Design Colors
Color Palette Generator
Generate palettes that stay balanced across UI states, brand accents, and marketing visuals.
The Color Palette Generator creates a coordinated set of colors from a single base. It uses classic harmony rules like analogous, complementary, triad, and monochrome to produce palettes that feel balanced across UI states and brand accents.
Palette preview
Copy individual colors or export the full palette for CSS variables.
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What this tool does
The Color Palette Generator creates a coordinated set of colors from a single base. It uses classic harmony rules like analogous, complementary, triad, and monochrome to produce palettes that feel balanced across UI states and brand accents. The tool also outputs copy-ready HEX values and CSS variables to speed up design and development handoff.
When to use this tool
Use it when you need a quick, coherent palette for a new product, marketing landing page, or UI refresh. It is especially helpful before checking contrast in Contrast Checker, converting formats in Color Converter, or extracting inspiration from real images in Image Palette Extractor. It also works well for sketching color systems before committing to a full brand guide.
How it works
The tool converts the base color into an internal color model and then rotates hue or adjusts saturation and lightness according to the selected scheme. It spreads those values across a configurable number of steps and renders the results as a palette. Each swatch is exportable so you can paste the values into CSS variables or design tokens.
Example use case
You are designing a dashboard and want a calm, cohesive UI. Choose a blue base color, set the scheme to monochrome, and generate a five-color set. Use the lightest swatch for cards, mid-tones for buttons, and the darkest swatch for text accents. Copy the CSS variables and drop them directly into your stylesheet.
Use cases
- Create a starter palette for a new product or landing page.
- Generate a monochrome set for subtle UI surfaces and backgrounds.
- Build complementary accent colors for buttons and highlights.
Notes & limitations
Generated palettes are a starting point, not a substitute for real usability checks. Always validate contrast with your actual typography and layout. Color appearance varies across devices and profiles, so test on real screens. The tool focuses on perceptual harmony, but you may still need to fine-tune a palette for accessibility or brand requirements.
If you are designing for multiple themes, consider generating separate palettes for light and dark contexts. A palette that feels balanced on a white background may lose clarity on dark surfaces. Save multiple variants so you can compare them in real components before final selection.
