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Upload any photo, screenshot, or graphic and this tool instantly extracts the full color palette — every dominant hue, shade, and accent color present in the image, displayed as color swatches with copyable hex codes. Whether you're a designer matching brand colors, a developer grabbing values from a mockup, or an artist analyzing a painting, FlipperFile's color palette extractor does it in seconds, entirely in your browser with no account required.
How to Extract a Color Palette from an Image
- Click Choose Image or drag and drop your photo, PNG, JPG, WebP, or GIF into the upload area.
- The tool instantly analyzes the image and displays the top 8–12 dominant colors as swatches.
- Use the color count slider to show more or fewer colors in the palette (4 to 16).
- Click any color swatch to copy the hex code to your clipboard in one click.
- Use the Export button to download the full palette as a PNG swatch sheet or copy all hex codes at once.
Why Use Flipper File to Extract Image Colors?
- Full palette, not just one color — Unlike a basic dominant color finder, this tool returns 8–12 distinct colors that represent the complete visual range of your image.
- One-click hex copy — Click any swatch and the hex code is instantly on your clipboard, ready to paste into CSS, Figma, Photoshop, or anywhere else.
- Works on any image format — Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, and SVG uploads.
- 100% browser-based — Your images are analyzed on your device. Nothing is sent to a server. Your files stay completely private.
- Adjustable palette size — Control how many colors are extracted, from 4 for minimal palettes to 16 for deep color analysis.
- Export your palette — Download the color swatches as a shareable PNG, or copy all hex codes at once for use in your project.
- No login or account — Open the page and start extracting. Completely free, no sign-up.+
Frequently Asked Questions
What image formats are supported?
The color palette extractor supports JPG, JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, and SVG image files. For best results, use a full-resolution image rather than a heavily compressed thumbnail.
How does the color extraction work?
The tool uses a median-cut quantization algorithm applied to the image's pixel data via the HTML5 Canvas API. It samples every pixel, groups similar colors together, and returns the most representative color from each group. This produces a clean, distinct palette rather than a list of nearly identical shades.
Is my image uploaded to a server?
No. All processing happens locally in your browser using JavaScript and the Canvas API. Your image is never sent to FlipperFile's servers. This also means the tool works offline once the page has loaded.
What's the difference between this and the Dominant Color Finder?
The Dominant Color Finder returns a single most-common color. This tool extracts a full palette of 8–12 (or more) distinct colors, showing the complete visual range of your image — including accent colors and shadows that a single-color tool would miss.
Can I use this to extract colors from a logo or brand image?
Yes — this is one of the most common uses. Upload your logo or a brand photo to get a precise color palette for your style guide. The extracted hex codes can be used directly in CSS, design software, or documentation.
Why do some colors look similar in my palette?
The number of perceptually distinct colors in an image depends on the image itself. A photograph of a blue sky will naturally produce a palette dominated by similar shades of blue. Use the color count slider to reduce the palette size, which forces the algorithm to merge similar shades into fewer, more distinct colors.
Can I extract colors from a screenshot?
Yes. Screenshots are treated like any other image. This is useful for extracting colors from websites, app UIs, or digital mockups where you don't have access to the original design file.
How do I use the extracted colors in CSS?
Click any color swatch to copy its hex code (e.g., #228fcb). Paste it directly into your CSS as a color value: color: #228fcb; or background-color: #228fcb;. You can also use the "Copy All" button to grab the full list of hex codes at once.