Color Palette Generator
Create beautiful, harmonious color palettes for your designs. Choose a base color and generate complementary, triadic, analogous, and more color schemes.
Generated Palettes
Complementary (Opposite colors, high contrast)
Triadic (Three evenly spaced colors, vibrant)
Analogous (Adjacent colors, harmonious)
Split Complementary (Base + two adjacent to opposite)
Tetradic (Double complementary, four colors)
Monochromatic (Same hue, different lightness)
Understanding Color Harmonies
Complementary
Colors opposite on the color wheel. Creates maximum contrast and visual impact. Best for call-to-action buttons and highlighting important elements.
Triadic
Three colors evenly spaced on the wheel. Offers strong visual contrast while maintaining harmony. Great for bold, vibrant designs.
Analogous
Colors adjacent on the wheel. Creates serene and comfortable designs. Perfect for nature-themed or calm interfaces.
Monochromatic
Variations in lightness and saturation of a single hue. Creates a clean, elegant look. Ideal for minimalist designs.
Design Tips
60-30-10 Rule: Use your dominant color for 60% of the design, secondary for 30%, and accent for 10%.
Accessibility: Ensure sufficient contrast between text and background colors (WCAG recommends 4.5:1 for normal text).
Brand Consistency: Use your generated palette consistently across all brand materials for recognition.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I use the color palette generator?
Simply select a base color using the color picker or enter a HEX code. The tool will automatically generate five different types of color harmonies based on your selection: Complementary, Triadic, Analogous, Split Complementary, and Monochromatic. You can click on any generated color to copy its HEX code to your clipboard.
What is a complementary color scheme?
A complementary color scheme uses two colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel (e.g., red and green, or blue and orange). This creates a high-contrast, vibrant look that is great for making elements stand out, like call-to-action buttons.
How can I export the generated palette?
Currently, you can easily copy individual colors by clicking on them. We are working on adding a feature to export the entire palette as CSS variables, a JSON file, or an image in a future update.