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+selectivePaintElem = ""
+elements.selective_paint = {
+    color: ["#c27070","#c29c70","#c2c270","#70c270","#70c2c2","#7070c2","#c270c2"],
+    onSelect: function() {
+        var answer = prompt("Please input the desired element to paint. It will not work if you enter multiple elements types while paused.",(selectivePaintElem||undefined));
+        if (!answer) { return }
+		selectivePaintElem = mostSimilarElement(answer);
+    },
+    tool: function(pixel) {
+        if (pixel.element == selectivePaintElem) {
+            if (!shiftDown) {
+                pixel.color = pixelColorPick(pixel,currentColor)
+            }
+            else {
+                // 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);
+                }
+                pixel.color = "rgb(" + rgb.join(",") + ")"
+            }
+            delete pixel.origColor;
+        }
+    },
+    customColor: true,
+    category: "tools",
+    canPlace: false,
+    excludeRandom:true,
+    desc: "Use on selected pixels to change their color."
+}