Color Palette Extractor
/color-palette-extractorExtract dominant colors from any image as a color palette with hex and RGB values. Copy CSS variables instantly.
A strong brand palette can be pulled straight from any existing image. This extractor finds the dominant colors in a photo and returns them as hex and RGB values you can use in CSS. Copy the palette as CSS variables or individual values in one click. The analysis happens locally, keeping your image private.
When a client hands you a logo and says match the website to it, the logo file is the natural source. Extract its dominant colors and you get a working palette in seconds, with the accent that appears in a corner of the mark more important than the biggest block of color. Use the resulting CSS variables to theme buttons, links, and surfaces consistently instead of matching hex codes by eye. This is also the right workflow for unreleased brand assets, since the image never leaves your browser during extraction.
Charts inherit a problem from their source images: default palette clashes and muddy distinction. Extract a palette from a brand or product image, then assign those colors to series so every dashboard feels connected to the identity behind it. For quantitative charts, extraction is a starting point, not the finish: verify that adjacent series differ for color-blind viewers and that text clears contrast guidelines. Because the extractor returns hex, RGB, and HSL together, you can reason about hue relationships. The workflow stays local, so client data never leaves your machine.
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Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about color palette extractor.
How many colors are extracted?
The top 12 dominant colors are returned, ranked by how many pixels fall into each color bucket, with the most common color listed first.
How is each color represented?
Every entry shows the hex code, the rgb() value, the pixel count, and the percentage of the image that color covers.
What can I use this for?
Design inspiration, brand color matching, theme creation, or generating CSS variables. A copy button exports the palette as CSS variables.
Why do similar colors merge into one?
Colors are quantized in steps of 16 per channel before counting, so close shades collapse into the same bucket for cleaner, more representative palettes.
Are large images slow to process?
Extraction reads every pixel of the image, so very large photos take longer. Smaller images produce the same palette much faster.
How are transparent areas handled?
Transparent pixels still contribute their underlying RGB values, which can skew the palette. Use an opaque image for the most accurate results.
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