DuckColor is a web-based color tool that creates palettes from a word, mood, or short prompt for websites, UI, brands, and other creative work. Each run gives two named options with descriptions and HEX values. You can adjust the number of colors, palette type, style, and color family; the described range is four to eight colors. Image Picker extracts key colors from an uploaded image and can save them as a swatch image. Palette Studio supports iterative adjustments, constraints, version history, and PNG or table swatches. The site also offers a mixer for blending colors by ratio and comparing digital color-space results with a paint-style mix. Its contrast checker gives WCAG-based guidance, including AA and AAA. You can copy individual HEX codes or save palettes as swatch images. The free online plan requires no login, though usage limits such as rate limits or daily quotas may apply and can change. The Terms allow generated outputs to be used in personal or commercial projects, subject to those terms.
Who it is for
DuckColor suits designers and other creative users making palettes for websites, UI, brands, landing pages, or mood boards. It can also help users extract colors from images or check text and background contrast.
What is good
- Generates two described palette options per run
- Offers image color extraction and swatch saving
- Palette Studio includes constraints and version history
- Provides WCAG-based contrast guidance
- Free plan does not require login
What to know first
- Rate limits or daily quotas may apply
- Usage limits can change
Verdict
DuckColor brings palette generation together with image extraction, color mixing, and contrast checking. The free plan needs no login, but usage limits may apply and can change.
Get started with DuckColor
- Open https://duckcolor.com/en in a web browser.
- Generate palettes from a word, mood, or short prompt.
- Adjust color count, palette type, style, or color family.
- Upload an image in Image Picker to extract its key colors.
- Use Palette Studio to refine a palette, or copy HEX codes and save swatches.
What the free plan stops at
The free plan may be subject to rate limits or daily quotas, and those limits can change.
Questions about DuckColor
How much does DuckColor cost?
The Free plan costs 0.00 USD.
Do I need an account to use DuckColor?
Free online palette generation requires no login. Some features are available without sign-in.
What can I export?
You can copy HEX codes and save palettes as swatch images. Palette Studio supports export-ready PNG or table swatches.
Can DuckColor extract colors from an image?
Yes. Image Picker extracts key colors from an uploaded image and can save the result as a swatch image.
Can I use generated palettes commercially?
The Terms grant a non-exclusive license to use generated outputs in personal or commercial projects, subject to the Terms.
What platform is DuckColor available on?
DuckColor is listed for web.
DuckColor plans and pricing
All plansCompared on AI color palette generators
- Free plan
- Yes
- Image color extraction
- Yes
- Accessibility checker
- Yes
- Export formats
- HEX, PNG
