UD5 Toolkit
Image Color Extractor - Online Palette from Picture
Upload an image and extract its dominant colors or full color palette. Download as a CSS snippet or color swatch. Entirely client-side, your images stay private.
Extract Perceptual Palette - Online LAB Quantization
Extract Perceptual Palette
Online LAB color space quantization – get perceptually uniform palettes from any image.
Upload Image
Drop your image here
or click to browse
Palette Settings
More samples improve accuracy but increase computation time.
Extracted Palette
Upload an image and press "Extract" to see the perceptual palette here.
Frequently Asked Questions
It uses the CIELAB color space, which is designed to be perceptually uniform, meaning that the differences between colors you see match the mathematical distances. This yields palettes that feel more balanced to the human eye compared to traditional RGB quantization.
We sample pixels from your image, convert them from sRGB to CIELAB, and then apply K‑means clustering. The cluster centers become your palette colors, ensuring that visually similar colors are grouped together in a perceptually meaningful way.
RGB distances don't match human perception; two colors that look very different might be numerically close in RGB, and vice versa. LAB minimizes this problem, producing palettes that better represent the visual importance of each color.
No. All processing happens directly in your browser using JavaScript. Your image never leaves your device.
Click on any color swatch to copy its HEX code to your clipboard. A brief notification will confirm the copy.
The tool accepts all common image formats that your browser can decode, including JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and AVIF.
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Image Color Quantizer - Online Reduce Colors to 8‑bit Palette
Reduce the number of colors in an image to a retro 8‑bit look. Uses median cut quantization in the browser. Preview and download the stylized result.
Extract Colors from Image URL - Online Palette Generator
Paste a direct link to an image and get its 5 dominant colors with hex codes. No upload, uses canvas with CORS proxy.
Image Color Palette from URL - Online Remote Photo Analysis
Enter an image URL and extract its dominant color palette. No download needed. Fast visual analysis.
Extract Color Palette from Image URL - Online Without Upload
Enter an image URL to extract a 5-color dominant palette. Avoids uploading files. Uses canvas to read remote image pixels. Fast and privacy-oriented.
Color Swatch Image Generator - Online PNG Palette
Enter hex codes and download a PNG swatch image with color names. Useful for design spec documents. Built via canvas.
Pixel Art Color Picker - Online Palette for Spriters
A dedicated color picker with common retro gaming palettes (NES, Gameboy). Pick and copy hex codes. For pixel art creators.
Image to Indexed Palette PNG - Online Reduce to 256 Colors
Convert any image into an 8‑bit indexed PNG by reducing to a custom number of colors. Vintage game look. Local quantizer.
Random Palette from Image URL - Online Surprise Colors
Enter the URL of any image and receive a random harmonious palette extracted from it. Click to regen. For quick inspiration.
Gradient Color Blindness Simulator - Online Test Palettes
Upload a gradient or enter a palette and simulate how it appears with different types of color vision deficiency. Ensure inclusive data visualization.
Image Color Picker From URL - Online Remote Picture Analyzer
Enter the URL of any online image and extract its dominant colors or pick colors with a magnifier. No upload, cross‑origin friendly.
OKLCH Color Explorer - Online Perceptually Uniform Space
Browse the OKLCH color space with sliders for lightness, chroma, and hue. See the CSS oklch() code. Modern and accessible.
GIF Optimizer - Online Reduce Size with Color Quantizer
Reduce GIF file size by lowering color count and removing duplicate frames. See side‑by‑side preview. All local.
Curated Random Color Palette - Online Designer‑Approved Sets
Get a beautiful, hand‑picked color combination instead of purely random. Each palette has a name and copyable hex codes.
Random Favicon Color Palette - Online Instant Brand
Generate a harmonious three‑color palette with a matching simple favicon shape. Perfect for quick project identity. All local.
Mosaic Pixel Art from Image - Online 8‑Bit Style Converter
Turn any photo into a mosaic of colored blocks or pixel art. Choose block size and palette. Download as PNG. Pure canvas.
Online Color Picker - Eye Dropper & Color Selection Tool
Pick colors from a palette or use the eye dropper to sample colors from your screen. Converts between HEX, RGB, HSL. An essential tool for designers.
Image Pixelator - Online Censor & Mosaic Effect Tool
Pixelate or censor parts of an image by dragging. Adjust block size for mosaic effect. Useful for hiding faces or sensitive data. Client-side processing.
Image Saturation Adjuster - Online Color Pop Editor
Increase or decrease the color saturation of your photo with a slider. Preview instantly. Download the edited image. Canvas‑based.
Color Distance ΔE Calculator - Online Perceptual Difference
Enter two hex colors and compute the CIE76, CIE94, and CIEDE2000 color difference. Understand how humans perceive color similarity.
Dominant Color Detector - Online Find Main Hue
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RGB to CIELAB Converter - Online Perceptual Color Space
Convert RGB and hex colors to CIELAB L*a*b* values. Understand perceptual lightness and chromaticity. All local math.
Color to CIELAB Converter - Online Perceptual Space
Convert hex or RGB to CIELAB L*a*b* values. Understand perceptual lightness and color opponents. Local math.
Image Color Histogram - Online RGB Channel Graph
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HSL to HEX Converter - Online Hue Saturation Lightness to Hex
Convert HSL and HSLA color specifications back to standard HEX codes. Useful when extracting colors from CSS preprocessors. Instant client-side conversion.
OKLCH Color Picker & Converter - Online Perceptive Color
Select colors in the OKLCH space with lightness, chroma, and hue. Convert to hex, RGB, and CSS oklch(). Perceptually uniform gradients.
Auto Image Enhancer - Online One‑Click Photo Fix
Automatically adjust brightness, contrast, and saturation of a photo. Click to enhance and download. Canvas‑based.
Webcam Color Detector - Online Live Hue Picker
Point your camera at an object and see the dominant color in real time. Click to copy the hex. Fun tool for designers.
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Interactively create colors in HWB space and get the CSS hwb() function. Simplifies tint/shade workflows. Live preview.
Photo to Watercolor Effect - Online Soft Art Filter
Apply a soft watercolor painting effect to your photo. Adjust brush size and color intensity. Download the result. Local canvas.