Analogous
Neighboring hues on the wheel. Soft and cohesive — great for calm brands and backgrounds.
Palette Generator
Build a palette with vertical color columns. Hover a color for actions, lock tones you like, and press space to regenerate the rest.
Gradient
What a palette generator is and why it helps
A palette generator starts from a base color and builds the rest using harmony rules or tonal scales. Instead of picking colors one by one, you get a coherent set ready for UI, branding, or illustration.
This tool uses a column workflow: see the full palette at once, lock colors you want to keep, and regenerate the rest with the space bar. Then export or save the set in My palettes.
Harmonies and scales available
Complementary
Opposite hues. High contrast for CTAs and accents that need to stand out.
Split-complementary
The base plus neighbors of its opposite: contrast with less tension than pure complementary.
Triadic
Three equidistant hues. Vibrant balance without losing harmony.
Tetradic
Four colors as two complementary pairs. Rich options — pick one dominant tone.
Square
Four hues at 90°. Similar to tetradic, with a more even spread on the wheel.
How to use the tool
Pick a base color in the left panel, choose a harmony or scale (Tailwind, shades, tints, tones), and set how many colors you want. In the columns you can edit, lock, reorder, open shades, or copy Hex.
Press space to regenerate only unlocked colors. When you like the set, export or save it. For accessibility checks, try the contrast checker or color blindness simulator.
Frequently asked questions
It keeps that color fixed when you press space or regenerate. Useful when a brand tone is already set and you want to explore the rest.
Harmonies (analogous, complementary, triadic…) compute new colors from their position on the color wheel. Scales (Tailwind, shades, tints, tones) generate variations of the same color, adjusting lightness or saturation instead of hue.
Yes, you can export the full palette in several formats, or save it in My palettes to reopen it later.
They are saved in My palettes, available from the menu, where you can view or edit them anytime. They stay in this browser: no account, nothing is uploaded to a server.