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Professional color tools for designers, developers, and creatives. Generate harmonious palettes, extract colors from images, and master color theory.
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Master Color Harmony for Better Design
Understanding color relationships is crucial for creating visually appealing designs. Our tools are built on proven color theory principles like complementary, analogous, and triadic harmonies that ensure your palettes work beautifully together.
Complementary Colors
Colors opposite on the color wheel create vibrant, high-contrast combinations perfect for call-to-action elements and bold designs.
Analogous Harmony
Adjacent colors create serene, comfortable designs ideal for backgrounds and cohesive brand palettes.
Triadic Schemes
Three evenly-spaced colors offer vibrant contrast while maintaining harmony, perfect for dynamic yet balanced designs.
Experience Color Harmonies Live
Select a harmony type to see how colors interact and create visually appealing combinations. Understanding these relationships is key to professional color design.
Complementary Harmony
Colors opposite on the color wheel - high contrast and vibrant
- Perfect for creating high contrast and grabbing attention
- Use one color as dominant and the other as accent
- Great for call-to-action buttons and important elements
Quick Palette Generator
Pick a base color and harmony type to instantly create a professional color palette
Professional Color Tools for Every Designer
From palette generation to color theory education, we provide the complete toolkit for creating stunning, accessible color schemes that make your designs stand out.
Advanced Palette Generator
Create professional color schemes using proven color theory principles. Choose from complementary, analogous, triadic, and other harmony rules to ensure your palettes work beautifully together.
- Color harmony algorithms
- Accessibility testing
- Export in multiple formats
- Real-time preview
AI-Powered Image Color Extraction
Upload any image (JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC) and instantly extract dominant colors with pixel-perfect accuracy. Perfect for brand matching, mood boards, product photography, and creating cohesive design systems from visual inspiration.
- Advanced K-Means Algorithm - Precision color clustering
- Multiple Extraction Methods - Auto, Vibrant, Muted modes
- Instant Color Picker - Click any pixel for exact hex codes
- Batch Processing - Extract 2-12 colors simultaneously
Professional Palette Explorer
Discover thousands of curated color palettes organized by industry, mood, and design style. From minimal UI schemes to vibrant brand palettes, find inspiration from color combinations used by Fortune 500 companies and award-winning designers.
- Industry-Specific Collections - Tech, fashion, food, lifestyle
- Advanced Smart Filtering - By hue, saturation, brightness
- Trending Palettes - Updated weekly with design trends
- Infinite Scroll & Favorites - Seamless browsing experience
Interactive Color Theory Education
Master professional color theory with our interactive learning platform. Explore 7 color harmonies, temperature psychology, advanced palette techniques, and figure-ground relationships through hands-on tools and real-world examples.
- 7 Interactive Harmony Types - Complementary, analogous, triadic, etc.
- Color Temperature Psychology - Warm vs cool emotional impact
- Advanced Palette Techniques - 60-30-10 rule, gradients
- Practical Design Applications - Web, branding, print examples
Professional Color Directory
Access our comprehensive database of 2,162+ named colors with complete HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK values. Each color includes professional usage examples, brand associations, and psychological impact data for informed design decisions.
- 2,162+ Professional Colors - Industry-standard color names
- Complete Color Codes - HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK formats
- Smart Search & Filter - Find colors by category, hue, or usage
- Brand Color Database - Official brand colors with hex codes
Figure-Ground Theory & WCAG Compliance
Master visual perception with our Figure-Ground Theory tools and ensure WCAG accessibility compliance. Test contrast ratios, color blindness compatibility, and create inclusive designs that work for all users including those with visual impairments.
- Figure-Ground Relationship - Visual perception testing
- WCAG AA/AAA Compliance - Real-time contrast checking
- Color Blindness Testing - Protanopia, deuteranopia simulation
- Accessibility Scores - Instant accessibility ratings
Why Be My HEX Leads the Color Industry
Discover what sets us apart from other color tools and why professionals choose our platform.
Largest Color Database
2,162+ Named Colors with complete metadata - more than any competitor. Each color includes HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK codes plus brand associations and usage examples.
Figure-Ground Theory Integration
Only platform with Figure-Ground Theory tools - test visual perception, contrast relationships, and WCAG accessibility in real-time. Essential for professional design work.
Interactive Color Education
7 Interactive Harmony Types with hands-on learning tools. Master complementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split-complementary, monochromatic, and achromatic schemes.
Advanced AI Color Extraction
K-Means Clustering Algorithm with multiple extraction modes (Auto, Vibrant, Muted). Pixel-perfect accuracy for brand matching and design consistency.
Professional Accessibility Testing
WCAG AA/AAA Compliance built-in with color blindness simulation (protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia). Create inclusive designs that work for everyone.
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Sub-second load times with progressive enhancement. Static-first rendering with interactive features loaded on-demand for lightning-fast user experience.
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Tailored for Your Creative Role
Discover how Be My HEX empowers different creative professionals. Find your path to color perfection.
Web & UI Designers
Generate accessible color palettes, visualize UI mockups, and export ready-to-use CSS variables or HEX/RGB values for seamless integration into your web projects.
Start DesigningBrand Developers
Develop cohesive brand identities with impactful color schemes. Explore color psychology, ensure consistency, and manage your brand's core color palettes effectively.
Build Your BrandDigital Artists
Find unique color combinations for illustrations, character design, and digital paintings. Explore mood-based palettes and unlock new creative dimensions with color.
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