Image Color Palette Generator
Extract an 8-color palette from any image. Get HEX codes with one-click copy, download the palette as a PNG strip, or export CSS variables. Free.
About the Image Color Palette Generator
Upload any image — a photo, logo, screenshot or artwork — and this tool instantly extracts its 8 most dominant colors. Each swatch shows its HEX code with a one-click copy button, so you can pull a real-world color scheme into your design tool, website or brand guide in seconds.
The palette is computed with color quantization directly in your browser: pixels are sampled across the whole image, grouped into color buckets, and the most frequent buckets are averaged into clean representative colors. Nothing is uploaded, so client logos and unreleased artwork stay private.
Beyond copying individual HEX codes, you can download the entire palette as a labeled PNG strip for mood boards and presentations, or copy all eight colors as ready-to-paste CSS custom properties for your stylesheet.
How to Use the Image Color Palette Generator
- 1Upload an image or drag it into the drop zone.
- 2Review the 8 extracted color swatches with their HEX codes.
- 3Copy any single HEX, copy all as CSS variables, or download the palette PNG strip.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get the color codes from a picture?
Upload the picture here and the tool automatically extracts its 8 dominant colors, each shown with its HEX code and a copy button. For a single specific pixel, try our Color Picker tool instead.
How are the palette colors chosen?
The tool samples thousands of pixels across the image, quantizes them into color buckets, and averages the largest buckets. That surfaces the colors that genuinely dominate the image rather than random single pixels.
Can I use the extracted palette in CSS?
Yes — click "Copy as CSS variables" to get all 8 colors as custom properties (--color-1 to --color-8) inside a :root block, ready to paste into your stylesheet.
What image formats work?
Any format your browser can display: JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, AVIF and more. Transparent pixels are ignored so they don't skew the palette.
Is my image uploaded to extract the colors?
No. The color analysis runs entirely in your browser using the canvas API — your image never leaves your device.