Color Palette Generator - Create Beautiful Color Schemes | Color Picker Studio

Color Palette Generator

Generate beautiful color palettes with harmony modes, gradients, and accessibility tools.

🔒 100% Client-Side - Your palettes never leave your browser.

🌈 Color Harmony Modes

Generate palettes based on color theory rules. Select a mode and click Generate.

📊 Palette Analysis

🎨 Gradient Generator (from palette)

Create gradients using colors from your current palette.

♿ WCAG Contrast Checker

Check accessibility between two palette colors.

👀 Preview

👁️ Color Blindness Simulation

See how your palette appears to users with different types of color vision deficiency.

📦 Export Palette

Copy your palette in various formats ready to use in your projects.

🖥️ Palette to UI Preview

Beautiful Design Starts Here

Create stunning websites with perfect color combinations

⭐ Saved Palettes

Why Use Our Palette Generator?

The most comprehensive color palette tool for designers and developers.

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6 Harmony Modes

Generate palettes using color theory: complementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, monochromatic, or random.

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Gradient Generator

Create beautiful CSS gradients from your palette colors with linear, radial, or conic types.

WCAG Contrast Checker

Test accessibility between any two palette colors. See AA/AAA compliance instantly.

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Color Blindness Sim

Preview how your palette appears to users with protanopia, deuteranopia, and tritanopia.

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Extract from Image

Upload any image and automatically extract 5 dominant colors to create a palette.

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5 Export Formats

Export as CSS variables, SCSS, JSON, Tailwind config, or SVG. Ready to use in any project.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I generate a new color palette? +

Click the Generate button or press Spacebar. You can also choose a harmony mode (complementary, analogous, triadic) or mood (warm, cool, vibrant, pastel) to generate palettes based on color theory.

How do I lock colors I like? +

Click the lock icon on any color in the palette. Locked colors won't change when you generate new palettes, allowing you to build around your favorite colors.

Can I generate palettes from an image? +

Yes! Click the 'From Image' button and upload any image. The tool will extract 5 dominant colors from the image and create a palette automatically.

What export formats are supported? +

You can export palettes as CSS variables, JSON, Tailwind config, SCSS variables, and SVG. Click any export button to see the code in a modal and copy it.

How does the WCAG contrast checker work? +

Select any two colors from your palette to check their contrast ratio. The tool shows whether the combination passes WCAG AA and AAA standards for text readability.

What is color blindness simulation? +

The simulator shows how your palette appears to users with protanopia (red-blind), deuteranopia (green-blind), or tritanopia (blue-blind), helping you create accessible designs.

Can I save my favorite palettes? +

Yes! Click 'Save Palette' to store it in your browser's localStorage. Saved palettes persist between visits and you can load them anytime by clicking on them.

How do I create a gradient from my palette? +

In the Gradient tab, select any two colors from your palette, choose linear/radial/conic type and angle, then copy the ready-to-use CSS code.

Can I share my palette with others? +

Yes! Click 'Share' to generate a unique URL containing your palette colors. Anyone opening this link will see the exact same palette.

Is this tool free and private? +

Yes, 100% free with no signup required. All processing happens in your browser - your palettes never leave your device.

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