A workable Photoshop method is to build the mask from the image’s hue channel.

In Photoshop, use Filter > Other > HSB/HSL to convert the image. This creates channels representing hue, saturation, and brightness/lightness. The hue information is typically found in the Red channel in the converted result.

From there, use that hue channel as the basis for your mask:

• Open the Channels panel
• Inspect the hue channel
• Duplicate or edit it to isolate the hue range you want
• Refine it with tonal adjustments as needed
• Apply it as a layer mask to the adjustment layer

This approach can give you a smoother hue-based selection than Color Range, though some manual cleanup or fine-tuning may still be needed depending on the image content. If the source image has noisy or compressed color transitions, you may still need to soften or refine the mask edges after creating it.