Color Palette from Image
Upload any image and extract a harmonious color palette automatically. The tool uses a median cut algorithm to identify the most prominent colors in your image, giving you between 3 and 10 dominant colors with their HEX and RGB values ready to copy. Perfect for designers building brand identities from reference photos, developers matching UI colors to hero images, artists creating mood boards, and anyone who needs to identify exact colors from a photograph or illustration. All processing happens client-side — your images stay on your device.
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Accepts any image format
How to Use
- 1
Upload an Image
Drag and drop any image — a photo, illustration, screenshot, or design reference. The tool works with PNG, JPG, WebP, and other common formats.
- 2
Set Number of Colors
Choose how many colors to extract (3-10). Fewer colors gives you the core dominant tones, while more colors captures subtler gradations and accent colors.
- 3
Review Your Palette
The extracted colors are displayed as swatches with their HEX and RGB values. Colors are sorted by luminance from light to dark for easy scanning.
- 4
Copy and Use
Click any swatch to copy its HEX value, or use Copy All to get the complete palette. Paste directly into your CSS, design tool, or style guide.
Examples by Niche
Upload a mood board photo from a client meeting and extract 5-6 dominant colors to establish the brand color direction before any design work begins.
Extract colors from a hero image to build a matching UI color scheme — ensuring buttons, backgrounds, and text harmonize with the main visual.
Photograph a room or fabric swatch and extract the color palette to find matching paint colors, furniture, or decorative accents.
Analyze the palette of a painting you admire to study the artist color choices — how many warm vs. cool tones, the range of values, and dominant hues.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does color extraction work?
The tool uses a median cut algorithm that analyzes every pixel in your image, groups similar colors together, and identifies the most prominent color clusters. Each cluster is averaged to produce a clean, representative color.
Is my image uploaded anywhere?
No. All processing happens entirely in your browser using the Canvas API. Your image never leaves your device.
How many colors can I extract?
You can extract between 3 and 10 colors. Fewer colors gives you a more focused palette with only the dominant tones, while more colors captures subtler variations in the image.
What image formats are supported?
Any format your browser can display — PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, BMP, and SVG. Simply drag and drop or select the file.
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