Pantone Connect Palette Generator vs MakeMyPalette

Pantone Connect Palette Generator9.0Visit MakeMyPalette4.7Visit

Higher score 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

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

• Pantone Connect Palette Generator fits best

  Print professionals working in Pantone workflows

• MakeMyPalette fits best

  Developers wanting a private browser-based generator

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Side by side

Feature	Pantone Connect Palette Generator 9.0/10 Visit ↗	MakeMyPalette 4.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	4.7
Ranking	#2 in Color Palette Generators	#31 in Color Palette Generators
Best for	Print professionals working in Pantone workflows	Developers wanting a private browser-based generator
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	7 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business
Features Pantone Connect Palette Generator 5/5 · MakeMyPalette 2/5
Image extraction	✓	✓
Accessibility checks	✓	✓
Saved palettes	✓ (best)	—
Brand color library	✓ (best)	—
Print color support	✓ (best)	—
Specs
Palette methods	Both	Both
Export formats	Not checked yet	CSS variables, Tailwind, SCSS, JSON
Our review
Pros	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	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	Full Palette Generator access requires Premium Premium costs $29.99 per user monthly The generator is identified as a beta feature	No saved palettes No brand color library Web-only with no broader platform coverage
Our verdict	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 →	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

• 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

• 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

• 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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• MakeMyPalette4.7/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit MakeMyPaletteFull verdict →