bar issues when mirroring to an external display 1.3.3 09/23/2023 → Fixed a bug with In-App Purchases 1.3.2 05/02/2022 → Tap the “A” on the brightness slider to toggle between “Auto” and “Custom” screen brightness. When using "Custom", the screen brightness will apply only in the app itself and switch back to the device’s original state outside of the app.
→ The disabled-touch state is now saved when the app is closed completely and re-opened. 1.3.1 04/03/2022 → Updates and bug fixes.
→ Improvements to screen brightness slider control. 1.3.0 09/16/2021 → Introduced an easier way to Disable/Enable Touch and prevent unwanted hand/palm inputs. 1.2.6 05/23/2021 → Now with descriptive color names. 1.2.5 04/16/2021 → Improved double-tap discovery for first-time users or after a long period of unuse. 1.2.4 04/11/2021 → Bug fixes 1.2.3 01/24/2021 → Temporarily Disable Touch on your device to prevent any unwanted hand and palm inputs while drawing on paper over the screen. 1.2.2 01/17/2021 → Improved the lock to custom screen brightness
→ Minor visual tweaks 1.2.1 12/05/2020 → You can now go bigger, using your TV or external display. With AirPlay support or a cable connection, control a larger light panel directly from the app.

→ On the screen brightness slider, tap on the "A" to switch from Auto screen brightness to jump to maximum brightness. You can also set it to a custom level and it'll be saved for when you come back. 1.2 11/30/2020 → Fixed a visual glitch 1.1.2 10/26/2020 → When the main view is locked, there are now clearer indications and a dismissible “unlock” button for quicker interaction.

→ Tap the top or bottom part of the precision sliders to increase or decrease values in smaller increments.

→ The sensitivity when tilting a device to change color/hue has been adjusted. 1.1.1 10/24/2020 → Added oft-requested feature to easily input color HEX codes. Rather than using a plain keyboard, we created a more streamlined input interface for this specific purpose. Feel free to get in touch to let us know how you personally use the app and how you’d want to see it evolve.

→ Other overall improvements and bug fixes. 1.1 10/17/2020 Some bug fixes. 1.0.1 10/06/2020 1.0 10/04/2020