Free Online Color Palette Generator

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Professional Color Palette Generator

Create stunning, harmonious color schemes with our advanced palette generator. Perfect for designers, brands, and creative projects requiring professional color coordination.

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Why Choose Our Palette Generator?

Our advanced color theory algorithms create professionally balanced palettes using complementary, triadic, analogous, and custom harmony rules for perfect color coordination.

  • Multiple harmony types
  • Professional algorithms
  • Export ready formats
  • Brand color matching
  • Real-time preview
  • Accessibility testing

Color Harmony Rules

Generate palettes using complementary, triadic, analogous, split-complementary, and tetradic color relationships.

Smart Adjustments

Fine-tune brightness, saturation, and hue of individual colors while maintaining overall harmony.

Export Options

Download palettes in various formats including ASE, ACO, CSS, JSON, and image formats.

Perfect for:

  • Brand identity design
  • Website color schemes
  • Interior design projects
  • Marketing materials
  • UI/UX design systems
  • Art and illustration

How It Works:

1
Choose Base Color

Select your primary color using the color picker or enter a specific value.

2
Select Harmony Rule

Choose from complementary, triadic, analogous, or other color harmony types.

3
Export Your Palette

Download your harmonious color palette in your preferred format.

Frequently Asked Questions

Our generator offers multiple harmony types: Complementary (opposite colors), Triadic (three evenly spaced colors), Analogous (adjacent colors), Split-Complementary, Tetradic (four colors in rectangle), and Monochromatic (shades of one color). Each creates different moods and visual effects.

Consider your brand personality: warm colors (reds, oranges) convey energy and passion, cool colors (blues, greens) suggest trust and calm, while neutral palettes appear sophisticated. Use complementary schemes for high contrast and energy, analogous for harmony and peace. Test accessibility and readability across all applications.

Yes! Export palettes in multiple formats: ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) for Photoshop/Illustrator, ACO (Adobe Color) files, CSS variables for web development, JSON for developers, and PNG/SVG images for presentations. All formats maintain color accuracy across different applications.

For brand palettes, 3-5 colors work best: one primary, 1-2 secondary, and 1-2 accent colors. Web design typically uses 2-3 main colors plus neutrals. Print design can handle more colors. Remember the 60-30-10 rule: 60% dominant color, 30% secondary, 10% accent for balanced composition.

Yes! Our tool includes WCAG accessibility testing, checking contrast ratios between colors to ensure readability for users with visual impairments. We highlight combinations that meet AA and AAA standards, helping you create inclusive designs that work for everyone.

Absolutely! Upload any image and our tool will extract the dominant colors to create a cohesive palette. This is perfect for matching brand colors to photography, creating color schemes from artwork, or developing palettes inspired by nature, architecture, or existing designs.