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Generate palettes, pick colors, extract from images, recolor SVGs, and build stunning gradients — all free, all instant.

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Every Color Tool You Need

Five powerful tools. One beautiful interface. Completely free, no account required.

Palette Generator

Generate harmonious 5-color palettes using color theory. Lock colors, cycle through harmony modes, undo/redo, and export to CSS, JSON, SVG, or Tailwind.

Complementary Triadic Analogous Lock & Remix
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Color Picker

Interactive color wheel with HSL/HSB picking, EyeDropper API, HEX/RGB/HSL/CMYK/LAB manual input, tints & shades scale, and WCAG contrast checking.

Color Wheel EyeDropper WCAG AA/AAA
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Image Extractor

Upload any photo and extract a 5-color palette automatically using max-distance color sampling. Drag markers to probe any region of your image.

Drag-and-Drop Pixel Probe Smart Sampling
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SVG Recolor

Upload any SVG and replace every color interactively. Global Hue, Saturation, Brightness, and Temperature sliders. Smart palette generation with luminance preservation.

Smart Recolor HSL Sliders Undo/Redo Download
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Gradient Generator

Build linear, radial, and conic CSS gradients with an interactive multi-stop drag bar, angle dial, and inline color picker. Copy the CSS code instantly.

Linear Radial Conic Copy CSS
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How It Works

Three steps to your perfect color palette, every time.

1

Choose a Tool

Select from five purpose-built color tools depending on your workflow.

2

Generate & Refine

Instantly generate color combinations, then fine-tune with sliders, lock individual colors, and apply harmony rules.

3

Export & Use

Copy HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, or CSS variables instantly. Download palettes as PNG/SVG or share via URL.

Built on Color Theory

Every palette generated by Color CEO follows proven color theory principles — not random chaos. Choose from six harmony modes to guarantee cohesive, professional results.

  • Complementary — opposites on the wheel for bold contrast
  • Analogous — neighboring hues for serene, unified looks
  • Triadic — three equally-spaced hues for vibrant balance
  • Tetradic & Split-Complementary for complex schemes
  • Monochromatic — one hue, infinite depth
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Accessibility-First Design

Every color you pick is evaluated for WCAG 2.1 contrast compliance. Know at a glance whether your text-on-background combination passes AA or AAA accessibility standards — with real-time preview.

  • WCAG 2.1 AA & AAA contrast ratio calculation
  • Color blindness simulation: Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia
  • Live text-on-background preview
  • Pass/Fail badges for every color combination
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Image Extractor

Pull Palettes Straight from Photos

Drop any image — a photograph, UI screenshot, product shot, or artwork — and Color CEO instantly extracts the 5 most perceptually distinct colors using a smart two-phase sampling algorithm.

  • Drag-and-drop, file browse, clipboard paste, or URL import
  • Farthest-point LAB color space sampling for maximum diversity
  • Draggable marker probes — pinpoint any pixel in real time
  • One click to send the extracted palette to the Palette Generator
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SVG Recolor

Recolor Any SVG in Seconds

Upload an SVG icon, illustration, or logo and overhaul its entire color scheme instantly. Pick colors individually or apply global Hue, Saturation, Brightness, and Temperature sliders across every color at once.

  • Parses every fill, stroke, and inline style in the SVG
  • Four global sliders: Hue rotation, Saturation, Brightness, Temperature
  • Smart Recolor preserves luminance — shadows stay dark, highlights stay bright
  • Full undo history + download the finished SVG in one click
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Gradient Generator

Build CSS Gradients Visually

Create stunning linear, radial, and conic CSS gradients in seconds. Drag color stops on an interactive bar, spin the angle dial, and copy production-ready CSS code with one click.

  • Linear, Radial, and Conic gradient types — switch anytime
  • Multi-stop drag bar — click to add, drag to reposition, × to remove
  • Angle dial with numeric input (0°–360°) for linear & conic
  • Inline color picker per stop — no switching between panels
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Infinite Color Possibilities

A glimpse of the beautiful palettes Color CEO can generate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! All tools — palette generator, color picker, image extractor, SVG recolor, and gradient builder — are completely free with no account needed.

Color CEO supports HEX, RGB, HSL, HSB, CMYK, LAB, LCH, XYZ, LUV, and HWB. Click any format to copy it to your clipboard instantly.

Yes. Export palettes as CSS variables, JSON, PNG image, SVG, Tailwind config, or SCSS variables. Share a palette via URL — all colors encoded in query params.

It supports JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and SVG. You can drag-and-drop, click to browse, or paste from clipboard directly in the app.

The Palette Generator includes a color blindness preview panel. Select from Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia, or Achromatopsia to see how your palette appears to people with each condition, using chromaticity matrix simulation.

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