Colormind

What Colormind is

Colormind is a color scheme generator for building palettes on the web or through a REST API. Its deep-learning generator can learn color styles from photographs, movies and popular art, and it draws on Adobe Color data alongside hand-picked palettes from Dribbble. Create palettes randomly or start with a chosen color, then lock colors you want to retain as you generate options around them. You can also upload an image to extract a palette. Different datasets load each day, and a Bootstrap UI page lets you preview palettes on a demo landing page.

The REST API provides access to the features available on Colormind.io. Its default and ui models are always available; other models change daily. Models refresh at 08:00 UTC, and the service is down for 30 seconds during loading. Personal and non-commercial API use costs nothing. Commercial application use requires contacting Colormind by email. The API page also directs questions to the maker by email.

Who it suits

Colormind suits designers and developers who want to explore color palettes from a starting color or an image. Its API may also suit projects using palettes personally or non-commercially; commercial applications require contacting Colormind.

Limits

The API's free plan is for personal and non-commercial use.

Getting started

1. Visit https://colormind.io/ to use the web generator.
2. Generate a random palette or choose a starting color.
3. Lock colors you want to keep, or upload an image for color extraction.
4. For API use, contact Colormind by email about commercial applications or use it personally and non-commercially.

Verdict

Choose Colormind for a web palette generator with image extraction, color locking and a REST API. Personal and non-commercial API use is free; commercial application use requires contacting the maker.