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Color palette generator

Generate beautiful color palettes with the space bar. Lock colors, pick schemes and moods, check contrast, and export to CSS, Tailwind, ASE, or PNG.

5 colors

Press Space for a new palette. Click a hex code to edit, drag the grip to reorder, and lock the colors you want to keep.

How to use Color palette generator

Make a beautiful color palette in seconds. Press the space bar to generate a new color scheme, lock the colors you like, and keep generating until everything fits. It is a free, private alternative to Coolors with no account, no limits and no upsell — every feature is free.

How to create a color palette

  1. Press Generate or the space bar for a new palette
  2. Click the padlock to lock colors you want to keep, then generate again
  3. Click a hex code to edit a color, open shades to pick a lighter or darker version, or drag the grip to reorder
  4. Pick a scheme (analogous, monochromatic, complementary, triadic…) or a mood (pastel, vibrant, muted, dark, earthy, neon)
  5. Export to CSS, SCSS, Tailwind, JSON, SVG, Adobe ASE, GIMP or a PNG image

Built for real design work

  • Preview on a design — see the palette applied to a landing page with buttons, cards and a chart
  • Contrast grid — WCAG ratios for every text/background pair so you know which combinations are readable
  • Color blindness view — check the palette as people with protanopia, deuteranopia or tritanopia see it
  • Adjust hue, saturation, brightness and temperature of all unlocked colors at once
  • Unlimited undo, 2–10 colors, saved palettes and a shareable link — all stored only in your browser

Palettes are generated in the perceptual OKLCH color space, so lightness steps look even and colors don't clash.

Color palette generator FAQs

Is Color palette generator free?

Color palette generator is a free online tool on ReallyUseful.Tools. No account is required.

Does Color palette generator run in my browser?

Color palette generator is designed to run in your browser where supported, so files can stay on your device instead of being uploaded to a server.

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