Flagship tool
Color identifier from any image
The precise color picker: dominant palette extraction, a magnifier eyedropper, white-balance calibration, a two-photo match mode, and a custom palette built from your picks. Real color names throughout.
How this works
- 1 Drop in a photo, paste it, or take one; it never leaves your device.
- 2 Touch and drag to aim the magnifier, then release to pick the exact pixel.
- 3 Every pick joins your palette: open it in the generator, share it as a link, or read the full report per color.
Free · No signup · Photos never leave your device
Drop a photo here
or paste from your clipboard (Ctrl/Cmd+V)
or try a demo image
Photos never leave your device. Everything runs in your browser.
Guide
How to get accurate colors from a photo
A photo carries its lighting and your screen carries its calibration. These six habits close the gap between what you photographed and the color it really is.
Light matters more than the camera
The same wall at noon and at dusk reads as two different paints. Shoot in soft, indirect daylight and avoid mixing warm lamps with cool windows.
Pick from a flat, evenly lit spot
Use the magnifier to dodge shadows, glare, and texture highlights. Sample three nearby pixels: if they agree, that is the real color.
Calibrate away the color cast
Tap Calibrate white balance, then pick something that should be white or gray. Every pick afterwards is corrected for that cast.
Screenshots are exact, screens are not
Paste screenshots straight in with Ctrl/Cmd+V for pixel-true colors. Photographing a monitor adds moire and glow; screenshot instead.
Match mode settles arguments
Two products, two paint batches, two logos: pick one color from each photo and the CIEDE2000 verdict says how close they really are.
Confirm against the physical thing
Your display has its own calibration. For paint and print decisions, treat the reading as a close reference and check a physical swatch.
FAQ
Common questions
How accurate is the color name?
Every pick is matched against 31,912 named colors with CIEDE2000, the perceptual difference formula used in print quality control. You see the closest name plus its distance, so you know whether it is an exact hit or a near neighbor.
Do my photos get uploaded?
No. The photo is decoded and analyzed entirely in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server, nothing is stored, and closing the tab removes everything.
Why does the same object read as different colors in two photos?
Lighting. A warm bulb, a shaded corner, or a phone's auto white balance each shift every pixel. Use the calibrate button on a spot that should be white or gray and the readings are corrected for that cast.
Can I check if two colors match?
Yes. Switch to Match two photos, pick one color in each photo, and you get the CIEDE2000 difference with an honest verdict from practically identical to very different.
How do I turn my picks into a palette?
Every pixel you pick collects into Your picks. From there one tap opens the set in the palette generator, copies all the hex codes, or shares it as a link.