Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Colors of the day

A fun challenge: every day, it unlocks two new colors.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Colors of the day launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Year of Colour▲133

   What were your Instagram colours in 2018?

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Color Hunt▲474

   Curated collection of beautiful colors, updated daily

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   One Year Of Design 2017▲301

   A showcase of the best designs 2017 ✨

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4AC
   A Color Picker I Made▲591

   2019 · colorsupplyyy.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   LOL Colors▲542

   Curated color palette inspiration.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Color Farm▲295

   Daily color inspiration from the popular Dribbble shots

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Happy Hues▲478

   Curated color palettes in action

   2019 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Colorbook▲221

   A timeline of the trendiest color palettes from Dribbble.

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hued▲102

   Like Wordle, but for colors. Match today's color in 3 tries.

   2025 · playhued.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PANTONE Studio▲152

    An elegant iOS app for discovering color palettes

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11AI
    An iPhone app that lets you pick colors and identify PANTONE colors▲112

    2020 · cone.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Colors▲394

    A data-driven collection of beautiful color palettes 🌈

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    calcolor.co▲188

    Calculate colors. Share palettes.

    2020 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Swatches▲245

    A fun and accurate color picker for the real world

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Multicolor illustrations by Scale▲307

    Create unique illustrations for free and without attribution

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16CL
    Colors.lol – Overly descriptive color palettes▲388

    2020 · colors.lol · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Colour Palette▲143

    Go through some of the most beautiful colours on Earth

    2021 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    1-bit.day▲204

    Daily pixel art challenge

    2025 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Color Leap▲251

    Color palettes used throughout history ⏳

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Colorss▲269

    Hand picked color pallete for your brand

    2022 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Year Progress▲223

    The time is moving. Are you? ⏳

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22DC
    Daily Curated Color Inspiration▲12

    2016 · color.farm · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Year of Colour 2020▲129

    Find out which colours you most used on Instagram this year

    2020 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Cone 2.0▲106

    Pick and identify Pantone colors form the real world

    2020 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →