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WhatColorIsThisSong.com is a web tool that associates colors with songs. Launched in 2011, it helps music listeners visualize their favorite tracks through a color-based interface. The service is designed for anyone… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. My weekend project, WhatColorIsThisSong.com launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1AL
   A little web app for playing around with colors▲106

   2019 · color.clss.hk · 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
   ColorHub▲200

   The new best site on the web for finding and testing colors

   2023 · colorhub.art · its alternatives →

4. 4AC
   A Color Picker I Made▲591

   2019 · colorsupplyyy.com · its alternatives →

5. 5CI
   Colorvote.io – ranking all sRGB web colors by popularity▲234

   2022 · colorvote.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   LOL Colors▲538

   Curated color palette inspiration.

   2016 · webdesignrankings.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Colors▲388

   A data-driven collection of beautiful color palettes 🌈

   2017 · pixelfika.com · its alternatives →

8. 8CU
   Colors Used by Popular Sites▲179

   2016 · paulhebertdesigns.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Colorsinspo▲304

   All in one resource for finding everything about colors

   2020 · colorsinspo.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    hue.tools – open-source toolbox for colors▲481

    hue.tools was created after spending way to much time trying to find the right tools when working with colors. It's an attempt to create a simple but useful toolbox for common color related tasks and problems. While it's in no way perfect or provides the tools for every use case, it has served me well in the last few months and I hope it will be useful for some of you as well.

    2022 · hue.tools · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Color Hunt▲474

    Curated collection of beautiful colors, updated daily

    2015 · colorhunt.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Color.review▲250

    Colors that look and work great for everyone.

    2019 · color.review · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Scale▲199

    Playful color scales generator.

    2018 · hihayk.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Color Farm▲295

    Daily color inspiration from the popular Dribbble shots

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Colorkit▲124

    A productivity tool for color management for designers

    2015 · colorkit.maketheweb.pl · its alternatives →

16. 16FT
    Finding the colours of the web▲128

    2013 · webcolourdata.com · its alternatives →

17. 17IB
    I built a site that lets users find playlists by songs they contain▲295

    2022 · playlists.dags.dev · its alternatives →

18. 18IB
    I built color search for iTunes▲51

    2013 · colorhits.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Colorinspire.io▲167

    Curated color combinations for inspiration

    2019 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Colorbook▲221

    A timeline of the trendiest color palettes from Dribbble.

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Colorized▲169

    A tool to select a color with your style.

    2017 · jondotsoy.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22MN
    My Node.js two weekend project. Color palettes from Flickr images.▲159

    2011 · colorapi.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Colorwise.io▲204

    The wise choice of colors.

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24AO
    An online drawing tool that lets you change colors via MIDI controller▲53

    2020 · h3nk.com · 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 →