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Color Palette Generator from Image - Extract Colors to Code

Steal color schemes from any image. This palette extractor analyzes photos and generates dominant palettes you can use immediately in design systems and UI work. Upload a sunset photo to get a warm palette, or upload a product shot to extract brand-consistent colors. Choose a palette size (typically 3–10 colors) and export as Tailwind CSS config, CSS variables, or raw hex codes for Figma tokens. The extraction uses k-means clustering to group similar pixels, which produces cleaner, more usable results than simple averaging. Free, no signup, and runs locally in your browser (images are not uploaded). Tip: extract 5 colors for UI, then validate text contrast (aim for 4.5:1 or better) before shipping.

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How It Works

  • 1.Upload an image (logo, photo, design mockup)
  • 2.Canvas API analyzes pixel data using k-means clustering
  • 3.Extracts dominant colors and generates code
  • 4.Copy-paste directly into your project

How to Extract Color Palettes

  1. Upload an image - Photo, artwork, screenshot, or logo
  2. Set palette size - Choose 3-10 dominant colors to extract
  3. View color analysis - See colors ranked by prevalence
  4. Export to code - Get Tailwind config, CSS vars, or hex array

The Science of Color Extraction

K-means clustering algorithm groups similar pixels into color clusters. The tool samples image pixels, calculates distances in RGB color space, iteratively refines cluster centroids, then returns the dominant colors: for each pixel: assign to nearest cluster centroid. More accurate than simple averaging.

Why extract colors from images: Instead of guessing complementary colors or using generic palettes, extract from real-world sources that already work aesthetically. Nature photos contain perfectly balanced color harmonies. Brand photos contain exact corporate colors.

Pro tip: Upload multiple related images (product photos from same photoshoot) to find consistent brand colors. For UI palettes, extract from high-quality photography with good lighting. Avoid busy images - simpler compositions yield cleaner palettes. Use extracted colors as starting points, then adjust saturation/lightness for accessibility.