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Palettes from Photos

Turning the photos you already have into five colors you can use.

Color Palette From a Photo: Five Colors From One Beach Shot

A five color palette from any photo, worked on one late-afternoon beach shot: give each color a job (dominant, support, light, dark, accent), pick spots instead of averaging, and check the five work together.

Try it with a photo October 29, 2026 · 5 min

Try it with a photo of your own.

Turn an everyday photograph into five colors worth keeping. Download the palette as an image, or share it as a page.