Coolors generates colour palettes by pressing the spacebar, then lets you lock the colours you like and keep generating around them. It also checks contrast ratios and can export to CSS, SVG, and design-tool formats. For anyone who needs a coherent palette in five minutes rather than an afternoon, it does the job with no learning curve. The free tier covers most of it, with ads.
Who it is for
A frontend developer who needs a coherent five-color palette before starting a side project.
Key features
- Spacebar palette generation with locked colors
- Contrast checker for accessibility
- Export to CSS, SVG, and PNG
- Palette extraction from uploaded images
- Adobe and Figma plugin support
- Free tier is ad-supported
Where it falls short
It generates palettes, not a design system, so you still have to decide how to apply them.
Pricing
Free with ads and a cap on saved palettes; Pro is a small annual fee that removes ads and unlocks unlimited collections and image extraction.
Prices move; the tier structure is the part that stays true. Check current pricing on Coolors.
Alternatives to Coolors
Frequently asked
Is Coolors free?
Partly. Free with ads and a cap on saved palettes; Pro is a small annual fee that removes ads and unlocks unlimited collections and image extraction.
What is Coolors best for?
A frontend developer who needs a coherent five-color palette before starting a side project.
What are the best alternatives to Coolors?
The closest substitutes we list are Iconify and Unsplash. They sit in a similar price bracket but make a different trade-off, so read the weaknesses section of each review before switching.
Which platforms does Coolors run on?
Coolors is available on Web, iOS and Android.