Using color settings in the toolbox
The current foreground color appears in the upper color selection box in the toolbox; the current background color appears in the lower box.
The Info palette, the Color palette, and the Adobe Color Picker let you display color values using a number of color models. (See About the different color modes (Photoshop).)
To change the foreground or background color:
- Do one of the following:
- To change the foreground color, click the upper color selection box in the toolbox.
- To change the background color, click the lower color selection box in the toolbox.
- Choose a color in the Adobe Color Picker. (See Using the Adobe Color Picker.)
To reverse the foreground and background colors:
Click the Switch Colors icon 
in the toolbox.
To restore the default foreground and background colors:
Click the Default Colors icon 
in the toolbox.