From image · Client-side · No upload

Extract color palette from image — dominant HEX swatches on-device

Extract a color palette from any image in your browser — no upload, no account, no cloud queue. Load a photo locally, identify up to six dominant colors with deduplication, and copy HEX values on-device without routing your file through a remote server.

Extract colors — Free

No upload · No server · Copy-ready HEX

What this tool does

  • Load images locally from your device
  • Extract up to six dominant colors with deduplication
  • Copy HEX values with one click
  • Optional EXIF metadata stripping before export workflows
  • On-device processing — images never uploaded to a server

Palette from your image — not a stock-color picker

Pix-8 Palette Extractor analyzes pixel coverage on a client-side canvas to rank the colors that actually appear in your file — not a preset swatch library or AI mood-board generator. Review up to six deduplicated swatches and copy HEX codes in one click. It does not sample individual pixels, export design tokens, or process multiple files in one batch.

Why extract a color palette from an image in the browser?

Upload-first palette tools send every reference file to a remote server before you see a single swatch. Pix-8 processes locally — the direct fit when you need to extract a color palette from an image for branding, UI comps, or mood references without exposing source assets off-device.

Image-in, palette-out

Load one image from your device and get ranked dominant colors derived from its actual pixel data — analyzed entirely in the browser tab.

Distinct swatches only

Near-duplicate shades are filtered so you receive up to six usable HEX codes instead of redundant variations of the same hue.

Private by architecture

Your image never uploads to Pix-8 or a third-party server during extraction, sampling, or copy — client-side processing end to end.

How it works

  1. Step 1

    Open Palette Extractor

    Navigate to Pix-8 Palette Extractor in your browser — no install, no account, and no server upload before analysis begins.

  2. Step 2

    Load your source image

    Choose a photo or graphic from your device. The file is decoded locally and sampled on a client-side canvas to rank dominant colors.

  3. Step 3

    Copy the palette HEX codes

    Review the extracted swatches and click any color to copy its HEX value — one image per session, ready for your design workflow.

Frequently asked questions

Can I extract a color palette from an image without uploading it to a server?

Yes. Pix-8 Palette Extractor runs entirely in your browser. Your image is read locally, sampled on a client-side canvas, and reduced to dominant HEX values on-device. It is never transmitted to Pix-8 or any third-party server.

How many colors can I extract from a single image?

Palette Extractor surfaces up to six dominant colors per image, with near-duplicate shades filtered out so the palette stays distinct. Each swatch shows a copy-ready HEX code. It does not label colors by name, export RGB or CMYK readouts, or generate CSS variables — for code-ready tokens, use Pix-8 CSS Palette Generator.

What types of images work best for palette extraction?

Palette Extractor accepts standard image files loaded from your device — typically PNG, JPEG, or WebP. Photos, brand mockups, and reference stills all work; the tool ranks colors by pixel coverage on a downsampled canvas. It processes one image per session and does not batch-extract palettes from folders or PDF pages.

Related use cases

Ready to pull colors from your image?

Open Palette Extractor, load a local file, and copy dominant HEX swatches — privately, entirely on-device.

Open Palette Extractor

Client-side processing only — your image never leaves the browser.