Color Picker

Click any pixel to grab its color, or let the tool build you a palette.

Drop images here, or try the example 1 image

Image Preview

test-image.jpg

Settings

Color Extraction

Number of Colors

Color Picker Tool

Disable Magnifier

Magnifier Size

Show Grid

Tip: Hover over image and press arrows (←↑→↓) to move virtual cursor. Magnifier stays fixed. Press Enter to pick.

Export Settings

Format

JSON TXT

✨ Features

• Fast K-means: Optimized color clustering
• Image Caching: Instant reuse of loaded images
• Keyboard Nav: Arrow keys to move magnifier
• Smart Sampling: Intelligent pixel sampling
• Real-time: Live color preview
• Easy Copy: Click any color code to copy

📖 How to Use

• Dominant: Auto-extracted via clustering
• Magnifier: Enabled by default, hover to use
• Pick: Click or press Enter on crosshair
• Navigate: Use ←↑→↓ arrow keys
• Grid: Toggle for pixel precision
• Export: Download as JSON or TXT

Why People Use PixDuplicate's Color Picker

Exact Color Values

Click anywhere on the image and get the exact pixel color. No approximations, no eyeballing it.

Auto-Generated Palettes

Let the tool pull out the dominant colors and build a palette for you. Pick anywhere from 3 to 12 colors.

Every Format You Need

Get values in HEX, RGB, HSL, or CMYK. One click copies whatever format you want.

Nothing Gets Uploaded

Everything runs in your browser. Your images never leave your device—no servers, no cloud.

Keeps Your History

Every color you pick gets tracked during the session so you can refer back without writing anything down.

Export Your Palette

Download the whole palette as JSON or TXT for design software, docs, or handing off to a teammate.

How the Color Picker Works

Pulling colors out of images—without sending them anywhere

Step 1: Add your image

Drag and drop a file, paste an image URL, or try the example. Supports JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, and BMP up to 50MB.

Try the example image first if you just want to poke around before uploading anything of your own.

Step 2: Pick colors

A couple of ways to grab what you need:

Click any pixel—the color goes straight into your picked list

Use the magnifier for pixel-perfect precision on detailed areas

Move the crosshair with arrow keys if you want to be exact

Click any code to copy it—HEX, RGB, HSL, or CMYK

Step 3: Generate a palette

Instead of picking one at a time, let the tool do it:

Auto-extract the dominant colors from the whole image

Set how many colors you want—3 to 12

See each color with HEX, RGB, and HSL values side by side

Remove any colors you don't want to keep

Step 4: Export and use them

Once you've got your colors:

Copy individual codes—one click, done

Export the full palette as JSON or TXT

Scroll back through everything you picked this session

Hand the palette to a teammate or paste it into your project

Tip: If you're grabbing colors from a gradient or a detailed shot, turn on the magnifier. It makes hitting the exact pixel a lot easier.

Your Images Stay on Your Device

Unlike other online color pickers, PixDuplicate does all the work locally in your browser. That means:

Your images never leave your device

No uploads, no cloud processing

No sign-up or personal info needed

Completely free with no limits

No watermarks or restrictions

Works offline after the page loads

What Users Are Saying

Designers, developers, and artists use PixDuplicate to keep their colors consistent

4.8

Based on 341 reviews

Tobias Reinhardt

"I work in branding and pull colors out of client reference images constantly. This gives me clean HEX and RGB values in one click and keeps the whole session's history so I can go back. Wouldn't want to go back to Photoshop for this."

3/14/2024

Priyanka Solanki

"The palette generator is solid—pulls out colors that actually make sense together. Only reason it's not 5 stars is I wish the export included ASE for Adobe. JSON works fine for now."

9/27/2025

Colby Fitzgerald

"Genuinely useful for web work. I can pull a client's brand colors out of a logo in about thirty seconds and have the CSS variables ready to paste. Nothing leaves my laptop either, which is nice when clients send NDA'd materials."

12/6/2024

Naomi Cardenas

"The magnifier with arrow key navigation is what sold me. On detailed illustrations, being able to nudge pixel by pixel is the difference between getting the right shade and getting close. Small feature, huge difference."

5/19/2027

Wesley Donnelly

"Does the job but I found the auto-palette a little inconsistent on photos with really varied colors. Sometimes picks four shades of nearly the same green. Still useful for logos and flat graphics though, and the manual picker is spot on."

8/11/2026

Delphine Moreau

"I illustrate and constantly need to reference colors from my own older work. This makes it easy—upload the old piece, pick the colors, save the palette. No uploads means my unfinished work never leaves my machine, which matters."

2/3/2025

Common Questions

What is a color picker even for?

Matching exact colors. If you've got a logo, a reference photo, or a screenshot and need to know the exact HEX or RGB, this tells you. Designers use it to pull brand colors, developers use it for CSS values, artists use it for palettes.

What formats does it output?

HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK. Click any code to copy it. Pick whichever one matches what you're working in.

How does the auto-palette work?

It analyzes the whole image and uses a clustering algorithm to find the dominant colors. You can set how many you want—anywhere from 3 to 12. It works well for logos and flat graphics; sometimes it gets a bit repetitive on very colorful photos, but you can always remove colors you don't want.

Does it work with transparent PNGs?

Yes. Click on a transparent area and it'll show you the transparency value. Semi-transparent pixels show the color with its alpha channel.

How accurate is the picking?

Pixel-perfect. We read the exact RGB from the pixel you click. If you need extra precision on detailed images, turn on the magnifier and use the arrow keys to nudge around.

Can I export my palette?

Yes. Download as JSON or TXT—handy for design tools, docs, or sending to a teammate.

What's the max file size?

Up to 50MB. For faster picking, under 10MB is ideal. Large images work fine, just take a bit longer to load.

Does it work with animated GIFs?

It picks from the first frame. If you need colors from other frames, you'd need to extract them separately first.

Can I save my color history?

The history is kept for your current session. Export the palette if you want to keep it around long-term. We might add local storage for persistent history later.

Is there a limit on how many colors I can pick?

No. Pick as many as you want. The history tracks them all during the session, and you can generate multiple palettes with different color counts if you're exploring options.