Color Palette Generator

About Color Palette Generator

Picking a second and third color that actually work with a starting color is a real skill, and most people either default to safe neutrals or end up with a palette that clashes in ways they can't quite articulate why. The Color Palette Generator solves this with actual color theory rather than guesswork: enter a base color and choose a scheme — complementary, analogous, triadic, or monochromatic — and it calculates five colors using real HSL color-wheel relationships, the same math a trained designer would apply by hand. It's built for anyone making a design decision without a design background: a founder picking brand colors, a developer choosing a UI accent palette, a student putting together a presentation that needs to look intentional rather than default. Complementary schemes give the highest contrast and work well for a single accent color against a neutral background; analogous schemes read as calmer and more cohesive, which tends to suit a full palette better than a single bold pairing.