AI Color Palette Generator from Text Prompt – Free WCAG Tool
Generate Free AI Color Palettes with Instant Preview from Text Prompts
Describe a scene, style or design — generate, customize, better score, preview, save, copy and export palettes.
Generated Palettes
| Name | Status | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | Active | 72% |
| Beta | Paused | 45% |
| Gamma | Active | 88% |
| Delta | Active | 61% |
| Epsilon | Testing | 23% |
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Want to generate color palettes or copy HEX codes from an Image?
Shinesfox has now introduced the Advanced Image Color Palette Generator, which is 100% free. It lets you extract color palettes or copy HEX codes by uploading any image. You can grab and drag a specific color circle on the image or even move the slider to move the color circles to random positions. Just like our AI-powered tool, it also has many features such as contrast ratio evaluation, the number of color swatches on color palette, preview in live UI, multiple export options, and even a Gradient Generator Studio for generating gradient backgrounds.
Shinesfox AI Color Palette Generator is better because it doesn't just generate palettes from text prompts but uses two separate AI Engines for System designs and User query focus. It also doesn't just create color palettes but let's you evaluate their quality with a smart score system and color role indicators like BG, TEXT, PRIMARY, ACCENT, or ACTION. It also lets you customize each swatch to improve overall quality and user's needs. Moreover, you can lock or unlock any color swatch you like and then regenerate, edit, or even swap with other colors. Finally preview your finalized color palette in the live UI dashboard with smart contrasting and then export in CSS, Tailwind, SCSS, ASE, PDF, image, and more. You can also save up to 10 palettes inside the tool while working on others for more multitasking and complex design workflows.
How to use (9 quick steps)
- Start by typing a prompt that describes the color and style you want (e.g., "Mint Fresh Green poster"). Here, our AI Engine #1 (Master UI/UX Architect) works, which focuses on building high-fidelity, WCAG-compliant design systems that follow strict professional rules. Next, choose the number of color palettes to be generated from 1 to 4.
- Hover over any swatch to copy its HEX code and to see its specific job like BG, TEXT, PRIMARY, or ACTION. This helps you know how each color should be used in your project.
- See real-time metrics for Contrast, Harmony, Distinction, and Accessibility on every palette. These scores tell you if your design is ready for production use and easy for everyone to read.
- Click Preview to see this color scheme applied in a live UI demo. The preview uses your color roles to show you exactly how the final interface will look.
- Click the lock icon on any color you like. This is important because it protects that color from being changed by AI regeneration, manual edits, or drag-and-drop swapping.
- If you want to explore more options, click the Regenerate button to trigger AI Engine #2 (User Query Focused). This engine ignores fixed system rules and focuses completely on the emotion of your prompt and generated color palette title. It will only change your unlocked colors.
- You can grab any unlocked swatch and change it with its neighboring colors. The color roles stay the same, but the actual colors swap. Your quality scores will update accordingly as you move them based on color roles.
- Click the edit icon on any unlocked swatch to adjust its brightness, opacity, or pick a new color which you like, when saved the quality scores updates automatically.
- Finally, copy or export palettes in CSS, JSON, JS, SVG, HTML, Tailwind CSS, SCSS, ASE (Adobe), PDF, or image.
Changelog
This changelog documents all feature updates and improvements made to the tool.
Version 1.5 – Dual AI Engine & Advanced Workflow Update
- NEW FEATURE Dual AI Engine System
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- AI Engine #1 (System Focused): For your Initial prompt our default AI engine works which act as Master UI/UX Architect role to generate 4 high-fidelity, WCAG-compliant design systems.
- AI Engine #2 (User Query Focused): To create user-oriented color palettes, we introduced a Regenerate button. It utilizes AI Engine #2, which ignores rigid system instructions to focus entirely on the vibe and emotion of your prompt and the palette's title. This will only update Unlocked colors.
- NEW FEATURE Drag & Drop Swapping — Now you can rearrange unlocked color swatches by grabbing and moving them. Color roles stay same just the actual colors are swapped. Your Contrast, Harmony and other quality scores will update right away based on color roles.
- NEW FEATURE Precision Color Locking — Now you can lock/unlocked any color swatch you like. Locked colors are excluded from AI regeneration, manual editing, and drag-and-drop swapping.
- NEW FEATURE Pro Export Formats — We have added 5 new export formats for professional handoff: Tailwind CSS, SCSS, ASE (Adobe), PDF, and Image.
- IMPROVED Changed the default generation count from one to four palettes for more variety and user output options.
- IMPROVED Color swacthes in Generated section are now larger, responsive, and rendered in a 1:1 HD aspect ratio for better visual clarity.
- IMPROVED The export menu has been redesigned with a cleaner, more intuitive interface for faster developer workflows.
- IMPROVED We fixed Cumulative Layout Shift issues across several components and added helpful tooltips to guide your design process.
Version 1.4 – AI Engine Update
- IMPROVED Redesigned our AI engine to better recognize brands, apply WCAG-aware contrast rules, premium neutral tinting, and adapt to user needs.
Version 1.3 – Quality & Roles Update
- NEW FEATURE Quality Score System — determine Contrast, Harmony, Distinction, and Accessibility metrics for production-ready color palettes based on color roles.
- NEW FEATURE Clear Color Role Indicators — hover on any swatch to see its semantic role (BG, TEXT, PRIMARY, ACCENT, ACTION).
- FIXED The UI Preview now uses smart designated color roles to accurately apply colors on the dashboard in real-time.
- IMPROVED Improved AI Prompt Builder instructions to generate more professional, UI-ready palettes.
Version 1.2 – Color Editor Update
- NEW FEATURE Built-in Color Editor — New color editor feature to customize any swatch with brightness, opacity, and color picker.
- IMPROVED Enhanced API security and rate limiting for improved stability.
Version 1.1 – AI & UI Improvements
- IMPROVED Enhanced AI logic to generate more professional color palettes.
- IMPROVED Added new animations and better color contrasting.
- IMPROVED Better UI for Live Preview dashboard with 2 new components.
- BUG FIX Fixed AI not responding with "Too many requests" error.
Version 1.0 – First Official Release
- INITIAL RELEASE Published first version of the tool.
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Included Features at Launch
- AI Prompt Support
- Multiple Palettes (1–4)
- Live UI Preview with Intelligent Color Contrast
- One-Click Copy HEX code
- Multi-Format Export
- Faster Rendering
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I generate a color palette from a text prompt?
With the free Shinesfox AI color palette generator, you can create 1 to 4 matching color palettes simply by describing the scene, style, design or paste HEX code you like. Our primary AI Engine will do its job. If you aren't completely satisfied with the results, just click the Regenerate button to use our secondary AI Engine, which is fine-tuned to focus even closer on your specific prompt.
Can AI help me find matching colors for a specific aesthetic or mood?
Yes, our AI engines are built to understand the exact "vibe" or scene you’re describing. If the first try isn't quite right, just hit Regenerate to use AI Engine #2. It focuses on your words and skips standard design rules to give you something unique that matches your prompt exactly.
How many colors are in each AI-generated palette?
Each palette gives you 5 colors that are ready to go. We’ve even given them specific "roles" such as background, text, primary, accent, and action colors—so you don't have to guess where they should go in your design.
How do I reset or clear inputs and saved colour palettes?
To quickly get rid of all saved palettes click the Clear button. To start over or reset the inputs, refresh the page or just type a new prompt to replace the old one.
Can I edit or change a colour in my palette?
Yes! Click the edit icon on any unlocked swatch to adjust its brightness, opacity, or pick a completely new colour. Once you save, the quality scores update automatically. Just make sure the swatch is not locked before editing.
What is colour locking and how does it work?
Click the lock icon on any swatch to protect it. A locked colour will not be changed by AI regeneration, manual editing, or drag-and-drop swapping. It stays exactly as it is until you unlock it yourself.
What is the difference between AI Engine #1 and AI Engine #2?
AI Engine #1 runs on your first prompt. It acts as a Master UI/UX Architect and follows strict professional rules to build WCAG-compliant design systems. AI Engine #2 is triggered when you click Regenerate. It skips the rigid rules and focuses completely on the vibe and emotion of your prompt. It will only update your unlocked colours, so your locked ones stay safe.
What are the Quality Scores and what do they mean?
Every palette gets scored on four things: Contrast, Harmony, Distinction, and Accessibility. These scores are based on your colour roles and tell you if your palette is ready for real production use and easy for everyone to read.
Which export formats are supported?
You can export your palette in CSS, JSON, JS, SVG, HTML, Tailwind CSS, SCSS, ASE (Adobe), PDF, and Image. Whether you are a developer or a designer, there is a format ready for your workflow.
Does the preview handle contrast and readability?
Yes. The Live UI Preview uses your colour roles to apply each colour in the right place on the dashboard. Text colours auto-adjust based on luminance so everything stays readable on your chosen backgrounds.