Color Palette Generator

What is the Color Palette Generator?

Generate complementary, triadic, analogous, split and tetradic color schemes. Color harmonies such as complementary and triadic schemes give balanced palettes from a single starting color.

How to use the Color Palette Generator

1. Enter your base color, your harmony.
2. Results update automatically as you type; you can also press Calculate.
3. Read the output: palette.
4. Use the 📊 chart to see the result visually, then copy or share it.

Formula and method

Where the Color Palette Generator helps in real life

You have one brand color and need accent colors for a new website. Generating complementary and analogous schemes shows options that sit well together.

You are designing slides and want a consistent look. A triadic scheme gives three distinct colors for charts and highlights.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Using every generated color at equal strength.
• Skipping a contrast check for text on each color.
• Choosing a scheme without considering what the colors mean to customers.
• Ignoring how colors look to people with color blindness.

💡 Practical tip: Many designs follow a rough 60-30-10 split: 60% neutral, 30% primary color and 10% accent.

Tips for better results

• Use one dominant color, one accent and neutral grays.
• Test text readability on every background color.
• Preview your palette with a color-blindness simulator.

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