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Image color palette, free

Pull the main colors out of a JPG, PNG, WebP or AVIF and copy their hex codes, right in your browser. For swatch cards, CSS and hundreds at once, Hangar runs on your Mac or PC.

Drop an image here JPG, PNG, WebP or AVIF, up to 50 MB

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Colors
More settings
Images per run
1 hereNo limit in Hangar
File size
50 MB hereAny size
Formats
4 herePlus HEIC, TIFF, RAW and SVG

Palettes for every image in a folder.

Hangar saves each palette as a swatch card, CSS or JSON, for one image or hundreds.

The file from the run in the recording

  • Lumen-Autumn-Campaign-palette.png, exported by Color palette in Hangar
    Lumen-Autumn-Campaign-palette.png952×372 PNG, 32 KB

How it works

How to extract a color palette from an image

  1. 1 Start from

    • JPG
    • PNG
    • WebP
    • AVIF
    • HEIC
    • TIFF
    • GIF
    • BMP

    Drop your reference images

    JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, TIFF, SVG and camera RAW all work.

  2. 2 Set it

    • Swatch card
    • CSS
    • JSON

    Set how many colors

    Pick 2 to 12. The preview shows the exact colors you will get, largest share first.

  3. 3 Export

    • PNG (swatch card)
    • CSS
    • JSON

    Get a card and the code

    A PNG swatch card, plus CSS variables, JSON or both, named after each image.

New to Hangar? How to run a tool, step by step

Choose what you get

A card to share. Code to use.

Colors are ranked by how much of the image they cover. The card and both files list them in the same order, so the first swatch is always the biggest share.

  • Swatch card

    Start here

    Each color with its hex code, share and a plain name.

    Best for moodboards and client decks.

  • CSS

    Variables named --color-1, --color-2 and so on.

    Best for pasting straight into a stylesheet.

  • JSON

    Hex, RGB, coverage and a basic color name for every swatch.

    Best for your own scripts and design tokens.

Every setting, explained in the Color palette guide Colors · Swatch card · Data exports

Who uses it

Who uses Color palette

  • Designers

    A brand palette from a moodboard

    Pull five to eight colors from each reference photo and compare them side by side.

  • Developers

    Theme colors as CSS variables

    Turn a hero image or a client logo into variables you can paste into a stylesheet.

  • Photographers

    Colors straight from a RAW shot

    Read the palette of a frame without exporting it first, for a print or a gallery theme.

    Hangar for photographers

One app, one payment

Color palette is one of 74 tools.

The same app converts, compresses, resizes and cleans up photos, and does the same kind of work for PDFs, video and audio. One payment covers every tool.

A typical routine

Where Color palette fits

  1. Step 1Crop image
  2. Step 2Color palette
  3. Step 3Gradients

Crop down to the product so the backdrop does not take over, pull its palette, then build a matching backdrop in Gradients.

The alternative

Why not use a free palette website?

Palette sites are free and let you nudge colors by hand. They work one image at a time, and they live in a browser tab.

ComparedPalette websitesHangar
Images at onceUsually oneA whole batch, one palette each
RAW, HEIC and SVGOften JPG and PNG onlyAll read directly
Works offlineNoYes
Same image, same paletteVaries by siteAlways, run after run
Swatch files for design appsSome sites export themA PNG card, CSS and JSON only

Questions

Before you download

More answers in the help center.

Is it really free?

Every tool is free for 3 days, with no account and no card. After that, Hangar is a one-time payment from $45, with updates for the version you buy. There is no subscription.

Will I get the same palette if I run it again?

Yes. The same image with the same number of colors always gives the same palette.

Does a transparent background count as a color?

No. See-through pixels are skipped, so a logo on transparency gives the colors of the logo only.

Can it save swatch files for design apps?

No. You get a PNG card, CSS and JSON. Copy any hex code from the card into your design app.

How many colors can it pull?

Anywhere from 2 to 12. If an image has fewer distinct colors than you ask for, it returns the ones that are really there.

Can I use the palette in my design tools?

Yes. Read any hex code off the card, use the CSS variables on the web, or load the JSON into your own tools.

Does it show the hex codes?

Yes. The swatch card lists each color with its hex value and how much of the image it covers.

Does anything get uploaded?

No. Your files are processed on your computer and never sent anywhere. Hangar sends anonymous usage counts to improve the app, never file names or contents, and you can turn that off in Settings.

Does one license cover Mac and Windows?

Yes. A license works on any mix of Mac and Windows computers. Solo covers 1 computer, Crew 3 and Fleet 10.

Try Color palette free for 3 days.

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