Palette From Image: Extract Colors from a Photo
Find an image you love and want to build a design around its colors? This tool extracts the dominant hues from any image, giving you a starter palette grounded in actual photography or art.
Color extraction works by clustering all the pixels in an image into a small number of representative colors. The result is a palette that captures the 'feel' of the image β useful for designing around an inspiration photo, matching a product to a brand image, or building a website palette from a hero image.
Tips for usable palettes
- β’Start with images that have clear color stories β sunsets, brand photography, architectural shots
- β’Avoid noisy or over-saturated photos β the palette will look muddy
- β’Extract 5β8 colors; more than that gets repetitive
- β’Tweak the result manually β extracted palettes are starting points, not finished work
Extended FAQ
Why doesn't the extracted palette match what I see?
Algorithms cluster by similarity, so they may pick a 'representative' color from a region instead of the exact pixel you remember. Adjust manually if needed.
Are my images stored?
No β runs entirely in your browser.