Image Color Palette Extractor
Extract a dominant color palette from any image and copy as HEX or RGB. Adjustable count, eyedropper, copy all as CSS variables. In-browser only.
Extract a dominant color palette from any photo or image — great for choosing brand colors, design palettes, or a blog's look and feel. Images are processed entirely in your browser and never uploaded.
Eyedropper click the image to sample a color at that point
What is the Image Color Palette Extractor?
A color palette extractor for pulling the key colors out of a photo or design you like. Drop in an image and it automatically picks the most-used dominant colors and shows them with HEX and RGB codes. Great for choosing brand colors, building a mood board or palette, or matching the look and feel of a blog or slide deck. Set how many colors to extract, from 3 to 16, and each color shows roughly how much of the image it covers (%). Click a swatch to copy its HEX instantly, or copy the whole palette at once as a HEX list, RGB list, CSS variables, or an array — ready to paste into code. Need the exact color at a specific spot? Use the eyedropper to click any pixel of the image. Everything is processed in your browser, so your image is never uploaded. Free, with no installation or signup.
How to use
- Drop the image to extract colors from, or click to choose it.
- Adjust the number of colors with the slider.
- Click a swatch to copy its HEX, or "Copy all" to grab the whole palette.
- Need a specific spot? Click the image in the eyedropper area below.
Image Color Palette Extractor guide
How this tool is used in real work, and what to watch out for.
How the dominant colors are chosen
The tool shrinks the image, groups each pixel's color with similar ones (quantization), and takes the average color of the most frequent groups as the dominant colors. So the colors that set the overall mood rise to the top, and the % next to each is roughly how much of the image that color covers.
It's fast and intuitive, but an approximation. For very precise palettes, extract more colors and compare, or use the eyedropper to pick the exact color at a spot.
- More colors surfaces subtle tones; fewer keeps just the core colors.
- Click a swatch to copy its HEX, or "Copy all" to grab the whole palette.
- The CSS-variables format copies as :root { --color-1 … } for pasting into a stylesheet.
When to use it
Pull brand colors from a single photo to keep logos and banners consistent, turn a mood board into code, or match a blog or deck's background and accent colors to a photo's tone.
Because everything runs in your browser, you can safely extract colors from unpublished designs or personal photos. To convert a HEX code between formats, pair it with the color converter.
Frequently asked questions
How are the dominant colors chosen?
The image is shrunk, similar colors are grouped, and the most frequent groups are picked as dominant colors. It's an approximation and may differ slightly from precise design tools.
Can I use it as CSS variables?
Yes. Choose the "CSS variables" copy format to get :root { --color-1: … } ready to paste into a stylesheet. HEX list, RGB, and array formats are also available.
I only want the color of a specific spot.
Click the image in the eyedropper area below to sample and copy the exact HEX/RGB color at that point.
Is my image uploaded to a server?
No. All processing happens in your browser and your image is never sent to or stored on a server.