Matching uses Euclidean distance in Oklab color space. The tolerance value is 100 times that distance; zero matches only identical RGB values. Pixels inside the threshold receive the exact replacement RGB color while their alpha channel stays unchanged. Fully transparent pixels are ignored.
Each application starts from the original image, so repeated adjustments do not accumulate damage. This is a flat-color editor: it does not isolate objects or retain shadows, texture, or gradients inside a matched area. No file or pixel data is sent to a processing server.