Coolors

Coolors is a color palette generator and set of color tools for designers, creators, and anyone looking for visual harmony. Users can create a scheme by pressing the spacebar or browse more than 10 million palettes using colors, styles, topics, or hex values. The Image Picker extracts colors from photos, while a collage maker and image converter support related image work. The Contrast Checker calculates text and background contrast ratios, and Palette Visualizer previews colors on designs. Other tools include a color picker, Tailwind color previews, and an AI Color Bot. Palette exports include PDF, image, CSS, ASE, SVG, code, Tailwind, and embed formats. Free accounts can save up to 10 palettes, one project, one collection, and five favorite colors. Coolors is available on the web and iOS, with Figma, Adobe, and Chrome extensions. Coolors Pro costs $3/mo and adds ad removal, palettes up to 10 colors, unlimited saved palettes, projects, collections, and colors, AI access, and advanced exports.

Coolors combines palette discovery and generation with image, preview, contrast, and export tools. Its free account has stated saving limits; Pro adds unlimited saved palettes and other features for $3/mo.

Coolors may suit people creating or exploring color schemes for designs, as well as users who want to check contrast or extract colors from images. The free account's saving limits are worth considering if you plan to keep many palettes or projects.

Overview

Coolors suits designers and other visual creators who need to build, find, and apply color palettes across a project. Its breadth is the draw: generation and discovery sit alongside image extraction, previews, contrast checking, and multiple export formats. Free accounts are capped on saved work, so frequent users who want room to organize palettes will need Pro.

Key features

• Generate and find palettes: Press the spacebar to create a scheme, or search more than 10 million palettes by color, style, topic, or hex value. Generation is useful for quick exploration; the searchable library gives users a starting point when they have a particular direction in mind.
• Build from images: The Image Picker extracts colors from photos. A collage maker and image converter add image utilities, making Coolors useful when a palette needs to relate to visual material rather than begin with manually chosen colors.
• Preview and check: Palette Visualizer previews colors on designs, while the Contrast Checker calculates text-to-background contrast ratios. The latter is a practical aid for assessing accessibility, though the tools serve different needs: visual fit and measurable contrast.
• Additional color tools: A color picker, Tailwind color previews, and AI Color Bot extend the palette workflow. The range is helpful for users moving among color exploration and previews, rather than relying on a generator alone.
• Export and integrations: Exports include PDF, image, CSS, ASE, SVG, code, Tailwind, and Procreate formats. The homepage also lists an iOS app, Figma plugin, Adobe extension, and Chrome extension, giving users several ways to work with Coolors across platforms and tools.

Pricing

Coolors is freemium. The free account can save up to 10 palettes, 1 project, 1 collection, and 5 favorite colors. Those caps make it workable for occasional exploration or a small amount of organized work, but restrictive for users maintaining several projects or a growing palette library.

Coolors Pro costs $3/mo. It removes ads, allows palettes of up to 10 colors, and includes unlimited saved palettes, projects, collections, and colors, plus AI access and advanced exports. Pro fits people who regularly save and organize palettes or need the paid export options; the free plan gives up that unlimited organization and advanced export access. Paddle is identified as the secure payment provider.

Platforms

Coolors is available on the web, iOS, and as an extension. Its homepage also lists a Figma plugin, Adobe extension, and Chrome extension. That mix suits users who want both a browser-based palette workflow and access through supported design tools.

Who it's for

Coolors is a strong fit for designers, creators, and anyone seeking visual harmony who wants palette generation and discovery in one place. Image extraction and design previews help users start from visual references, while contrast ratios and exports address practical needs beyond choosing colors. It is less compelling for someone who only needs a small, one-off palette and does not want to work within the free account's saving caps—or pay for Pro.

Pros and cons

• Pro: More than 10 million searchable palettes complement spacebar generation, so users can explore both existing ideas and new schemes.
• Pro: Image extraction, design previews, contrast checking, and broad export formats support several steps beyond palette creation.
• Pro: Pro removes the free account's saved palette, project, collection, and favorite-color caps.
• Con: Free accounts are limited to 10 saved palettes, 1 project, 1 collection, and 5 favorite colors, which can constrain ongoing work.
• Con: Pro palettes can contain up to 10 colors, so users who need larger palettes should weigh that limit before subscribing.

Alternatives

Choose Pantone Connect Palette Generator if you want a free account with access to more than 15,000 colors and Search, Pick, and Measure tools; its free plan also supports saving and sharing up to 10 palettes.

iWantHue is a free alternative for readers comparing other color-palette tools. Lift Color Palette Generator is a paid option with a monthly plan. Colordot is a free option for iOS and web.

ColorKit, ColorPalette Pro, Gpick, and Color Palette Generator AI are also alternatives for readers comparing color tools.

For broader comparisons, see Color Palette Generators and AI Color Palette Generators.

Verdict

Coolors is the right choice for designers and creators who want one tool for generating and discovering palettes, extracting colors from images, checking contrast, and exporting work in several formats. Its main advantage is that broad workflow; its main drawback is the free account's low saving caps, with Pro required for unlimited organization and advanced exports.