Image Color Palette Extractor

Drop an image to pull its dominant color and a full palette — copy each swatch as HEX, RGB, or HSL, or export CSS variables and Tailwind colors. It never leaves your browser.

The Image Color Palette Extractor decodes your image and analyzes its colors entirely in your browser. The picture is never uploaded — no image data or extracted colors are sent to ArrayKit.

Open the Image Color Picker

About Image Color Palette Extractor

The Image Color Palette Extractor turns any picture into a usable color scheme. Drop or choose a photo, logo, screenshot, or design mockup and it surfaces the single dominant color plus a palette of the most prominent shades across the image. Every swatch is shown as HEX, RGB, and HSL, so you can lift a value straight into CSS, a design token, or a paint bucket. Dial the palette size from four to twelve colors, copy an individual swatch or all the HEX codes at once, or grab a ready-made CSS :root variables block and a Tailwind colors snippet for your theme. It is built for designers, front-end developers, and anyone matching a brand palette from an image. The picture is decoded and its colors are read on your device — nothing is uploaded.

Features

How to use the Image Color Palette Extractor

  1. Click the drop zone or drag an image file onto it
  2. Read the dominant color and the extracted palette swatches
  3. Switch swatches between HEX, RGB, and HSL, or change the palette size
  4. Copy an individual swatch, all HEX codes, or the CSS or Tailwind block

Example

Input

Uploaded: brand-hero.png (blue / green / red artwork)

Output

:root {
  --color-1: #2563eb;
  --color-2: #10b981;
  --color-3: #ef4444;
}

A three-color palette becomes a copy-ready CSS variables block.

Common errors & troubleshooting

Frequently asked questions

How many colors can I extract from an image?
You can pull four to twelve colors into the palette, plus the single dominant color shown on its own. Change the palette size at any time and the swatches, CSS variables, and Tailwind block update instantly.
What is the difference between the dominant color and the palette?
The dominant color is the one most representative color of the whole image, shown with its HEX, RGB, and HSL. The palette is a set of the most prominent colors across the picture, ordered by how much they stand out.
Can I export the palette as CSS variables or Tailwind colors?
Yes. The tool generates a :root block of --color-N custom properties and a Tailwind colors object keyed palette-1, palette-2, and so on. Copy either with one click and paste it into your project.
Which image formats can I extract a palette from?
PNG, JPEG, WebP, SVG, GIF, AVIF, BMP, and ICO all work. Drop or choose the file and the palette is generated from the decoded pixels in your browser.
How do I build a palette that matches my brand?
Upload your logo, a product photo, or a screenshot of your site. The extractor surfaces the most prominent colors so you can lock in brand HEX values, then export them as CSS variables or Tailwind tokens.
Why did two of my swatches come out almost identical?
Images dominated by one hue produce several close shades. Reduce the palette size to merge them, or choose an image with more color variety for a broader spread.

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