Prebuilt palettes (NES, GameBoy, Pico-8) + custom palette creation and export
Click on any of the preset palette buttons (NES, GameBoy, Pico-8, etc.) to load that color palette. The colors will appear in the Palette Library section. Click on any color to add it to your Current Palette.
Use the color picker or enter a hex code to select a color, then click "Add Color" to add it to your palette. You can right-click on any color in your Current Palette to remove it.
Once you've created a palette you like, you can:
Access accurate color palettes from classic gaming systems and computers, perfect for creating authentic pixel art.
Build your own color palettes from scratch or by mixing colors from different preset palettes.
Export your palettes in formats that work with popular pixel art and graphics software.
Discover color combinations used in classic games to inspire your own creations.
The preset palettes are accurate recreations of color palettes from classic gaming systems and computers. For example, the NES palette contains the 56 colors available on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
There's no technical limit, but for practical pixel art purposes, you'll typically want to keep it between 4-32 colors.
Yes! The JSON export creates a file you can share with others. They can import it into their own palette picker.
The PNG export creates a 256-pixel wide image with your colors repeated. Many graphics programs can import this as a palette.
Yes, this is completely free to use with no limitations.