Color Palette Extractor
Extract colors from any image, logo, or screenshot — get the exact color palette in HEX, RGB, or HSL, free and instant. Nothing is uploaded; everything runs in your browser.
How it works
Upload Any Image
Drop a photo, screenshot, logo, or mood board — any image format works. No signup, no upload to a server.
Smart Color Sampling
The tool scans thousands of pixels using median-cut color quantization to find the true dominant colors in your image, not just a flat average.
Copy Any Format
Switch between HEX, RGB, and HSL color codes. Click any swatch to copy the color, or copy the entire palette at once.
Export to CSS
Download a ready-to-use CSS variables file so you can drop the extracted color palette straight into your stylesheet.
Why use our color palette extractor
Built to be the fastest, safest way to pull a color scheme out of any image — no strings attached.
Full privacy
All color extraction happens locally in your browser — your image is never uploaded to a server, stored, or seen by anyone.
Completely free
A free color palette extractor with no account, no watermark, and no limit on how many images or palettes you generate.
Instant results
Get colors from an image in under a second — median-cut quantization runs instantly, even on large photos.
Accurate colors
Real color quantization, not a simple average, so the extracted palette reflects the colors that actually dominate the photo, logo, or screenshot.
Dev-ready output
Copy HEX, RGB, or HSL codes instantly, or export the full color palette as CSS custom properties ready to paste into any project.
Extract colors from any image type
One tool, every source — no separate uploader needed for each.
Photos
Extract a color scheme from any photo — landscapes, portraits, product shots, or interiors.
Logos
Pull the exact brand colors out of a logo file in seconds, no design software required.
Screenshots
Grab the color palette from a screenshot of any website, app, or design mockup.
Mood boards
Turn a Pinterest board or inspiration collage into a usable, exportable color palette.
Who uses this tool
Anyone who needs a color scheme derived from a real image, fast.
Example: extracting a palette
A sunset landscape run through the extractor — here's the dominant palette it pulled out.
Frequently asked questions
Upload or drag-and-drop an image into the tool above. It analyzes the pixels using median-cut quantization and displays the dominant colors as swatches — in HEX, RGB, or HSL. Click any swatch to copy its value.
Yes — completely free, with no signup, no watermark, and no limit on how many images you extract.
No. All processing happens locally in your browser using the Canvas API. Your image never leaves your device or touches a server.
PNG, JPG, WEBP, and GIF are all supported.
Yes — click "Export CSS" to download a ready-to-use stylesheet with each extracted color saved as a named CSS custom property.
Use the slider to pull anywhere from 3 to 12 dominant colors from a single image.
Yes — the tool works with any image type, including logos, screenshots, product photos, and mood boards. Upload the file and it extracts the dominant color palette the same way.
A color picker samples one exact pixel at a time. A color palette extractor analyzes the whole image using color quantization to surface several dominant colors automatically — useful when you want a full scheme, not a single value.
The tool extracts the image's true dominant colors — pair the HEX codes with a contrast checker afterward if you need to confirm they meet accessibility standards for text and backgrounds.