Color Palette Extractor

Found an image with colors you love? Drop it here and get the exact color codes. This tool analyzes your image and pulls out the most prominent colors, giving you HEX values you can use anywhere.

Upload any image, adjust how many colors you want, and copy the palette for your project.

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How It Works

When you upload an image, the tool samples colors from throughout the picture, identifies which colors appear most frequently, and groups similar shades together. The result is a clean palette of the image's dominant colors, not a list of thousands of individual pixel colors.

What People Use This For

Web Design

Match your website colors to a hero image, product photo, or brand photography. Upload the image, extract the palette, and use those exact colors in your CSS. Everything looks intentionally coordinated.

Graphic Design

Creating a poster, social media graphic, or presentation? Extract colors from a photo you're using and build your design around that palette. The colors are guaranteed to look good together because they already exist harmoniously in the photo.

Interior Design

Found a room photo you love? Extract the colors to identify paint colors, furniture tones, and accent shades. Take the HEX codes to a paint store for matching.

Fashion

Building outfits around a specific piece? Extract colors from a photo of the item to find coordinating pieces that match perfectly.

Art Study

Analyze the color palettes of famous paintings or photos you admire. Understanding how master artists use color helps develop your own eye for color relationships.

Branding

Starting with a mood board or inspiration image? Extract colors to build your brand palette from visuals that capture the feeling you're going for.

Adjusting the Number of Colors

The slider controls how many colors are extracted:

  • 3-4 colors: Primary colors only. Good for focused, simple palettes.
  • 5-6 colors: Primary plus accent colors. Balanced for most design work.
  • 7-10 colors: Includes subtle variations and secondary tones. Detailed analysis.

Best Images for Extraction

The tool works best with:

  • Images with distinct color areas (not heavily blended gradients)
  • Photos with clear subjects and backgrounds
  • Illustrations and graphics with intentional color choices
  • Product photography with controlled lighting

Export Options

Click any color swatch to copy its HEX code. Use the "Copy All HEX" button to get all colors at once, or "Copy as CSS" to get ready-to-use CSS custom properties.

Color Extraction Questions

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