Coolors vs Pantone Connect Palette Generator

Coolors9.4Visit Pantone Connect Palette Generator9.0Visit

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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Pantone Connect Palette Generator #2 in Color Palette Generators 9.0/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit site

• Coolors fits best

  Most designers needing an all-round palette tool

• Pantone Connect Palette Generator fits best

  Print professionals working in Pantone workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Coolors 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Pantone Connect Palette Generator 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Color Palette Generators	#2 in Color Palette Generators
Best for	Most designers needing an all-round palette tool	Print professionals working in Pantone workflows
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$3/mo	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Chrome extension	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Coolors 4/5 · Pantone Connect Palette Generator 5/5
Image extraction	✓	✓
Accessibility checks	✓	✓
Saved palettes	✓	✓
Brand color library	✓	✓
Print color support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Palette methods	Both	Both
Export formats	PDF, image, CSS, ASE, SVG, code, Tailwind, Procreate	Not checked yet
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	Pantone libraries with AI and image-based palette generation Converts colors to RGB, CMYK, Hex, and L*a*b* equivalents Adobe Creative Cloud integration plus cloud sharing and accessibility tools
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	Full Palette Generator access requires Premium Premium costs $29.99 per user monthly The generator is identified as a beta feature
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 →	Pantone Connect Palette Generator is a web-based color tool for designers and creative teams working with Pantone color data. It supports AI-generated palettes, concept-based generation, Pantone library searches, and color extraction from… 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

• Pantone Connect Palette Generator — where it wins

  • Pantone libraries with AI and image-based palette generation
  • Converts colors to RGB, CMYK, Hex, and L*a*b* equivalents
  • Adobe Creative Cloud integration plus cloud sharing and accessibility tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Full Palette Generator access requires Premium
  • Premium costs $29.99 per user monthly
  • The generator is identified as a beta feature

• Coolors9.4/10 · Free plan

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

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• Pantone Connect Palette Generator9.0/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial

  A strong Pantone workflow for print-focused designers who need conversion and Adobe support.

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