Color Palette Extractor

Upload any image and instantly extract its dominant color palette with HEX and RGB codes.

Drop your image here

or click to browse · PNG, JPG, WebP supported

Want the full walkthrough? Read our guide: How to Extract a Color Palette from an Image

How to Extract a Color Palette from an Image

  1. Drag and drop your photo or graphic, or click to browse.
  2. The tool automatically detects the 10 most dominant colors and displays them as swatches with their HEX codes.
  3. Click any swatch to copy its HEX code, or click Copy All HEX to copy the entire palette at once.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many colors does it extract?

The 10 most dominant colors in the image, ranked by how much of the image they cover.

How do I copy a color code?

Click any individual color swatch to copy its HEX code instantly, or use Copy All HEX to copy every code from the palette at once.

Is the color palette extractor free?

Yes, completely free with no signup and no limits.

What is the palette bar below the swatches?

It's a proportional color bar — each segment's width reflects how much of the image that color actually covers, giving you a quick visual sense of the dominant color balance.

Is my image uploaded to a server?

No. Colors are extracted entirely in your browser using the Canvas API. Your image is never uploaded anywhere.

Free Color Palette Extractor -- Get Colors from Any Image

Upload any photo or graphic and instantly extract the top 10 dominant colors as HEX codes with a proportional color bar. Perfect for brand color matching, design inspiration, and building consistent color schemes from photography.

Top 10 Dominant Colors

Extracts the most prominent colors using k-means clustering for accurate results.

HEX Codes Included

Each swatch shows the HEX code. Click to copy to clipboard instantly.

Proportional Color Bar

A color bar shows how much of the image each color occupies at a glance.

No Upload

Color extraction runs entirely in your browser using the Canvas API.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does color palette extraction work?

The tool samples pixels across the image and groups them into clusters by similarity. The center of each cluster becomes one of the palette colors.

Can I use extracted colors in Figma or CSS?

Yes -- copy the HEX code from any swatch and paste it directly into Figma, Sketch, CSS, or any design tool.

How many colors does the extractor return?

Up to 10 dominant colors, ordered from most to least prominent in the image.

What types of images work best?

Photos with a limited, strong color story give the most useful palettes. Busy images with hundreds of subtle shades produce more varied results.

Related guide: How to Extract a Color Palette from an Image