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Colour mixingMix paints and find any colour’s recipe
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Tints and shadesLighter and darker steps of a colour
Colour shade generatorShade scales with CSS and tokens
Colour blend gridEvery shade between four colours
Gradient paletteEven steps between two colours
Tailwind colour scales50–950 scales and @theme code
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Gradient generatorLinear, radial, conic and mesh CSS
Animated gradient labAnimated gradients, space and DJ loops
Liquid Glass Colour StudioYour colours under frosted glass
Motion texturesTextures that follow the pointer
Effects studioShaders, dither, duotone and grids
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Pattern studioKitenge, animal, plaid and more
Palette poster studioTurn a palette into a poster
MoodboardPalettes and images on one board
Brand kit makerLogo, colours, type and a PDF
Design previewSee a palette on sites and apps
SVG recolourRecolour an SVG with your palette
Check your colours
Contrast checkerWCAG text contrast and fixes
Colour vision and accessibilitySee colours as colour-blind people do
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Paint tintingColourant amounts for a tin of white paint, and what your leftover paint can make.
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Liquid glass coloursReady frosted glass designs
Share a paletteSend yours for review
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GradientsReady gradients with CSS
Animated backgroundsSpace, planets, fire and aura loops
Interactive backgroundsBackgrounds that react to the pointer
Seamless patternsTiles to download in any colour
Palette postersBauhaus, maths art and type posters
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Wavelength explorerThe colours of the spectrum, by wavelength
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Gradient palette
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Gradient generator
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Colour library
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Room and exterior visualizer
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Wavelength explorer
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