Colormind

Colormind is a free, web-based AI color palette generator that builds harmonious five-color schemes by learning from real-world visual sources — images, videos, and artwork — with fresh datasets loaded daily to keep suggestions varied rather than static. Its most distinctive feature extracts a color scheme directly from a website URL, generating matching palette suggestions based on an existing site's visual identity, alongside the ability to lock specific colors while the AI generates complementary ones around them.

It remains functional and free in 2026, including a free API for developers wanting to generate color palettes programmatically, but it's had limited active development in recent years compared to newer competitors like Khroma — the core functionality still works reliably, but the interface and feature set haven't seen significant updates. That makes it a solid, no-cost choice for straightforward palette generation, though users wanting cutting-edge features may find newer tools more actively evolving.

It's aimed at designers and developers wanting quick, free AI-generated color palettes, particularly useful for extracting a scheme from an existing website. See our Design tools directory for actively developed alternatives like Khroma.

AI color palette generation

Generates harmonious five-color schemes based on real-world visual sources.

Website color extraction

Extracts a color scheme directly from an existing website URL.

Programmatic palette generation

Uses the free API to generate color palettes within custom applications.

Is Colormind free?

Yes, it’s completely free, including API access for developers.

Can Colormind extract colors from a website?

Yes, it can generate a palette based on an existing website’s URL.

Is Colormind still actively developed?

It remains functional but has had limited active development in recent years compared to newer tools.

Does Colormind offer an API?

Yes, a free API is available for developers to generate palettes programmatically.