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Color Palette Generator
Builds a five-color palette from a base color using standard color-harmony rules.
Why it's useful: quickly generate a coordinated color scheme for a design, website or brand from a single starting color — click any swatch to copy its hex code.
About the Color Palette Generator
The Color Palette Generator builds a five-colour scheme from one base colour using complementary, analogous, triadic or monochromatic colour-wheel rules. Click any swatch to copy its HEX code. It is a quick way to find colours that work together for a website, brand, logo, presentation or illustration.
How to use the Color Palette Generator
- Pick or enter a base colour.
- Choose a scheme: complementary, analogous, triadic or monochromatic.
- Review the five-colour palette.
- Copy the HEX codes you want to use.
Frequently asked questions
What is a complementary colour scheme?
Complementary colours sit opposite each other on the colour wheel, such as blue and orange. They create strong contrast, so they work well for highlights and calls to action.
What are analogous colours?
Colours next to each other on the wheel, such as blue, teal and green. They feel calm and harmonious.
How many colours should a brand palette have?
Usually one or two main colours, one or two accents and a few neutrals for text and backgrounds.