What is it
Color Palette Generator is a free online tool that creates ready-made color sets for you to use in design projects, websites, presentations and social media. Instead of choosing one color at a time and hoping they match, the tool assembles a complete palette at once, showing the HEX code of each tone (that value in the #FFFFFF format that programs and websites understand).
You can generate completely random palettes, to get inspired from scratch, or harmonic palettes, in which the colors are calculated to talk to each other in a way that is pleasing to the eye. One of the most useful parts is being able to lock the colors you already like: this way, when generating new combinations, the locked tones remain in place and only the others change. You can also adjust each color individually and copy the HEX value with one click, without having to decorate anything.
It's a practical option for those who work with visual identity, for those who are setting up a website and want a beautiful combination, or simply for those who need ideas for colors that match without installing programs.
How to use
Using the generator is simple and takes just a few seconds:
- Generate a palette: when opening the tool, a combination of colors already appears on the screen. Click the generate (or update) button to see new options whenever you want.
- Choose the style: select between a random palette, for a lot of variation, or harmonic, for tones that follow a more predictable harmony.
- Lock what you like: click the padlock (or lock button) on the colors you want to keep fixed. The rest continue to change with each new generation.
- Adjust if necessary: refine any color until you reach the exact tone you imagined.
- Copy the HEX code: click on the color value to copy it and paste it directly into your editor, Canva, the website's CSS or wherever you need it.
Tips
- Use the locked colors to start from a tone of your brand and discover combinations around it.
- Write down the HEX codes of the palettes you liked the most to reuse later.
- For texts, choose strong contrasts between the color of the background and the font, ensuring good reading.
Common question: what is the HEX code? It's the standard way to represent a color on the web, with six characters after the # symbol. Simply copy this value to reproduce the same color in any design tool or website code.