Coolors vs Atmos

Coolors9.4Visit Atmos6.9Visit

Higher score Coolors #1 in Color Palette Generators 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Coolors

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Atmos #14 in Color Palette Generators 6.9/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Atmos

• Coolors fits best

  Most designers needing an all-round palette tool

• Atmos fits best

  Teams building structured design-token systems

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Side by side

Feature	Coolors 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Atmos 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	6.9
Ranking	#1 in Color Palette Generators	#14 in Color Palette Generators
Best for	Most designers needing an all-round palette tool	Teams building structured design-token systems
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$3/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Chrome extension	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	1 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Coolors 4/5 · Atmos 4/5
Image extraction	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Accessibility checks	✓	✓
Saved palettes	✓	✓
Brand color library	✓	✓
Print color support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Palette methods	Both	Generate
Export formats	PDF, image, CSS, ASE, SVG, code, Tailwind, Procreate	SVG, Figma, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, Tailwind CSS, Style Dictionary, Design Tokens, Raw; color formats: HEX, HSL, RGB, CMYK, LCH, OKLCH
Our review
Pros	Generates, browses, extracts, checks, and visualizes color palettes Exports to PDF, image, CSS, ASE, SVG, code, Tailwind, and Procreate Works across web, iOS, Chrome, Figma, and Adobe applications	Generates semantic, brand, shade, tint, and harmony palettes Supports LCH, OKLCH, WCAG contrast, and color-vision simulation Exports to Figma, SVG, CSS, JSON, Tailwind CSS, and more
Cons	The Free plan includes only limited saved palettes Image color picking and contrast checks require Pro Advanced export options and color libraries require Pro	Paid product with no perpetual free plan Web-based access only Focused on color systems rather than broader design-system management
Our verdict	Coolors is a color palette tool for designers and other creative professionals. It combines palette generation and discovery with image color extraction, contrast and accessibility checking, and palette visualization on designs. Users can… Read the review →	Atmos is a web-based color palette tool for designers and developers building UI color systems. It covers brand and semantic color generation, color-wheel harmony schemes, perceptually uniform shades and tints, and editing in LCH and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Coolors — where it wins

  • Generates, browses, extracts, checks, and visualizes color palettes
  • Exports to PDF, image, CSS, ASE, SVG, code, Tailwind, and Procreate
  • Works across web, iOS, Chrome, Figma, and Adobe applications

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan includes only limited saved palettes
  • Image color picking and contrast checks require Pro
  • Advanced export options and color libraries require Pro

• Atmos — where it wins

  • Generates semantic, brand, shade, tint, and harmony palettes
  • Supports LCH, OKLCH, WCAG contrast, and color-vision simulation
  • Exports to Figma, SVG, CSS, JSON, Tailwind CSS, and more

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid product with no perpetual free plan
  • Web-based access only
  • Focused on color systems rather than broader design-system management

• Coolors9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad palette toolkit with useful free features and a $3 monthly Pro plan.

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• Atmos6.9/10 · 14-day trial

  A capable palette system for teams that need accessible, exportable design tokens.

  Visit AtmosFull verdict →