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Generator stays free forever. Pay when you need AI, brand kits, team collaboration, or press-ready exports.
- ✓Spacebar generator, up to 5 colors
- ✓Save up to 10 palettes
- ✓Basic exports (PNG, SVG, CSS)
- ✓Contrast checker + image picker
- ✓Community gallery access
- ✓5 AI generations / month
- ✓Share palettes via URL
- ✓Everything in Free
- ✓Unlimited AI generations
- ✓Generate palettes up to 10 colors
- ✓Save unlimited palettes + collections
- ✓Pantone match library (Delta E, approximations)
- ✓Image extraction + eyedropper + camera
- ✓All export formats — ASE, ACO, GPL, tokens
- ✓Press-ready PDF with ICC profiles
- ✓90-day version history
- ✓Remove all ads
- ✓API access (personal use)
- ✓Everything in Pro, forever
- ✓All future Pro updates included
- ✓No renewals, no price increases
- ✓RAL, NCS + paint libraries when they ship (Q3 2026)
- ✓Limited quantity per drop
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Access to The Color Tools AI
Generate palettes, variations, and color ideas with AI trained on thousands of professional combinations.
Remove ads
Enjoy the full The Color Tools experience with no interruptions or promotional banners.
Generate palettes up to 10 colors
Expand your palette beyond the classic 5 colors — ideal for more complex or layered design systems.
10M+ ready color schemes
Access a massive library of community palettes with established styles, tones, and moods.
Save unlimited palettes
Create and store as many palettes as you want with no limits or restrictions.
Unlimited projects and collections
Organize your work however you like, with unlimited collections and brand projects.
Save unlimited colors
Never lose a color again. Store every shade you discover or create for later use.
Pick colors from any image
Upload photos or illustrations and instantly generate matching palettes.
Create collages
Combine palettes, images, and graphics to create moodboards and presentation-ready concepts.
Pro profile page
Customize your public page with a bio, links, and visual work to showcase your style.
Check palette contrast
Ensure your color combinations meet WCAG 2.2 + APCA accessibility contrast standards.
View palette variations
Explore shades, tones and hues — plus colorblindness simulations — with a single click.
Save images, gradients & fonts
Save more than just colors. Store images, gradients, and font pairings alongside your palettes.
Work with color libraries
Use Pantone, RAL, NCS, and paint brand libraries across all your projects.
Advanced export options
ACO/ASE swatches, design tokens, Tailwind, CSS, Swift, Android, and print-workflow PDFs with color-profile options.
Private profile
Keep all your palettes and collections private to yourself or your team.
Custom logo on exported PDFs
Add your brand to every palette export — perfect for client presentations and professional work.
ICC-aware press-ready exports
FOGRA39, FOGRA47, GRACoL 2013 ICC profiles baked into your PDF so the printer hits the proof.
Unlock all visualizer layouts
Access every available layout style to present your palettes in the most effective + aesthetic way.
All future updates
Receive all upcoming improvements and new features automatically, at no additional cost.
Everything Free has, plus the production stack.
Pro is for designers, brand teams, and engineers who need The Color Tools in their day job. Cancel anytime.
Generator & palettes
Everything you need to build, lock, and share color palettes — Pro removes the limits.
- Spacebar generatorFree✓Pro✓✓✓
- Lock, drag, insert swatchesFree✓Pro✓✓✓
- Palette sizeFree5 colorsProUp to 10 colors5 colorsUp to 10 colors
- Harmony rules (complementary, triad, tetrad…)FreeBasicProAll 12 rulesBasicAll 12 rules
- OKLCH adjuster (hue, chroma, lightness)Free✓Pro✓✓✓
- Save palettesFreeUp to 10ProUnlimitedUp to 10Unlimited
- Collections & projectsFree—ProUnlimited—Unlimited
- Version historyFree—Pro90-day—90-day
- Trash & recoveryFree7-dayPro30-day7-day30-day
AI features
Describe a vibe, brand, or product — let AI build palettes for you.
- AI palette generationFree5 / moProUnlimited5 / moUnlimited
- AI image → palette refinementFree—Pro✓—✓
- AI-suggested palette names + descriptionsFree—Pro✓—✓
- AI accessibility suggestionsFree—Pro✓—✓
Explore & community
Browse 10M+ palettes from the community and from your own team.
- Browse Trending / Newest / PopularFree✓Pro✓✓✓
- Fork any community paletteFree✓Pro✓✓✓
- Like / favourite palettesFree20 maxProUnlimited20 maxUnlimited
- Follow creatorsFree—Pro✓—✓
- Pro profile page (custom URL, bio, palette grid)Free—Pro✓—✓
Tools
Every The Color Tools tool, no caps.
- Contrast checkerFree✓Pro✓✓✓
- Color converter (HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH, LAB…)Free✓Pro✓✓✓
- Image to paletteFree3 / dayProUnlimited3 / dayUnlimited
- Gradient maker + OKLCH gradientFree✓Pro✓✓✓
- Color systems explorerFree✓Pro✓✓✓
- Radix colors generatorFree✓Pro✓✓✓
- Theme generatorFreeBasicProFull + brand presetsBasicFull + brand presets
- Collage makerFree—Pro✓—✓
- Palette visualizer (30+ templates)Free3 templatesProAll 30+ templates3 templatesAll 30+ templates
- SVG recolor + image converterFree✓Pro✓✓✓
Exports
Approximate color references, design tokens, and print-workflow exports.
- PNG / SVG / CSS variablesFree✓Pro✓✓✓
- Tailwind configFree✓Pro✓✓✓
- JSON / W3C Design Tokens (DTCG)Free✓Pro✓✓✓
- Adobe ASE / ACO color-library exportsFree—Pro✓—✓
- Procreate .swatchesFree—Pro✓—✓
- Swift / Android resourcesFree—Pro✓—✓
- Press-ready PDF with ICC profilesFree—Pro✓—✓
- Approximate Pantone matches (ΔE + library)FreePreviewPro✓Preview✓
Workspace & sharing
Collaborate, comment, and ship together.
- Share palette via URLFree✓Pro✓✓✓
- Private palettesFree—Pro✓—✓
- Real-time co-editingFree—Pro✓—✓
- Comments & threaded reviewsFree—Pro✓—✓
- Brand kits (lock typography + spacing tokens)Free—Pro✓—✓
- Workspace audit logFree—Pro✓—✓
Account & experience
The things that make The Color Tools quieter and more yours.
- Light, dark, and dim themesFree✓Pro✓✓✓
- Mobile + tablet supportFree✓Pro✓✓✓
- Remove all adsFree—Pro✓—✓
- Priority support (24h SLA)FreeBest effortPro✓Best effort✓
- Public API access (personal use)Free—Pro✓—✓
- Figma + Adobe pluginsFreeView onlyProFull editView onlyFull edit
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Pricing questions, answered.
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