Palette Generator
Generate beautiful color palettes from a base color with live preview.
What does Palette Generator do?
Palette Generator creates harmonious color palettes from a single base color. Choose from 6 color harmony schemes: analogous, complementary, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, and monochromatic. Includes a shades generator for creating lightness variations of any color.
Use Cases
- •Creating harmonious color schemes for web design
- •Generating brand color palettes from a primary color
- •Building accessible color systems with proper contrast
- •Exploring color theory and harmony relationships
- •Generating shades for UI component theming
How to Use
- 1Pick a base color using the color picker or enter a hex code
- 2Select a color harmony scheme from the dropdown
- 3Toggle "Shades" to view lightness variations instead
- 4Click any color swatch to copy its hex value
- 5Use the gradient strip to preview the full palette
Frequently Asked Questions
What is color harmony?
Color harmony refers to aesthetically pleasing arrangements of colors based on their relationships on the color wheel. Different schemes (analogous, complementary, etc.) create different moods and visual effects.
How many colors are generated per scheme?
Most schemes generate 5-8 colors. Analogous produces 5, complementary produces 6, triadic up to 8, split-complementary 5, tetradic 6, and monochromatic 6 shades.