Upload any image and extract its dominant colors as a usable palette. Useful when designing around a hero photo, matching brand colors from a logo, sampling colors from a mood board, or building a UI that complements a key image. Output is hex / RGB / HSL with copy-to-clipboard for each color.
When to use this
Use when: designing a website / app UI around a hero photo, sampling brand colors from a logo file, building Pinterest-style mood-board palettes, picking complementary colors for product photography backgrounds, generating slide deck themes from a feature image.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many colors does it extract?
5-8 by default (configurable up to 16). Algorithm uses k-means clustering on the image pixels to find the most representative colors. More colors = more nuanced palette but harder to use in practice; 5-6 is the sweet spot for most design uses.
Does it work for photos with similar colors?
Yes - the clustering algorithm picks the most distinct colors even from low-variance photos. For very monochrome images (sunset photos, single-color product shots), the output may be a tight cluster of similar tones - still useful for picking a few accent colors.
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