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24 alternatives to .colors()

🎨 A color picker for people who live in their text editor

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. .colors() launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1AC
   A Color Picker I Made▲591

   2019 · colorsupplyyy.com · its alternatives →

2. 2AC
   A color picker for named web colors▲731

   I had this idea kicking around in my head for quite a while. Took an evening to make this, and a short morning to polish it a bit. So here it is!

   2022 · arantius.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   cccolor▲160

   Clean & simple color picker for web designers

   2021 · fffuel.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Colorss▲269

   Hand picked color pallete for your brand

   2022 · draftss.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pickr▲113

   Flat, simple and hackable color picker.

   2019 · simonwep.github.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Data Color Picker▲82

   Create visually-equidistant palettes for data visualizations

   2018 · learnui.design · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Color by Fardos▲111

   A chrome extension to pick, save & create colors/gradients

   2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Color Picker▲72

   One color picker app for all your devices

   2021 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Colorized▲169

   A tool to select a color with your style.

   2017 · jondotsoy.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Color Pick▲63

    Pick colors from around you for your next project

    2020 · colorpick.vercel.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    OKLCH Color Picker & Converter▲287

    The new way of working with color

    2023 · oklch.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    System Color Picker▲233

    The macOS color picker supercharged

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    ColorSnapper▲177

    The missing color picker for Mac.

    2015 · colorsnapper.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Coloree▲73

    A better color picker for developers with an AR companion 🎨

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Tint▲85

    A better color picker

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Color saver▲82

    Free chrome extension to pick and save your color

    2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Color Picker Pro, Open Source Color Picker for Mac Os X▲55

    Color Detection Tool for Designers and Developers. Contribute to oscardelben/Color-Picker-Pro development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Colormate – Color Picker▲168

    Minimalist color picker & palette organizer

    2020 · getcolormate.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Color Sense▲114

    Your top choice for a color picker extension on Safari

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20CP
    Color Picker for iOS and Android developers▲38

    2017 · colorsforcoders.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    colorSS▲98

    Generate random CSS color palettes and get inspired

    2022 · xsgames.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Color Picker & Library▲6

    Color library for designers and programmers

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Kotor Color Picker▲71

    Grab colors, collect, and use later on your menubar

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Color Picker▲5

    Colour picker & gradient | image color picker

    2025 · colorspicker.net · 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 →