Color Palette Extractor
Drop an image, get its dominant colors. Export as HEX, RGB, HSL, CSS variables, Tailwind config or JSON. Powered by k-means clustering — runs entirely in your browser.
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Drop an image, click to browse, or Ctrl/Cmd + V to paste
PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF — anything your browser can decode
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Does the color extractor upload my images to a server?
- No. Your image never leaves your device. Every step — decoding, pixel sampling, k-means clustering — happens entirely in your browser tab. There is no server-side component for this tool.
- What export formats are available for extracted palettes?
- You can export palettes as HEX list, RGB list, HSL list, CSS variables (ready for :root {}), Tailwind config (paste into tailwind.config.js), or JSON with HEX, RGB and color frequency percentages. All formats are one-click copy.
- How does the color extraction algorithm work?
- The tool uses k-means clustering — the same algorithm used by Adobe Color and professional tools. It samples up to 20,000 pixels from your image and groups them into clusters, finding the dominant colors. Results are sorted by frequency so the most prominent color appears first.
- What are common use cases for a color palette extractor?
- Designers use it to recreate brand palettes from screenshots, pull Tailwind configs from moodboards, match website colors to hero photos, generate design tokens from artwork, and choose accent colors for slide decks from cover images.
- Is the color extractor free? How many colors can I extract?
- The tool is completely free with no sign-up and no limits. You can extract palettes of 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 colors from any image. Since all processing runs in your browser, there are no usage caps or daily limits.