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An image demonstrating a character palette tool. On the left is a colorful illustration of a woman; on the right is a generated color palette with swatches of teal, yellow, pink, and green taken from the character, each with a hex code.

AI Character Palette Generator

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Developer API
Available on iPhone & Android

How to generate a character palette

  1. 1

    Upload your character art

    Start by uploading a PNG or JPG file of your character illustration. A clear image with defined colors will give the best results.

  2. 2

    Enter your prompt

    In the text box, describe your character or the specific colors you want to focus on. For example, 'a character with pink hair and a yellow jacket'.

  3. 3

    Generate your palette

    Click the generate button and our AI will analyze your image and prompt to create a unique and cohesive color palette in seconds.

  4. 4

    Download your palette

    Your new character color palette is ready to be downloaded as a high-resolution PNG. Use it to keep your character's colors consistent in all your future creative projects.

Move past the struggle of manually picking colors. Upload your character's artwork, and our AI character palette generator will instantly analyze the image to create a harmonious color scheme. This tool is perfect for digital artists and illustrators who want to quickly establish a consistent and appealing palette. It intelligently identifies the key colors in your design, from vibrant hues in multicolored hair to subtle tones in the background, presenting them in a clean and usable format. Speed up your workflow and ensure your colors always work well together.

Instantly Find Your Character's Colors

A digital painting of a character design sheet for a female adventurer with pink hair. The main image is surrounded by smaller variations showing different facial expressions and alternate color palettes for her outfit, all on a clean white background.
A strong color palette is key to a memorable character. Our tool helps you maintain color consistency across all your illustrations. By generating a palette directly from your primary character reference sheet, you can easily apply the same set of colors to different poses, outfits, and scenes. This ensures your character feels unified and professionally designed. Whether you're working on a comic, an animation project, or a single illustration, a defined palette helps solidify your character's identity and makes them instantly recognizable.

Create Cohesive Character Designs

A character palette concept sheet for a male space adventurer, showing a full-body illustration in a sci-fi suit, close-ups of his face and gauntlet, and a row of color swatches in gray, orange, and blue, all on a white background.
Feeling stuck trying to choose the right colors? Let our AI provide a fresh perspective. Uploading your character sketch or work-in-progress can reveal color combinations you might not have considered. The generator can highlight accent colors, suggest complementary shades, or find a balance between warm and cool tones within your existing art. Use this tool as a brainstorming partner to explore new artistic directions for your characters. Find inspiration in the palettes it creates and bring new life and emotion to your designs without the guesswork.

Break Through Your Creative Block

A character palette concept art sheet showing a mystical elf in indigo and lavender robes, displayed next to a vertical row of color swatches on a white background.
It’s Smart: Our AI intelligently extracts dominant and complementary colors from your uploaded character art. It’s Fast: Go from a full illustration to a usable color palette in just a few moments. It’s for Artists: Designed to respect your original creation while providing a useful tool for your workflow. It’s Inspirational: Discover new and unexpected color combinations within your own work to break creative blocks. It’s Simple: Just upload your image and let the AI handle the complex color analysis, no complicated settings needed.

Why use Pixelcut's AI Character Palette Generator?

A digital illustration of a knight in steel armor and a red cape, positioned next to a five-color palette derived from his appearance: steel grey, gold, crimson red, skin tone, and cerulean blue. The background is solid white.
Original Character (OC) Creation: Establish a definitive color scheme for your new OC to use across all future drawings. Comic and Webtoon Production: Keep character colors consistent from panel to panel for a professional look. Animation Projects: Create reference palettes for animators to ensure every frame is on-brand. Character Redesigns: Experiment with new colorways for an existing character by analyzing different mood boards or inspiration images. Game Development: Quickly generate palettes for player characters and NPCs to maintain a cohesive visual style.

Character Palette Generator Use Cases

A sci-fi soldier in gray and orange armor is shown on the left, with a corresponding color palette of gray, orange, blue, and silver swatches on the right, all on a white background.

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