Best Colour Palette Generators in 2026
Build a palette from a prompt, an image, or a set of colours, then check whether the result fits the way you work. Compared on palette methods and image extraction, these tools include options such as Coolors, KColor, and Colorfool. Look at export formats and saved palettes if you need to move a colour set between projects or return to it later. Accessibility checks, brand colour libraries, and print colour support can help narrow the choices for particular uses. Free plan and Paid from details offer a way to compare costs. The ranked entries also include Color Palette Generator AI and Pantone Connect Palette Generator.
31 colour palette generators ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 KColor Top pick · 8.8 Free plan · Free
#2 Pantone Connect Palette Generator Runner-up · 8.8 Free plan · $7.50/mo
#3 Coolors Also great · 8.7 Free plan · $3/mo
- Free plan extensionWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- both
- Image extraction
- Yes
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- SCSS, CSS, Tailwind, Bootstrap, Radix, JSON, CSV, PNG, SVG, ASE, Hex, OKLCH, HSL, RGB, Display-P3
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free planFree trial AndroidextensioniOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- both
- Image extraction
- Yes
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$7.50/mofirst paid tier About Pantone Connect Palette GeneratorVisit site - Free plan extensioniOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 3 /mo
- Palette methods
- both
- Image extraction
- Yes
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- PDF, image, CSS, ASE, SVG, code, Tailwind, Procreate
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$3/mofirst paid tier About CoolorsVisit site - Free planFree trial extensionWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 3.1 /mo
- Palette methods
- both
- Image extraction
- Yes
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- HEX, RGB, HSL, LAB, LCH, OKLAB, OKLCH
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$0.26/mofirst paid tier About ColorDesignerVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- both
- Image extraction
- Yes
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- CSS, SCSS, Tailwind, Figma/Tokens, JSON, Sketch, CMYK, PNG, ASE, .sketchpalette, .swatches, .pptx
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- both
- Image extraction
- Yes
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- CSS custom properties, Tailwind config, W3C design tokens JSON, shadcn/ui theme, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, generic agent format
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- both
- Image extraction
- Yes
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- PNG, CSV, array, URL, HEX, RGB, HSL
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- both
- Image extraction
- Yes
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- HEX, RGB, CSS, PNG
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- generate
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- Config, Output, Tailwind, CSS, OKLCH, Swift
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- generate
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- JSON, CSS
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Palette methods
- both
- Image extraction
- Yes
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- SVG, Tableau (XML), CSS, JavaScript, design tokens, CSV
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Palette methods
- generate
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- SVG, Figma, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, Tailwind CSS, Style Dictionary, Design Tokens, Raw; color formats: HEX, HSL, RGB, CMYK, LCH, OKLCH
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- generate
- Export formats
- HEX, RGB, HCL, LAB, CSS, JavaScript
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- both
- Image extraction
- Yes
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- CSS variables, Tailwind, SCSS, JSON
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- generate
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- HEX, CSS custom properties
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- generate
- Image extraction
- No
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- CSS custom properties
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- extract
- Image extraction
- Yes
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- both
- Image extraction
- Yes
- Export formats
- PNG, JSON
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Palette methods
- generate
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- CSV, Penpot native JSON, CSS variables
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- generate
- Image extraction
- No
- Accessibility checks
- No
- Export formats
- CSS, SVG, PNG, URL
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Palette methods
- generate
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- Android XML, SCSS
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Palette methods
- generate
- Image extraction
- No
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- Code, JSON, PowerShell
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Web
- Palette methods
- extract
- Image extraction
- Yes
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- extract
- Image extraction
- Yes
- Accessibility checks
- Yes
- Export formats
- CSS variables, Tailwind CSS
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Windows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Palette methods
- generate
- Image extraction
- No
- Accessibility checks
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
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Questions about this list
Which colour palette generator is ranked first on ThatPainter?
KColor is ranked #1 of 31 with a score of 8.8. Pantone Connect Palette Generator is second and Coolors third.
How many of these have a free plan?
19 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, ColorDesigner has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.26/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: platforms (desktop, iPad, Android), a free version or trial, the price of a licence and how complete its documentation is. Paid placements never change a rank.