4 alternatives to Adobe Color (all free)
4 alternatives to Adobe Color, picked out of 5 saved Instagram reels, from creators like @iamderekortiz, @fatummusic, @kellybadakdesign. 4 of them are free, freemium or open source.
Coolors is a suite of color design tools built around a quick palette generator operated by pressing the spacebar. It lets users lock favorite colors, explore millions of community palettes, extract schemes from images, and test visual contrast. It integrates directly into workflows via web, mobile apps, and design plugins.
Colormind uses deep learning trained on art, photography, and film to generate cohesive five-color palettes. It lets users lock preferred colors and instantly view how the scheme maps onto real website layouts, UI components, or dashboard templates.
A curated collection of four balanced, high-contrast color palettes complete with hex codes. Designed by Derek Ortiz, each set provides a balanced mix of base, accent, and background tones. They serve as quick starting points for brand identity, UI, or digital graphic design work.
Super Color Palette is a free web app that generates cohesive color palettes by mathematically shifting hue, saturation, lightness, and alpha channels across a base color. It supports multiple modern color spaces like OKHSL and LCH, custom easing curves, and built-in WCAG contrast matrices to ensure readable design systems.