Photoshop Elements 9 - how to highlight one colour in a black/white picture?

hi guys
with which feature can I highlight just one object (one colour) when the rest of the picture is black/white?
Thanks for your help!

Open a color image in Full Photo Edit
On the top menu click Layer >>Duplicate Layer >>OK
Enhance >>Convert To Black & White >>OK
Add a layer mask by clicking on the layer mask icon at the bottom of the layers pallet.
Select a brush and adjust its size, then make sure your foreground color is set to black.
Gently brush over the area where you want to show the color from the background layer. If you make a mistake change the foreground color to white to erase what you just did, then switch back to black again.
 

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