🎨 Palette Generator

Ray Colors

Copy:

Color Schemes

Hover over a scheme to see description

Adjustments

Hover over a slider to see description
0(0)

About This Tool

Color Palette Generator is a free online tool for designers and developers to build harmonious color schemes on an interactive color wheel. Choose from 2–8 color points, drag them on the wheel, and fine-tune every value in real time.

🎨 Understanding Color Temperature

Every color has a psychological temperature that affects mood and perception. Warm colors (reds, oranges, yellows) evoke energy, passion, and warmth β€” they advance visually and create intimacy. Cool colors (blues, greens, purples) suggest calmness, professionalism, and distance β€” they recede and create space. The color wheel above shows the full spectrum: red-orange-yellow (warm) on one side, green-blue-purple (cool) on the other.

πŸ”₯ Warm Colors

Energy Β· Passion Β· Optimism Β· Vibrant

❀️ Red 🧑 Orange πŸ’› Yellow πŸŒ… Sunset πŸ”₯ Fire
↗️ Advancing Β· Intimate Β· Stimulating
❄️ Cool Colors

Calm Β· Professional Β· Trust Β· Serene

πŸ’™ Blue πŸ’š Green πŸ’œ Purple 🌊 Ocean ❄️ Ice
β†˜οΈ Receding Β· Spacious Β· Professional

Tip: Use warm colors for buttons, calls-to-action, and accents to draw attention. Use cool colors for backgrounds, navigation, and large areas to create a sense of calm and structure. The best palettes balance both temperatures for visual harmony and emotional impact.

πŸ†• New Tools β€” Color Matrix Explorer

Visualize how your palette colors blend across a 10Γ—10 grid. 1 ray = radial gradient from center. 2 rays = linear gradient between them. 3+ rays = weighted mix based on distance to each ray point. Drag points on the wheel β†’

Rays:
Matrix Info
No colors β€” sync from palette ☝️
Rays: 4 β€’ Mode: Normal β€’ Cells: 10Γ—10
πŸ’‘ Drag rays on the wheel to adjust colors in real time

🌈 Color Schemes

Complementary, Analogous, Split-Complementary, Clash, Neutral, Monochrome Shades, Monochrome Gradient, Websmart and Websafe. Switch ray length modes (Normal, Decreasing, Increasing) and apply slider presets (Vibrant, Dark Edge, Bright, Pastel, Muted).

πŸŽ›οΈ Controls

Adjust Hue, Saturation, Luminance, Brightness and Edge Darkening with live preview. Apply page background as a solid average color or as a linear, radial, conic or repeating gradient from all palette colors. Toggle dashed guides, HSL labels and Auto BG. Full Undo / Redo history (up to 20 states) and save to browser storage.

πŸ“¦ Export & Contrast

Each card shows HEX with white / black / auto-contrast samples. Copy body background CSS, ray CSS (with text color), HTML button snippets or a complete HTML page template in one click. Open any color for RGB, HEX and luminance details.

πŸ’‘ Experiment with the color wheel above β€” drag the numbered points to adjust hues and lengths. Watch how the background gradient changes in real time when Auto BG is enabled.