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Colour for every idea

Create with colour. Bring every idea to life.

Build palettes, explore scales and schemes, preview rooms and designs, and discover paint colours, all in one place.

Generate a paletteTry the colour visualizer

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Tools for every colour idea

Palettes, scales, room previews and paint references. Everything runs in your browser, no account needed.

Palettes and colours Palette generator Generate, lock, edit and export palettes. Palettes and colours Explore palettes Search curated palettes by colour, style and use. Image tools Image palette picker Extract a palette from a photo, on your device. Colour inspection Tints and shades Lighter and darker steps and 50–950 scales. Accessibility Contrast checker WCAG 2.2 text contrast, palette pairs and fixes. Visualizers Design preview Your palette on a landing page, dashboard, app and poster. Visualizers Room and exterior visualizer Try colours on 3D rooms, houses or your own photo. Colour inspection Colour picker and inspector HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH and Lab, harmonies and readable text.

Curated palettes

Combinations that work together

Each scheme says which colour goes on which surface. Preview it, then make it your own.

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Example workflows

From an idea to a finished result

For designers

Build a brand palette

  1. Generate and lock your key colours
  2. Make 50–950 scales for each
  3. Export CSS variables or Tailwind @theme

For homeowners and painters

From an idea to the walls

  1. Start from one colour you love
  2. Try the palette on a 3D room or your photo
  3. Find similar catalogue colours and estimate paint

For developers

A colour system in code

  1. Generate an interface palette
  2. Check lighter and darker steps
  3. Export JSON, CSV or CSS custom properties

Choose your space

Every room has a colour story

Pick a room or the outside of your home, see ideas for it and try them on a sample space.

Illustration · colours are digital concepts.

Explore colour families

From crisp whites to bold blues

Start with a family you love, then narrow it down by lightness, collection or brand.

Whites Neutrals Greys Greens Blues Yellows Oranges Reds Pinks Purples Browns Blacks

Try your own home

See colours on your own walls

Upload a photo, mark the walls you want to paint and try colours. Your photo stays on your device.

  1. 1

    Add a photo

    Use a clear, daylight photo of the room or the front of your house.

  2. 2

    Mark the walls

    Tap a wall to select similar-coloured areas, or outline it. Tidy edges with the brush and eraser.

  3. 3

    Try and compare

    Apply colours to each wall, keep up to three schemes and compare them side by side.

Use my own photo Try a sample space

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Paint reference library

Paint brands and their resources

Independent listings that point you to each manufacturer’s own catalogue and product information.

Manufacturer listings are being reviewed

Official shade names and codes are added only once their source and permission to use them are confirmed. Until then the chart shows PaintColorKE’s own concept colours, clearly labelled.

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Plan your painting

From colour to a practical plan

Estimate how much paint you need, understand finishes and prepare surfaces properly.

Paint calculator

Work out litres, whole tins and primer from your room sizes or wall area, with an optional cost estimate in your currency.

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Paint finishes

Matt, eggshell, satin and gloss: what each is good at and where to use it.

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Surface preparation & textures

Prepare walls properly and choose textures that keep the colour looking right.

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Inspiration and practical guides

Ideas and advice for every space

Interior colour ideasExplore interior colour ideas for your home. Try room-specific palettes and colour combinations in the PaintCo… Exterior colour ideasExplore exterior colour ideas for your home. Try room-specific palettes and colour combinations in the PaintCo… Colour schemes and palettesExplore original interior and exterior colour combinations and try a palette in the PaintColorKE visualizer. Wall paint patterns Paint finishes Painting guides