Palette Extractor
ImagePull a color palette from any image for your brand or overlay.
Palette Extractor reads the dominant colours out of any image and hands you the hex codes. Drop in a screenshot, a photo or a piece of key art and you get a usable palette in seconds — handy for matching a thumbnail to a game's colours, building a brand palette from a mood board, or pulling an accent colour out of a product shot. The image is analysed pixel-by-pixel on your device and never uploaded.
Why use Palette Extractor
100% private
Your image files are processed locally and never uploaded.
Instant
No upload or download wait — it runs at the speed of your device.
Free to start
Use it free every day; go Pro for unlimited runs.
No install
Works in any modern browser. No sign-up to begin.
How to use Palette Extractor
- 1Drop in an image
Any photo, screenshot or piece of artwork you want the colours from.
- 2Choose how many colours
Pick the number of swatches; the tool clusters the image's pixels to find the ones that genuinely dominate.
- 3Copy the hex codes
Each swatch shows its hex value and how much of the image it covers — click to copy.
Frequently asked questions
How does it choose the colours?
It clusters the image's pixels and returns the centres of the largest groups, so you get the colours that genuinely dominate the picture rather than whatever happens to sit under a few sample points. Each swatch also shows what share of the image it covers.
How many colours can I extract?
You choose — a handful for a tight brand palette, or more when you want the full range of a photograph. Fewer colours give broader, more usable brand tones; more colours surface subtler shades that only appear in small areas.
Can I get the hex codes out?
Yes. Every swatch shows its hex value, and clicking copies it ready to paste into CSS, a design tool or a brand document. RGB values are shown alongside.
Is the image uploaded to analyse it?
No. The pixels are read straight from the image in your browser and the clustering runs on your device, so unreleased artwork or a client's photography never leaves your machine.