Coolors
The super fast color palette generator for designers and creators
About Coolors
Coolors is a lightning-fast, intuitive color palette generator used by over 2 million designers and creators. Generate beautiful color schemes instantly by pressing the spacebar, extract palettes from images, check contrast for accessibility compliance, create gradients, and explore millions of community-created palettes. Available as a web app and iOS app with export options for multiple design formats.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Incredibly fast and intuitive interface — generate palettes with a single spacebar press
- Generous free tier with core palette generation, contrast checker, and color picker tools
- Over 10 million community palettes to explore and draw inspiration from
- Comprehensive accessibility tools including WCAG contrast checking for inclusive design
- Multiple export formats (PDF, SVG, PNG, SCSS, URL) for seamless integration into any workflow
- Image color extraction makes it easy to build palettes from existing brand assets or photos
Cons
- Free plan limits palettes to 5 colors and only 10 saved palettes
- Some users report billing issues and difficulty canceling Pro subscriptions
- Can feel overwhelming for beginners unfamiliar with color theory concepts
- No native desktop app — web-based only with an iOS mobile app
- Limited collaboration features for teams compared to full design tools like Figma
Key Features
Instant Palette Generator
Generate beautiful color palettes instantly by pressing the spacebar, with options to lock colors, adjust hues, and fine-tune individual shades.
Image Color Extraction
Upload any image and automatically extract a cohesive color palette from it, perfect for matching designs to photos or branding assets.
Contrast Checker
Calculate contrast ratios between text and background colors following WCAG AA and AAA accessibility standards for inclusive design.
Gradient Maker
Create smooth gradients between colors, browse trending gradients, and export gradient palettes in CSS and other formats.
Palette Visualizer
Preview your color palettes on real design mockups to see how they look in context before applying them to projects.
AI Color Suggestions
Chat with an AI-powered bot to get intelligent color suggestions and palette recommendations based on your design needs.
Color Picker & Info
Get detailed color information including meaning, usage examples, variations, accessibility data, and format conversions.
Explore Palettes
Browse and search over 10 million community-created color palettes with filters for trending, popular, and specific color themes.
Export & Integration
Export palettes in multiple formats including PDF, SVG, PNG, SCSS, and direct URL sharing for seamless workflow integration.
Collections & Projects
Organize saved palettes into collections and projects with unlimited storage on Pro for efficient design asset management.
Pricing
- Generate palettes up to 5 colors
- Save up to 10 palettes
- Basic color tools
- Explore community palettes
- Color picker & contrast checker
- Generate palettes up to 10 colors
- Unlimited saved palettes
- Unlimited collections & projects
- AI-powered palette generation
- Advanced export formats
- Ad-free experience
- Priority support
- Everything in Pro Monthly
- Billed at $36/year
- Save 40% vs monthly billing
Best For
Brand Color Development
Quickly generate and refine cohesive color palettes for new brand identities, logos, and marketing materials.
Web & UI Design
Create accessible color schemes for websites and apps with built-in contrast checking against WCAG standards.
Mood Board Creation
Extract colors from inspiration images and photos to build mood boards and visual direction for creative projects.
Presentation & Marketing Design
Generate harmonious color palettes for slide decks, social media graphics, and print collateral.
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