Coolors

Your color palette is stuck on boring. Let's fix that.

You know that feeling when you're staring at a blank design file, inspiration nowhere to be found, and every color you try feels like a compromise? You're not alone. The gap between a good concept and a great visual often comes down to one thing: the perfect palette. Coolors is the tool that closes that gap instantly, turning color selection from a frustrating chore into a creative playground. You're about to discover a color scheme generator that actually works with you, not against you.

Generate, lock, and fall in love with your colors in seconds

The core experience is disarmingly simple. You tap the screen, and a new, perfectly balanced five-color palette appears. No sliders, no complicated menus, no guesswork. But here's where it gets clever: you can lock any color you like. See a blue that's exactly right? Lock it. Then keep generating. The app works around your locked choices, finding harmonies you never would have imagined. You're not starting from scratch—you're building a palette piece by piece, guided by an algorithm that understands color theory better than you do.

Once you have a palette you love, the real magic begins. You can export it in every format you'll ever need: HEX, RGB, CMYK, HSL, and even SVG or PDF. You can copy a single color code to your clipboard with one tap. You can even view your palette as a gradient, a pattern, or a simulated mockup. The app doesn't just show you colors—it shows you how they work together in the real world.

Your creative toolkit, always in your pocket

Beyond the generator, Coolors is packed with features that turn your phone into a professional color studio:

• Camera picker: Point your camera at anything—a sunset, a magazine cover, a piece of fabric—and the app extracts a full palette from the image. You can even adjust the number of colors and the mood.
• Browse trending palettes: Thousands of user-created palettes are waiting for you. Search by mood, style, or keyword. Find the exact vibe you need without starting from zero.
• Create and save collections: Organize your palettes by project. Need a set for a branding project, one for a website, and another for a personal illustration? Keep them all separate and accessible.
• Color blind simulation: A thoughtful touch. See how your palette looks to someone with protanopia, deuteranopia, or tritanopia. Design inclusively without extra effort.
• Smart harmony rules: The generator doesn't just throw random colors at you. It uses rules like complementary, analogous, triadic, and monochromatic to ensure every palette is visually coherent.

Why you'll keep coming back

The beauty of Coolors is that it removes the friction from a creative bottleneck. You don't need to be a color expert. You don't need to spend hours tweaking sliders. You just need to start, and the app handles the rest. The interface is slick, responsive, and feels like a native part of your device. There's no learning curve—just instant, satisfying results.

Download mobile app now

Heads up: You'll need a stable internet connection to browse trending palettes and use the camera picker. Some advanced export options (like PDF and SVG) are available through a one-time in-app purchase, but the core generator is fully free and offline-ready.