Image Color Palette Extractor

Last reviewed: 2026-07-21

Choose a local image and extract its top HEX colors straight from the pixels. Pick how many colors to return - 5, 8, 12, or 16 - then click Extract Palette to get clickable swatches you can copy.

Key features

Samples the top HEX colors from your image on an HTML5 canvas in the browser.
Returns 5, 8, 12, or 16 colors - pick the count before you extract.
Copies any swatch or the full formatted palette to your clipboard with one click.
Opens the local file directly in the browser, with nothing uploaded to a server.
Builds the result entirely on your device, so the image never leaves it and no account is required.

When to use it

Pulling a brand or design-system palette from a reference photo.
Grabbing exact HEX values from a screenshot or artwork for CSS or a mockup.
Turning a single picture into a short, ready-to-paste color list.

Compare with sibling color tools

Tool	Best for	How you pick colors
Image Color Palette Extractor	Top colors from a photo	Auto-sampled from image pixels
Color Picker	One exact shade	Manual pick on a color wheel
WCAG Contrast Checker	Text and background contrast	Enter two colors to test

Privacy and data handling

Everything runs in the browser. The image is opened locally and never uploaded to a server, the palette is built entirely client-side, and no account is required.

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Last updated: Sep 3, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Image Color Palette Extractor do?

Pick a color and read its HEX, RGB, and HSL values side by side.

When should I reach for image color palette extractor?

Copy any of the HEX, RGB, or HSL strings with one click.

What complementary tools work well alongside image color palette extractor?

For converting between color formats in bulk, see the related developer tools.