You have no clue about color theory, analogous colors, accent colors, or any color jargon – yet you want to make a color palette.
Yes, it is possible to make a color palette without knowing anything about color.
The following 5 simple steps will manifest it for you:
Step 1 Download an image
Websites like Unsplash can help you to download a free image.
You need not brainstorm much to select an image. Nature will come to your rescue.
Let us select the image below from the Unsplash website clicked by David Clode.
Step 2 Adobe’s Color Tool
Adobe’s FREE color tool color.adobe.com helps to create a palette.
Click on the “Extract Theme” Button.
Step 3 Upload Picture
Upload the picture downloaded from Unsplash to the Adobe Color website.
It extracts the theme and creates a color palette.
Step 4 Check your Color Palette
Open https://palettemaker.com on your browser
Click on the “Create your palette now” button
Click on each color generated in Step 3 and copy it into the palette
Check various design collateral generated on the palette maker website.
Step 5 Export Color Palette
If you find the palette appealing with the showcased examples, click on the “Export Palette” Button in the top right corner and export the color palette in the desired format.
Congratulations 🥳 👏 🙌 you’ve generated a color palette in less than 10 minutes.
If at all you’re unhappy with the palette right now or at any point in time, just select a new picture and repeat the above steps.
It’s that simple!
Happy Color Paletteing 🌈