Extract Sunset Color Palette from a Photo

Extract Sunset Color Palette from a Photo

Upload a sunset photo and the tool identifies the dominant warm tones: oranges, pinks, purples, and golden yellows. The median cut quantization groups similar pixels and returns a sorted palette with hex codes and coverage percentages. All processing happens in your browser.

How to Use

1. Upload a sunset photo (PNG, JPEG, or WebP)
2. Adjust the color count to 8 for a balanced palette
3. Click any swatch to copy its hex code
4. Export the full palette as CSS variables or JSON

What the Palette Tells You

Sunsets are a good test case for color extraction because they contain a smooth gradient across multiple warm hues. The tool’s output reveals which colors dominate the frame. A sunset with 60% orange and 20% purple tells you the warm tones are concentrated in the lower sky, while purple appears higher up.

The pixel coverage percentage helps you decide which colors matter. A color covering 40% of the image is clearly the dominant tone. Colors under 5% are subtle variations that might not be worth using in a design system.

Using Sunset Colors in Web Design

Warm sunset palettes work well for hero sections, landing pages, and branding for travel or lifestyle products. The natural contrast between warm oranges and deep purples creates visual interest without needing additional accent colors.

Use the CSS export to get variables like --color-palette-1 through --color-palette-8. The highest coverage color works as the primary background. Mid-tone colors work for buttons and interactive elements. The darkest colors work for text.

Need to verify your sunset colors meet accessibility standards? Check foreground-background pairs with the WCAG Contrast Checker. Want to build a gradient from your sunset palette? The CSS Gradient Generator turns your colors into linear or radial gradients.