# Layer - color to mask option - get grayscale mask from desaturated color

**URL:** <https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/layer-color-to-mask-option-get-grayscale-mask-from-desaturated-color/20128>\
**Category:** Feature Request\
**Created:** [March 7, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/layer-color-to-mask-option-get-grayscale-mask-from-desaturated-color/20128 "2025-03-07T19:20:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Holger\_Schoenischka](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/holger_schoenischka/32/3934_2.png) [@Holger\_Schoenischka](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Holger_Schoenischka)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/layer-color-to-mask-option-get-grayscale-mask-from-desaturated-color/20128/1 "2025-03-07T19:20:10Z")

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So, when you e.g. clone the color layer and desaturate the color to black white, then it would be nice, when color to mask creates a grayscale mask with same values as the desaturated color.  
Not only a black mask.