Introducing Color Palette Generator

Color Palette Generator is now live on Tools.Town — a tool that applies color theory to generate harmonious 5-color palettes from any base color you provide, across six harmony modes.

Pick your brand color, choose a harmony mode, and get a palette that’s mathematically balanced — ready to use in your UI, design system, or presentation.

What Does It Do?

Complementary

Two colors opposite on the color wheel. High contrast, great for CTAs and alert states.

Analogous

Three adjacent colors on the wheel. Naturally harmonious — ideal for backgrounds and gradients.

Triadic

Three evenly spaced colors. Vibrant and balanced — popular for bold, energetic brand palettes.

Lock any swatch before regenerating — your favorite colors stay put while the rest are recalculated.

How It Works

Pick a base color

Enter a HEX value or use the color picker to set your starting color — usually your brand primary.

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Choose harmony

Select a harmony mode: complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, or monochromatic.

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Lock & refine

Lock any swatches you like, then hit Generate to vary the unlocked colors until the palette feels right.

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Export

Copy all colors as HEX, CSS variables, or JSON for use in Figma, Tailwind, or your design system.

Why We Built It

Choosing a color palette by eye is genuinely hard. Color theory exists precisely because human intuition about color harmony is unreliable without training. This tool does the math — you bring the base color and the aesthetic intent, it handles the wheel geometry and outputs a palette that’s already internally consistent.

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Color Palette Generator

Create harmonious 5-color palettes from any base color. Six harmony modes, lock-and-regenerate, export as CSS variables.

6 harmony modesLock swatchesCSS variables exportJSON export

Generate a Palette

Pair it with the Contrast Checker to verify your palette meets WCAG accessibility standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

What harmony modes are available?

Complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic (square), and monochromatic. Each mode generates a palette based on a different color wheel relationship.

Can I lock colors I like and regenerate the rest?

Yes. Click the lock icon on any swatch to keep it while the tool regenerates the remaining colors.

What format are the exported colors in?

You can copy all colors as HEX values, as a CSS custom properties block, or as a JSON array — whichever fits your workflow.

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Introducing Color Palette Generator — Now Live on Tools.Town