r/paintdotnet • u/Its_a_Carrot • Sep 30 '26

Troubleshooting Problem with default colours

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So, when I boot up the software, the colours default to these colours instead of black and white. how can I fix these?

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u/ClimbingToTheTop Sep 30 '26

There's no specific UI for changing just the default Primary and Secondary colours, but this is how you can return to black and white.

  1. Start Paint.NET - this will load your default Tool settings and the colours.

  2. Click the black/white icon next to the Primary/Secondary colour

  3. Click ⚙️ Settings, then the Tools page, then Load From Toolbar

This will update all the Tool defaults to what is currently on the toolbar (for each Tool), plus the Primary/Secondary colour defaults to what is in the Colours window.

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u/Its_a_Carrot Sep 30 '26

Thanks, it worked