Coolors vs MakeMyPalette

Coolors9.4Visit MakeMyPalette4.7Visit

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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MakeMyPalette #31 in Color Palette Generators 4.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 5 features Visit MakeMyPalette

• Coolors fits best

  Most designers needing an all-round palette tool

• MakeMyPalette fits best

  Developers wanting a private browser-based generator

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Side by side

Feature	Coolors 9.4/10 Visit ↗	MakeMyPalette 4.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	4.7
Ranking	#1 in Color Palette Generators	#31 in Color Palette Generators
Best for	Most designers needing an all-round palette tool	Developers wanting a private browser-based generator
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$3/mo	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, iOS, Chrome extension	Web
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business
Features Coolors 4/5 · MakeMyPalette 2/5
Image extraction	✓	✓
Accessibility checks	✓	✓
Saved palettes	✓ (best)	—
Brand color library	✓ (best)	—
Print color support	Not checked yet	—
Specs
Palette methods	Both	Both
Export formats	PDF, image, CSS, ASE, SVG, code, Tailwind, Procreate	CSS variables, Tailwind, SCSS, JSON
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	Runs calculations and image processing locally in the browser Exports to CSS variables, Tailwind, SCSS, and JSON Includes WCAG checks, tonal scales, and color-vision simulation
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	No saved palettes No brand color library Web-only with no broader platform coverage
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 →	MakeMyPalette is a free, browser-based collection of color and CSS tools for designers and developers. It generates complementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, and monochromatic palettes, extracts dominant colors from PNG, JPG, WebP, 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

• MakeMyPalette — where it wins

  • Runs calculations and image processing locally in the browser
  • Exports to CSS variables, Tailwind, SCSS, and JSON
  • Includes WCAG checks, tonal scales, and color-vision simulation

  Where it doesn't

  • No saved palettes
  • No brand color library
  • Web-only with no broader platform coverage

• Coolors9.4/10 · Free plan

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

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• MakeMyPalette4.7/10 · Free plan

  A private, free palette generator with accessibility checks and developer-ready exports.

  Visit MakeMyPaletteFull verdict →