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Color Palette from Image

Extract the dominant colours from an image as hex codes.

Processed locally — your image is never uploaded.

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How do you extract a color palette from an image?

Upload an image and it is scaled down, then its pixels are grouped into colour buckets; the most frequent buckets become the palette as hex codes. Colours are quantised slightly so similar shades group together, giving a clean palette rather than hundreds of near-identical colours. A beach photo might return sandy beige, sea blue and sky tones. Nothing is uploaded.

Understanding your result

Colours are quantised slightly so similar shades group together, giving a clean palette rather than hundreds of near-identical colours.

Formula and method

The image is scaled down and its pixels are grouped into colour buckets; the most frequent buckets become the palette.

Worked example

A beach photo might return sandy beige, sea blue and sky tones.

How to use this tool

  1. Choose an image.
  2. Pick how many colours to extract.
  3. Copy the hex codes.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Expecting an exact pixel colour — the palette shows representative dominant colours.

About the Color Palette from Image

Pull the dominant colours out of any image as ready-to-use hex codes. Everything runs in your browser, so your image is never uploaded.

Who should use this tool

Designers and developers building a palette from a photo, logo or screenshot.

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Frequently asked questions

Is my image uploaded?

No. The colours are read locally in your browser and the image never leaves your device.

What format are the colours?

6-digit hex codes, most frequent first. Copy grabs the whole list.

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