PaletteGen Help and FAQ

Click Save under the generator. Saved palettes are stored in your browser's local storage (not a server or account) and appear in the Saved Palettes card, where you can reload or remove any of them.

Clicking Share URL copies a link with your current palette's colors encoded directly in the URL's query string. Opening that link loads the exact same colors, with no account or database involved.

CSS exports your colors as CSS custom properties (--color-1, --color-2, and so on) ready to paste into a stylesheet, and SCSS gives you the same as variables. RGB and CMYK give you a plain list of values, one line per color. The CMYK values are a standard on-screen approximation, so check them against your printer's profile before a print run. Not sure which format fits? Read when to use HEX, RGB, HSL or CMYK. PNG exports a single image with one color block per swatch. SVG exports a small vector file with the same blocks, useful if you need it to scale without quality loss.

It re-renders your current palette using standard color-vision-deficiency simulation matrices for protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia, and full monochrome vision, so you can see roughly how your palette reads to someone with each condition.

Clicking the lock icon on a swatch keeps that exact color in place the next time you click Generate, while the other four swatches regenerate around it. That is useful when you've found one color you want to keep and are still exploring the rest of the palette.

Saved palettes live in your browser's local storage for this specific browser and device. Clearing your browser's site data, using a different browser, or browsing in a private/incognito window will not show palettes saved elsewhere.

Your choice is saved and should persist across pages on this site. If it's resetting unexpectedly, check whether your browser is set to block local storage for this site.