What is a color palette extractor?

A color palette extractor analyzes an image and identifies the dominant colors present in it. It extracts the most prominent colors and presents them in various formats (HEX, RGB, HSL) for use in design projects.

How do I extract colors from an image?

Upload your image by dragging and dropping it or clicking to select. The tool automatically analyzes the image and extracts the dominant colors. You can adjust the palette size (number of colors) from 3 to 10.

What color formats are provided?

Each extracted color is shown in three formats: HEX (hexadecimal, e.g., #FF5733), RGB (Red, Green, Blue values), and HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness values). This makes it easy to use the colors in any design tool.

Can I customize the number of colors extracted?

Yes! Adjust the palette size slider to extract anywhere from 3 to 10 dominant colors. More colors give you a richer palette, fewer colors focus on the most prominent colors.

How can I use the extracted color palette?

Copy any color value (HEX, RGB, or HSL) to use in your design projects. The palette helps you create cohesive designs by using colors that naturally appear together in your source image.

Is the color palette extractor free?

Yes, completely free! No registration, no limits, no hidden fees. All color extraction happens in your browser - we never see or store your images.

🎨 Color Palette from Image

Extract color palette from images. Upload an image and get dominant colors in HEX, RGB, and HSL formats.

Palette Size: 5 colors

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Max size: 10.00 MB

What is a Color Palette from Image?

A color palette extractor analyzes an image and identifies the dominant colors present in it. This tool is essential for designers, developers, and artists who want to create cohesive color schemes based on existing images, photos, or artwork.

Our free color palette generator extracts the most prominent colors from any uploaded image instantly in your browser. Get colors in HEX, RGB, and HSL formats with percentage distribution. Perfect for creating brand colors, design systems, or matching colors from inspiration images.

How to Extract Colors from an Image

Adjust Palette Size: Use the slider to choose how many colors you want to extract (3-10 colors). More colors give you a detailed palette, fewer colors give you the most dominant ones.
Upload Your Image: Drag and drop an image file or click to browse. Supported formats include PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, and WebP (max 10MB).
View Extracted Colors: The tool automatically analyzes your image and displays the dominant colors with their HEX, RGB, and HSL values.
Copy Colors: Click on any color card or use the copy buttons to copy HEX, RGB, or HSL values to your clipboard.
Export Your Palette: Export your color palette as a text file, JSON, or CSS variables for use in your projects.

Use Cases for Color Palette Extraction

🎨 Design & Branding

• Extract brand colors from logos
• Create color schemes from inspiration images
• Match colors from photos for design projects
• Build consistent color palettes for websites

💻 Development

• Generate CSS color variables
• Create theme colors for apps
• Extract colors for UI components
• Build design tokens from images

Color Formats Explained

HEX (#RRGGBB)

Hexadecimal color codes are the most common format for web development. Each color is represented by a 6-digit code prefixed with #. For example, #FF5733 represents a red-orange color.

RGB (Red, Green, Blue)

RGB values represent colors using three numbers (0-255) for red, green, and blue channels.rgb(255, 87, 51) creates the same color as the HEX example above.

HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness)

HSL is more intuitive for designers. Hue (0-360) is the color itself, Saturation (0-100%) is the intensity, and Lightness (0-100%) is how light or dark the color is. hsl(9, 100%, 60%) represents a similar color.

Frequently Asked Questions

What image formats are supported?

You can upload PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, and WebP images. The maximum file size is 10MB. All processing happens in your browser, so your images are never uploaded to any server.

How accurate is the color extraction?

Our algorithm analyzes pixel data and groups similar colors to find the most dominant colors in your image. The percentage shown indicates how much of the image each color represents. Results are optimized for performance while maintaining accuracy.

Can I extract more than 10 colors?

Currently, the tool supports extracting 3-10 colors. This range covers most use cases, from simple palettes to detailed color schemes. For most design purposes, 5-7 colors provide a good balance.

Is my image stored or transmitted?

No, all color extraction happens entirely in your browser using HTML5 Canvas API. We never see, store, or transmit any of your images. Your privacy is completely protected.

How do I use the exported CSS variables?

Copy the CSS code and paste it into your stylesheet. Then use the variables like var(--color-1)in your CSS. This makes it easy to maintain consistent colors across your project.