[Gimp-user] Colour swapping advice

[Chris1968 <forums gimpusers com>]

> Hi all,
>
> I am planning to build a website over the coming weeks but I want to
> make some custom images albeit slightly basic ones. My first image
> project would be the banner for the home page for which I already have
> an image which I will attach to this post.
>
> It is a simple two colour image of a pentagram. The pentagram is black
> against a white background but I want to change the black to a shade
> of gold maybe and the background to a shade of black. Rather that
> editing it pixel by pixel there must be an easier way by using gimp to
> alter the pentagram's colour and the background colour.
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
>
> Chris

Sorry, forgot to add, absolute noob with Gimp.

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