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Extract image colors
Extract an approximate palette of dominant colors from an image.
Processing happens in your browser; we do not upload your file.
ActiveImageFree
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Embeddable code: coming soon
Coming soon: this section will be available when the tool moves to its next phase.
API: coming soon
An endpoint to use this tool from your backend; not available yet. Meanwhile, the Embeddable code runs in your browser with no server.
About this tool
Extract image colors analyzes a local image and returns an approximate dominant color palette.
How to use
- Select a PNG, JPG/JPEG or WebP image.
- Review the detected type, size and dimensions.
- Choose the color count: 4, 6, 8 or 12.
- Extract the palette and review HEX, RGB and approximate percentage.
- Copy individual values or download the palette as TXT or JSON.
Use cases
- Get base colors for an interface.
- Pull HEX/RGB references from a brand image.
- Create a quick palette from a photo or screenshot.
Limits
- Colors are an estimate based on local sampling.
- It does not promise perfect precision or an exact palette.
- Fully transparent pixels are ignored.
- Maximum image size: 15 MB.
Privacy
Processing happens in your browser — we don't upload your files.
Common errors
- A file that is not PNG, JPG or WebP.
- A damaged image or one the browser cannot decode.
- An image with no visible pixels after fully transparent pixels are ignored.
Technical notes
- Analysis uses browser canvas.
- Up to 50,000 pixels are sampled.
- The palette uses simple RGB quantization and frequency ordering.
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Technical details
- ID
- image-color-extractor
- Slug
- /en/tools/extract-image-colors
- Backend
- Not required
- AI
- Not required
- API
- Planned