diff --git a/mods/color_tools.js b/mods/color_tools.js
index 7ce8b948..d3c06524 100644
--- a/mods/color_tools.js
+++ b/mods/color_tools.js
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+function increment() {
+    if(typeof(colorToolCounter) === "undefined") {
+        colorToolCounter = 0;
+    };
+    colorToolCounter++;
+};
+colorToolCounterInterval = setInterval(increment, 50);
+
 function _rgbToHex(color) {
     if(typeof(color) == "object") { //Expects object like "{r: 172, g: 11, b: 34}"
         //console.log("Loading colors");
@@ -88,14 +96,17 @@ function _rgbToHex(color) {
 elements.multiply_color = {
     color: ["#c27070","#c29c70","#c2c270","#70c270","#70c2c2","#7070c2","#c270c2"],
     tool: function(pixel) {
-        // convert the hex of currentColor to rgb and set it as a string
-        var rgb = currentColor.replace("#","").match(/.{1,2}/g);
-        for (var i = 0; i < rgb.length; i++) {
-            rgb[i] = parseInt(rgb[i],16);
-        }
-        var oldColor = hexToRGB(_rgbToHex(pixel.color))
-        var finalColor = [Math.round(oldColor.r * (rgb[0] / 255)), Math.round(oldColor.g * (rgb[1] / 255)), Math.round(oldColor.b * (rgb[2] / 255))]
-        pixel.color = "rgb(" + finalColor.join(",") + ")"
+      if(colorToolCounter % 3 == 0) {
+            // convert the hex of currentColor to rgb and set it as a string
+            var rgb = currentColor.replace("#","").match(/.{1,2}/g);
+            for (var i = 0; i < rgb.length; i++) {
+                rgb[i] = parseInt(rgb[i],16);
+            };
+            var oldColor = hexToRGB(_rgbToHex(pixel.color))
+            var finalColor = [Math.round(oldColor.r * (rgb[0] / 255)), Math.round(oldColor.g * (rgb[1] / 255)), Math.round(oldColor.b * (rgb[2] / 255))]
+            pixel.color = "rgb(" + finalColor.join(",") + ")"
+            colorToolCounter = 0;
+      };
     },
     customColor: true,
     category: "color tools", //the toolbar is getting cluttered
@@ -105,6 +116,7 @@ elements.multiply_color = {
 /*elements.divide_color = { //can't get it to work how I want it to work
     color: ["#c27070","#c29c70","#c2c270","#70c270","#70c2c2","#7070c2","#c270c2"],
     tool: function(pixel) {
+      if(colorToolCounter % 3 == 0) {
         // convert the hex of currentColor to rgb and set it as a string
         var rgb = currentColor.replace("#","").match(/.{1,2}/g);
         for (var i = 0; i < rgb.length; i++) {
@@ -113,6 +125,8 @@ elements.multiply_color = {
         var oldColor = hexToRGB(_rgbToHex(pixel.color))
         var finalColor = [Math.round(256 / ((rgb[0] + 1) / (oldColor.r + 1))), Math.round(256 / ((rgb[1] + 1) / (oldColor.g + 1))), Math.round(256 / ((rgb[2] + 1) / (oldColor.b + 1)))]
         pixel.color = "rgb(" + finalColor.join(",") + ")"
+        colorToolCounter = 0;
+      };
     },
     customColor: true,
     category: "color tools",
@@ -122,6 +136,7 @@ elements.multiply_color = {
 elements.add_color = {
     color: ["#c27070","#c29c70","#c2c270","#70c270","#70c2c2","#7070c2","#c270c2"],
     tool: function(pixel) {
+      if(colorToolCounter % 3 == 0) {
         // convert the hex of currentColor to rgb and set it as a string
         var rgb = currentColor.replace("#","").match(/.{1,2}/g);
         for (var i = 0; i < rgb.length; i++) {
@@ -130,6 +145,7 @@ elements.add_color = {
         var oldColor = hexToRGB(_rgbToHex(pixel.color))
         var finalColor = [Math.min(oldColor.r + rgb[0], 255), Math.min(oldColor.g + rgb[1], 255), Math.min(oldColor.b + rgb[2], 255)]
         pixel.color = "rgb(" + finalColor.join(",") + ")"
+      };
     },
     customColor: true,
     category: "color tools",
@@ -139,6 +155,7 @@ elements.add_color = {
 elements.subtract_color = {
     color: ["#c27070","#c29c70","#c2c270","#70c270","#70c2c2","#7070c2","#c270c2"],
     tool: function(pixel) {
+      if(colorToolCounter % 3 == 0) {
         // convert the hex of currentColor to rgb and set it as a string
         var rgb = currentColor.replace("#","").match(/.{1,2}/g);
         for (var i = 0; i < rgb.length; i++) {
@@ -147,6 +164,8 @@ elements.subtract_color = {
         var oldColor = hexToRGB(_rgbToHex(pixel.color))
         var finalColor = [Math.max(oldColor.r - rgb[0], 0), Math.max(oldColor.g - rgb[1], 0), Math.max(oldColor.b - rgb[2], 0)]
         pixel.color = "rgb(" + finalColor.join(",") + ")"
+        colorToolCounter = 0;
+      };
     },
     customColor: true,
     category: "color tools",
@@ -169,10 +188,13 @@ elements.grayscale = {
 elements.invert = {
     color: ["#ff0000", "#00ffff"],
     tool: function(pixel) {
+      if(colorToolCounter % 3 == 0) {
         // convert the hex of currentColor to rgb and set it as a string
         var oldColor = hexToRGB(_rgbToHex(pixel.color))
         var finalColor = [(255 - oldColor.r), (255 - oldColor.g), (255 - oldColor.b)]
         pixel.color = "rgb(" + finalColor.join(",") + ")"
+        colorToolCounter = 0;
+      };
     },
     category: "color tools",
     excludeRandom: true,
@@ -181,10 +203,13 @@ elements.invert = {
 elements.reverse_R_G_B = {
     color: ["#7f7f7f"],
     tool: function(pixel) {
+      if(colorToolCounter % 3 == 0) {
         // convert the hex of currentColor to rgb and set it as a string
         var oldColor = hexToRGB(_rgbToHex(pixel.color))
         var finalColor = [oldColor.b, oldColor.g, oldColor.r]
         pixel.color = "rgb(" + finalColor.join(",") + ")"
+        colorToolCounter = 0;
+      };
     },
     category: "color tools",
     excludeRandom: true,
@@ -193,11 +218,14 @@ elements.reverse_R_G_B = {
 elements.shift_R_G_B = {
     color: ["#7f7f7f"],
     tool: function(pixel) {
+      if(colorToolCounter % 3 == 0) {
         // convert the hex of currentColor to rgb and set it as a string
         var oldColor = hexToRGB(_rgbToHex(pixel.color))
         var finalColor = [oldColor.g, oldColor.b, oldColor.r]
         pixel.color = "rgb(" + finalColor.join(",") + ")"
+        colorToolCounter = 0;
+      };
     },
     category: "color tools",
     excludeRandom: true,
-}
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+}