Find the colors your idea deserves
Free Color Palette Generator and Color Tools.
Generate a five-color palette, lock the shades worth keeping, copy exact HEX values, then test and preview the result across Colorrow’s existing tools.
Color playground
Give the palette a job before you save it.
The colors above feed this compact interface preview. Rotate their roles to see how the same palette behaves when background, surface, primary, accent, and detail colors change places.
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Palette preview
See color in context, not in isolation.
Large surfaces, text, accents, and actions can change the character of a palette even when the HEX values stay the same.
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Main tools
Move from color idea to usable output.
Each tool solves a distinct part of the workflow, with real copy, export, extraction, contrast, or preview behavior behind the link.
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Palette Generator
Generate five colors, lock favorites, edit HEX, save, share, and export.
Open Generator → 02Image Color Picker
Load an image in the browser and extract a compact palette from its pixels.
Pick image colors → 03Contrast Checker
Measure foreground/background contrast before text ships into a design.
Check contrast → 04Gradient Maker
Build a three-color linear gradient, change the angle, and copy the CSS.
Make a gradient → 05Palette Visualizer
Apply a palette to a live interface preview before committing to it.
Preview a palette → 06Saved Palettes
Reopen, copy, export, or remove palettes stored in this browser.
View saved palettes →Explore palettes
Start with a palette that already exists.
This preview loads from Colorrow’s existing palette data rather than a mock card set.
Open full Explore →Loading current palettes…
A practical workflow
Discover → Generate → Test → Visualize → Export
Colorrow is designed as a connected set of steps, so a color idea can become something you can actually use.
- DiscoverBrowse real palettesSearch by color, mood, style, use case, topic, and more.
- GenerateShape a five-color setLock useful colors and keep generating around them.
- TestCheck readable pairsMeasure text/background contrast instead of guessing.
- VisualizePut colors into an interfaceCompare roles and surfaces in a live preview.
- ExportTake the values with youCopy the palette or export CSS, TXT, and PNG from the Generator.
Advanced workflows
Go beyond swatches with tools that are already live.
Colorrow does not send you to unfinished utilities. These deeper paths combine existing tools and guides for accessibility, interface systems, and image-driven palette work.
Test a palette where readability matters.
Check exact foreground/background pairs, then use the WCAG guide to review size, states, focus indicators, and non-text contrast.
Extract source colors, then refine them.
Pull colors from an image in the browser, move the useful values into a five-color palette, and decide which shades deserve a role.
Turn HEX values into a small color system.
Preview a palette as surfaces and actions, then use semantic CSS variables so colors are named for their jobs instead of their appearance.
Learn color
Use the tools with better judgment.
Short practical guides cover accessibility, interface systems, color formats, and real design workflows. Browse all guides →
Accessibility
How to Create an Accessible Website Color Palette
Build a palette around readable combinations and interface roles.
BrandingHow to Choose Brand Colors
Move from one appealing color to a practical brand system.
DevelopmentCSS Color Variables in Design Systems
Organize colors by semantic role instead of scattered HEX values.
UI designBuild a Dark Mode Color Palette
Control surfaces, elevation, accents, and readable text in dark interfaces.
Palette collections
Browse focused, indexable collections.
Try Branding, Pastel, Nature, High Contrast, or Minimal palettes.
Branding
Structured palettes for identity systems and brand applications.
Explore BrandingNature
Greens, earth tones, and grounded combinations inspired by natural systems.
Explore NatureHigh Contrast
Strong visual separation for bold interfaces, graphics, and accessible starting points.
Explore High ContrastMinimal
Restrained neutrals and focused accents for quiet, clear layouts.
Explore MinimalCurrent guides
Practical reading from the guide library.
Use these articles when the next decision needs more context than a color picker can provide. See all guides →
Accessibility
WCAG Color Contrast Explained for Designers and Developers
Understand what a contrast ratio measures, where it applies, and what automated checking cannot prove.
ImagesHow to Extract a Useful Color Palette from a Photo
Separate dominant, supporting, and accent colors instead of treating every sampled pixel as equally useful.
Data visualizationHow to Choose Colors for Data Visualization
Plan categorical and sequential colors around distinction, hierarchy, and readable chart context.
Why Colorrow
Useful color work, without pretending the tool can make the decision for you.
Exact values, real outputs
Copy HEX values, generate CSS, export palette files, and move colors into the next step of your workflow.
Accessibility is part of the process
Use the Contrast Checker and accessibility guides to test specific color pairs. A passing pair is not a claim that an entire site is WCAG compliant.
Your saved palettes stay compatible
Saved palette and theme behavior continue to use Colorrow’s existing browser-storage contracts, so the redesign does not wipe earlier work.
Quick answers
A few things to know before you start.
What is Colorrow used for?
Colorrow is used to discover color palettes, generate HEX color combinations, check color contrast, create gradients, extract colors from images, and preview palettes for websites, apps, logos, social media graphics, presentations, packaging, and branding projects.
Can I use Colorrow palettes for commercial projects?
Yes. You can copy the HEX, RGB, or CSS values from Colorrow and use the color combinations in personal or commercial design projects, including websites, brand visuals, UI designs, posters, and marketing assets.
Why should I check color contrast?
Color contrast helps make text easier to read. The contrast checker lets you test foreground and background colors and compare the result with AA and AAA readability targets before you publish a design.
Start with color, not a template
Build a palette, then prove it works.
Generate your first set here, or open the full workspace when you need editing, harmony, saving, sharing, and export controls.