Free browser tool

Image color palette extractor

Extract frequent colors from an image and show HEX codes and approximate shares.

Input and settings

How to use it

Group nearby image colors, rank the groups by frequency, and show the top 5, 8, 12 or 16 as a palette with HEX codes and percentages.

Choose an image.
Select 5, 8, 12 or 16 palette colors.
Run extraction, then select any swatch to copy its HEX code.

Analysis size: Large images are reduced before analysis
Sampling: Uses a lighter working sample for speed
Grouping: Similar shades are combined
Transparent pixels: Alpha below 32 is excluded

An 8-color palette means eight common color groups

The tool does not list every exact pixel color. It combines nearby colors first, then returns the eight most frequent groups.

The displayed percentages are based on the selected top color groups, so they should be treated as a practical palette guide rather than a forensic full-image color census.

More palette colors preserve more nuance

Five colors emphasize broad visual themes, while sixteen can retain smaller accents and tonal differences.

Similar shades are grouped before the top colors are chosen

Slightly different shades that look nearly the same are combined so a photograph does not waste the palette on tiny variations of one visual color.

Large images are reduced for faster palette extraction

The tool analyzes a lighter working version of large images to keep processing practical in the browser. Treat the percentages as useful visual estimates rather than exact full-resolution measurements.

Invisible transparent colors are filtered out

Pixels with alpha below 32 are ignored so hidden RGB data in transparent regions is less likely to contaminate the palette.