Image Color Extractor
Extract the dominant colors from any image right in your browser. Drop a photo and get a copy-ready hex palette. Your image never leaves your device.
Runs in your browser — nothing uploaded
Drop an image, or click to choose
JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF — processed entirely in your browser
Pull the dominant colors out of any photo or graphic to build a palette. Drop in an image and the tool finds its most common colors and gives you copy-ready hex codes — perfect for matching a brand, theming a site, or sampling colors from inspiration.
Private by design — your data never leaves your device
How to use it
No account, no upload — it all happens on your device.
1
Drag an image onto the drop zone, or click to choose a file.
2
The dominant colors appear next to a preview of your image.
3
Click any swatch to copy its hex code, or use Copy all.
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Paste the colors into your design tool or stylesheet.
What you can do with an extracted palette
Common reasons to sample colors from an image.
| Use case | How it helps |
|---|---|
| Brand matching | Pull exact colors from a logo or product photo. |
| Theme design | Build a site palette from a hero image or mood board. |
| Art and illustration | Sample a reference image's color story before painting. |
Tips for a cleaner palette
- Crop to what matters.If you only want colors from one object, crop the image first so the background doesn't dominate the count.
- Busy images yield busy palettes. Photos with many colors produce a broader spread; flat illustrations give tighter, more usable sets.
- Check contrast before shipping.Dominant colors aren't automatically accessible together — verify text and background pairs meet contrast guidelines.
Frequently asked
How does it pick the colors?
The tool samples the pixels of your image, groups similar colors together, and ranks them by how often they appear. The most common color groups become your palette, averaged to a clean hex value each.
Is my image uploaded to a server?
No. Your image is read and analyzed entirely in your browser using an HTML canvas. It is never uploaded, stored, or sent anywhere.
What image formats work?
Anything your browser can display — JPG, PNG, WebP, and GIF all work. Transparent pixels are ignored so they don't skew the palette.