Color Palette Generator

How to use

1. Pick base color — Choose your starting color
2. Select scheme — Choose a color harmony
3. Use palette — Click any color to copy its HEX value

What Is a Color Palette Generator?

A color palette generator creates harmonious color combinations from a single base color using color theory. It applies mathematical relationships on the color wheel to produce palettes that naturally look good together.

Color Harmony Types

• Complementary: Two colors opposite on the wheel. High contrast, energetic.
• Analogous: Three adjacent colors. Harmonious, calming.
• Triadic: Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart). Vibrant, balanced.
• Split-complementary: Base + two colors adjacent to its complement. Softer contrast.
• Tetradic: Four colors forming a rectangle. Rich, diverse.

Building Design Systems

Start with a brand color, generate a palette, then create tints (add white) and shades (add black) for each color. This gives you a complete design system with primary, secondary, accent, and neutral colors — all mathematically harmonious.

Privacy

All generation runs in your browser.

Convert colors with Color Converter. Build gradients with CSS Gradient Generator.

Frequently asked questions

What are color schemes?

Color schemes are harmonious combinations based on the color wheel: complementary (opposite), analogous (adjacent), triadic (evenly spaced by 120°), etc.

How are the extra colors generated?

Beyond the scheme colors, the tool generates lighter and darker variants of your base color for a complete palette.

Can I use these commercially?

Yes. Colors generated from mathematical relationships are not copyrightable.

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