Color Palette from Image
Color Palette from Image allows you to create a color palette of an image. Just drag and drop the image on the window, and save the...
Description
Color Palette from Image allows you to create a color palette of an image.
Just drag and drop the image on the window, and save the palette in the Color Panel. You can to save the color palette to a file and use it on another Mac too.
Features :
• Generates a color palette from images.
• Adjustment of numbers of colors.
• Based on the quantization algorithm.
• Gamma correction.
• Saving for use in Color Panel..
• Exporting palettes to image files.
• Support “Adobe Swatch Exchange” .ase format for export palettes to Photoshop.
WHAT’S NEW
Version 2.2.1:
• Added support for images with CMYK color sapace
REQUIREMENTS
• Intel, 64-bit processor
• macOS 10.12 or later
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Size
– 5.1MB
Previous Versions
Editor-checked details
Recommended for generating candidate colours from photography, mood boards, products or existing illustration—not for automatically creating a final brand standard. A reliable sequence is: verify source rights and ICC; crop a representative area; create a first 5–8-colour set; restore any small critical accent; name colours by primary, secondary, accent, background and text roles; manually refine and record HEX/RGB/Lab/CMYK references; test WCAG, colour-blind states and dark mode; re-import into the target design app; soft-proof and physically proof print work; obtain design-owner approval; preserve readable swatch, exchange files, provenance, version and SHA-256. Existing brands should follow their official values/manual. Use Digital Color Meter, Adobe Color or colour-management tools for other exploration, and create semantic colour variables in Sketch, Figma, Affinity or Adobe tools for complete UI systems.
Pros
- It quickly quantises an image into a palette with a controllable colour count, more efficient for visual exploration than sampling every point manually. Target-area selection reduces irrelevant background influence, while gamma and per-colour sliders support global and individual adjustment. Export covers macOS Color Panel, Adobe ASE/ACO/ACB, CLR, AutoCAD, Procreate and SwatchBook workflows, plus images or printed swatches with values for design, development and client discussion. Version 2.2.1 adds CMYK image input, useful for print-origin assets. The app is small and direct, and the developer privacy label says it collects no data, useful for local unreleased imagery, though downstream sharing still needs review.
Cons
- Quantisation summarises pixel frequency; it cannot understand brand meaning, hierarchy, skin-tone importance or business roles, so a small but critical accent may disappear. Results vary with crop, lighting, white balance, compression, ICC profile, display and colour count. CMYK support does not simulate spot colours, overprint, stock, ink or device gamut, and HEX does not map one-to-one to CMYK. Generated palettes do not test WCAG contrast, colour-blind distinction, dark mode or print readability. Colour model, names, alpha and order may change across ASE/ACO/ACB/CLR formats. The official interface language is English, with limited versioning and team approval. The privacy label is developer-reported; source-image rights and exports sent through mail, cloud or third-party apps remain the user’s responsibility.
Installation steps
- The site build is Color Palette from Image 2.2.1 and officially requires macOS 10.12 or later. Copy the source image and record its ICC profile, bit depth, RGB/CMYK mode and licence. After dropping it into the app, select a representative target area that excludes borders, watermarks, highlights, shadows and unrelated backgrounds. Compare quantisation with low, medium and higher colour counts, then adjust gamma or individual sliders. Do not treat the most frequent algorithmic colour as an approved brand colour: record HEX, RGB and, where needed, CMYK/Lab references for candidates and compare them on a calibrated display, ordinary screen, light/dark backgrounds and in grayscale. Test text/background pairs for WCAG contrast; for print, verify with target stock, ink, ICC workflow and a physical proof. Before delivery, import Color Panel, ASE/ACO/ACB, CLR, Procreate swatches, image or SwatchBook output into the target app and check order, names and values. Archive source, sampled-area evidence, palette version, exports, usage notes, size and SHA-256.
Uninstallation steps
- Before uninstalling, export every active palette rather than relying only on the macOS Color Panel or app container. Keep a human-readable swatch image/PDF and value table plus the workflow format: ASE/ACO/ACB, CLR, Procreate swatches or SwatchBook. Archive the source image, ICC profile, sampled region, quantised colour count, gamma, manual edits, names, intended uses, contrast results, print-proof reference, approvals and SHA-256. Re-import on another Mac or in the target design app and confirm colour count, order and values. Quit and remove the app, but inspect its container, preferences and Color Panel files for unique palettes first. Removal does not delete swatches imported into Photoshop, Affinity, AutoCAD, Procreate, cloud storage or deliverables; retire those separately under brand version control.
Common errors and fixes
- If colours appear dull or oversaturated, inspect the embedded ICC and RGB/CMYK mode, compare gamma settings and cross-check in a colour-managed app. If a CMYK image will not open, confirm version 2.2.1 and file integrity; special multichannel/spot files may need a standard ICC-tagged TIFF/JPEG exported by the source app. If the background dominates, reduce the target area, crop borders, sky, shadows or watermarks, then lower the colour count. For too many near-duplicates, reduce and merge manually and name by role rather than keeping meaningless indices. If ASE/ACO/ACB values change on import, distinguish RGB, CMYK, Lab and the target working space; retain original values and compare a swatch proof. If Color Panel cannot find a palette, check the save location/current-user permissions, relaunch the target app and keep a CLR copy. Screen HEX is not a print formula: use the proper ICC, stock and proof. Quantisation does not judge readability, so test WCAG contrast separately.
What changed in this version
- The official Color Palette from Image 2.2.1 note says only that support for images in the CMYK colour space was added. It does not identify supported CMYK ICC profiles, bit depths, multichannel/spot configurations or file formats and does not promise lossless CMYK–RGB round-tripping, so this page does not broaden the claim. CMYK input still needs review in the target design/print application using the intended working space and a physical proof.
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