Image Palette Extractor
Upload an image and extract its dominant colors as a palette. Choose 4, 6 or 8 colors and copy HEX or RGB codes with one click. Everything runs locally in your browser.
Drop an image to extract its palette
Click or drag & drop (PNG / JPG / WebP / GIF)
Done
Image Palette Extractor
How to use
- 1
Drop an image
Drop the image you want to sample, or click to pick a file.
- 2
Choose color count
Pick 4, 6 or 8 colors — dominant colors are listed by usage share.
- 3
Copy the codes
Click a swatch to copy its HEX code for use in designs or notes.
Features
- Extract dominant colors from any image (choose 4, 6 or 8)
- Show HEX and RGB codes with one-click copy
- Palette sorted by how often each color appears
- Everything computed in your browser; images are never uploaded
Use cases
Build a color scheme
Sample colors from reference images or photos as a base for sites and banners.
Reproduce a photo tone
Extract the palette of a favorite photo to guide photo or video color grading.
Inspect screenshot colors
Quickly check brand or UI colors used in a screenshot.
Details
The image is downscaled and pixel color frequencies are tallied, grouping similar colors and averaging them into representative colors sorted by usage share. From photos you can pick out key tones like sky, skin and foliage; from screenshots, the brand colors used in a UI.
Use the extracted colors as a base for website or banner color schemes, to reproduce the grading of a favorite photo, or to check the shared palette of an illustration. Pair it with the contrast checker to verify readability (WCAG compliance) between the colors you extract.
Image data is processed only in your browser and never sent to a server. This tool is meant as a guide to dominant colors — it does not enumerate every fine shade of the original image.
FAQ
How does the extraction work?
The image is downscaled, pixel color frequencies are tallied, similar colors are grouped and averaged, and the representative colors are shown by usage share.
Is the order of colors fixed?
Colors are sorted by how much area they cover in the image. A color filling the background appears first.
Does it capture every color in the image?
No. This tool surfaces dominant colors as a guide. For precise sampling of fine shades, use the eyedropper in an image editor.
Are images sent to a server?
No. Extraction happens entirely in your browser and the uploaded image is never transmitted.
Related guide
GuideHow to Choose a Color Scheme: The Basics
How to choose a color scheme: complementary, analogous, triadic and monochrome combinations, the 60-30-10 rule, and text contrast basics.
GuideHow to Create a Color Palette from an Image
Learn how to extract dominant colors from any photo or screenshot and turn them into a balanced color scheme, plus a free tool that runs entirely in your browser.
Related Tools
Color Palette Generator
Generate palettes from a base color using complementary, analogous, triadic and monochrome schemes. Copy HEX, RGB and HSL codes for your designs.
Contrast Checker
Calculate the contrast ratio between text and background colors and check WCAG conformance (AA, AAA) instantly — for readable, accessible color combinations.
Color Converter
Convert between HEX, RGB and HSL. Pick colors directly with the color picker.
Image Compressor
Compress image files and compare the result as you adjust quality and dimensions for websites or social media.
All processing happens in your browser. Your files are never uploaded.
Verified: Extraction from a two-color image, color-count change, HEX copy and the English page are covered by browser tests
Did you know?
Extract a palette from a landscape photo and the dominant colors line up by subject — sky, foliage, earth. Sampling one photo is a quick way to carry its mood into a color scheme.