Color Palette Extractor
The PixyTools Color Palette Extractor helps you uncover the dominant colors in any image. Whether you're designing a website, building a brand, or creating digital art, this tool makes it easy to extract and reuse color schemes with precision.
How It Works
- Upload: Select any image in JPG, PNG, WebP, or GIF format.
- Choose Quantity: Pick how many dominant colors you want to extract (e.g., 3, 5, 10).
- Extract: Click “Extract Colors” to generate a palette instantly.
- View Details: See each color’s HEX and RGB values for easy copy-paste into your design tools.
- Use Anywhere: Apply the palette to websites, apps, graphics, or branding projects.
- Secure: All processing is done locally or securely — no images are stored or shared.
Click to upload image
Settings
What People Use an Extracted Palette For
Building a Brand Palette
Pull consistent colors from a logo or reference photo so every design — from a website to a business card — matches.
CSS & Design Systems
Copy the HEX codes straight into a Tailwind config, CSS variables, or a Figma color library without eyeballing values from a screenshot.
Matching a Mood Board
Extract the palette from an inspiration photo to guide illustration, packaging, or interior-design color choices.
How Many Colors Should You Extract?
The right count depends on what you're using the palette for. A rough guide for the 2–10 range on the slider above:
2–3 colors
Best for a minimal brand palette — a primary color, a secondary color, and maybe an accent.
5 colors
A good general-purpose default — enough range for backgrounds, text, and accents without becoming cluttered.
8–10 colors
Useful for analyzing a busy or highly detailed photo, or when you want a broader reference set to pick from rather than a locked-in brand palette.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this color palette extractor free to use?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark, and no limit on how many images you can analyze.
Are my images uploaded to a server?
No. Colors are read directly from the image pixels in your browser using the canvas API. Nothing is uploaded.
How are the dominant colors chosen?
The tool groups similar pixel colors together and returns the groups that appear most often in the image, so the palette reflects what actually dominates the photo rather than every unique pixel value.
Can I copy the colors directly into my CSS?
Yes. Click any swatch to copy its HEX code to your clipboard, or read the HEX and RGB values listed below the palette.
Does transparency in a PNG affect the palette?
No. Fully transparent pixels are skipped, so only the visible colors in the image are counted.