Use the White balance slider in Google Photos and pull it toward blue until something that should be white or grey in the photo looks neutral again, instead of yellow.
What you need
- The scanned or photographed print, saved to your phone or computer
- Google Photos, free, on your phone or at photos.google.com
- About two minutes
Pick a neutral reference point
Pick a reference point before you start adjusting – a white shirt collar, a pale wall, a grey sky – something you know should look neutral, not warm or cool.
How to correct the colour cast
- Open the photo in Google Photos and tap Edit.
- Open Adjust (or Color, depending on your version) and find White balance or Warmth.
- Find your reference spot in the photo – something that should be white, grey or a known colour.
- Drag the slider toward blue or cool until that spot looks neutral rather than yellow.
- Save a copy and compare it against the original.
Check your reference looks neutral
Your reference white or grey area should now look neutral, and skin tones in the photo should look natural rather than orange or sallow.
If there’s no clean white or grey spot
If there’s no clean white or grey object anywhere in the photo to use as a reference, Photoshop Elements’ Enhance > Adjust Color > Remove Color Cast tool lets you click a spot that should be neutral and calculates the correction for you.
Next step
If you’re weighing up whether restoration software is worth buying for a batch of prints like this one, see Would paid photo software help with your next job?
Sources and date checked
Google Photos Help Centre; Adobe Photoshop Elements Help, checked 22 September 2026.