Color Palette Extractor
Extract the dominant colour palette from any uploaded image.
What is the Free Color Palette Extractor?
The free Color Palette Extractor analyses any uploaded image and extracts its dominant colours as a curated palette. Drop your image and the tool uses a colour-quantisation algorithm to identify the most representative colours. Use the Colours to Extract slider to control palette size from 4 to 16 swatches. Results are shown as a colour strip bar plus a grid of labelled swatches — each displaying its HEX and RGB values. Click any swatch to copy its HEX code, or click Copy All Hex to copy the full palette at once.
- → Extracting a colour scheme from a photograph to use in a design or branding project
- → Identifying the dominant colours of a product image for matching UI design
- → Building a mood board or colour palette from a reference image
- → Finding complementary colours from a hero image for a website colour scheme
How to Use the Free Color Palette Extractor
- 1 Drop or select your image in the drop zone.
- 2 The dominant colour palette appears automatically as a colour strip and swatch grid.
- 3 Drag the Colours to Extract slider to increase or decrease the palette size (4–16 colours).
- 4 Click any swatch to copy its HEX code to clipboard.
- 5 Click Copy All Hex to copy the entire palette as a comma-separated HEX list.
Key Features
- 🎨 Dominant colour extractionColour quantisation identifies the most representative colours from any image.
- 🔢 4–16 colour palette sizeSlider controls how many colours are extracted — from a minimal palette to a full spectrum.
- 🖌️ HEX and RGB per swatchEach extracted colour shows both HEX and RGB(r, g, b) values for easy use.
- 📋 Copy all or copy oneCopy individual HEX codes or the entire palette with one click.
- 🆓 Free, browser-basedAll analysis runs client-side — no upload, no API calls.
Example Usage
Upload: sunset-photo.jpg · Colours: 8
#FF6B35, #F7C59F, #EFEFD0, #004E89, #1A936F, #88D498, #C6DABF, #E8EBE4
Frequently Asked Questions about the Free Color Palette Extractor
- What is the free Color Palette Extractor?
- Extract the dominant colour palette from any uploaded image.
- Is the Color Palette Extractor free to use?
- Yes, the Color Palette Extractor is completely free. No account, subscription, or signup is required — ever.
- Does my data get uploaded anywhere?
- No. The Color Palette Extractor runs entirely in your browser. Your data is never sent to any server.
- Does it work offline?
- Yes. Once the page has loaded, the tool works without an internet connection.
- Which browsers are supported?
- All modern browsers — Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. No plugins or extensions required.
- How are the dominant colours determined?
- The tool uses a colour quantisation algorithm (similar to median-cut) that groups pixels into colour clusters and picks the most representative colour from each cluster. More colours on the slider means finer-grained cluster splits.
- Can I use the extracted colours in CSS or design tools?
- Yes — each swatch shows the HEX code which is directly usable in CSS, Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, or any other design tool. The "Copy All Hex" button gives you a comma-separated list ready to paste.
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