Color Palette Generator
Generate beautiful random color palettes for projects.
About Color Palette Generator
Built with designers, illustrators and brand creators in mind, the Color Palette Generator keeps every input and every result on one clean page. Because it runs in your browser with no signup, you can experiment freely - the tool just hands you clean CSS you can trust. Generate a harmonious colour palette from a base colour, with the tool offering complementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic and monochrome schemes, plus random palettes for inspiration. Designers use it to build a brand scheme, illustrators to pick a piece's colours, and the tool shows each palette with hex values ready to copy. The palette can be locked and re-rolled for variations, and a contrast check flags which pairs work for text. Because it runs locally, nothing is uploaded, and the palette can be exported as an image or CSS variables. It is the palette tool that turns one colour into a full, usable scheme. It earns its keep when building a brand palette, when finding a complementary scheme, and whenever generating a random palette for inspiration. Try it the next time a quick decision needs real numbers behind it.
How to Use the Color Palette Generator
- Open the Color Palette Generator tool above — it loads instantly in your browser.
- Enter your values in the input fields provided.
- The result updates immediately — no calculate button needed (or click Calculate where shown).
- Copy or use your result directly. Nothing is stored or sent to any server.
Key Features of Color Palette Generator
- Random generation
- Harmonious colors
- Copy hex codes
- Complementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic
- Random palette mode
- Lock and re-roll
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a color palette?
A color palette is a curated set of colors that work harmoniously together in a design. A typical palette includes primary, secondary, accent, and neutral colors.
What are the types of color schemes?
Color schemes include monochromatic (one hue + shades), analogous (adjacent on color wheel), complementary (opposite), triadic (three evenly spaced), and tetradic (four colors).
How many colors should a palette have?
A design palette typically has 3-5 colors: 1-2 primary colors, 1-2 secondary/accent colors, and neutral colors for text and backgrounds. Our generator creates balanced 5-color palettes.
What is an analogous palette?
An analogous scheme uses colours next to each other on the wheel, giving a calm, harmonious feel.
Can I export the palette as CSS variables?
Yes, the tool outputs the palette as CSS custom properties, ready to drop into a stylesheet.