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24 alternatives to Rainbow Pencils

Make rainbows whenever you sharpen.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rainbow Pencils launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Rainbow Pencils▲3

   Why Wait for Rainbows? Make Rainbows!

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2RA
   Rainbow – an attempt to display colour on a B&W monitor▲389

   2020 · anfractuosity.com · its alternatives →

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   Swatches▲70

   Generate colors for every purpose

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Gradients Maker▲103

   Create gradients faster with joystick-like color pickers

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Color Tab▲176

   Beautiful color palettes with every new tab!

   2015 · colorhunt.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Colorful Gradients▲100

   Gradients automatically created by computer. 48 times daily

   2014 · colorfulgradients.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tint & Shade Generator 2.0▲128

   Precise tints and shades from any color in 10% increments.

   2020 · maketintsandshades.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Fast Pencil▲55

   Do it yourself publishing done fast done right.

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Gradients.app▲106

   Сreate gradients, palettes, color combinations & more

   2023 · gradients.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Apple Pencil▲222

    Completely familiar. Entirely revolutionary.

    2015 · apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Color Easily▲101

    The easy way to generate a color palette

    2023 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Swatches for Sketch▲111

    Make a palette of color swatches for style guides

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Colour Lovers▲90

    Create and share color palettes

    2015 · colourlovers.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Random Color Generator▲82

    An easy way to get a random color

    2023 · random-color.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Colorpik Pen▲87

    Copy And Draw With 16 Million Colors

    2023 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Random Color Palettes▲108

    Generate a random color palette by tapping your space bar

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    colorSS▲98

    Generate random CSS color palettes and get inspired

    2022 · xsgames.co · its alternatives →

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    ColoredMusicSheet▲102

    Create engaging lessons with colored music sheets

    2024 · coloredmusicsheet.com · its alternatives →

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    Pigments▲72

    Pigments brings beautiful color palettes to your pocket.

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Rainbow UI Kit by EpicPxls▲123

    A colorful Bootstrap 4 UI Kit for landing pages

    2017 · rainbow.epicpxls.com · its alternatives →

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    Roy▲146

    A simple & delightful color picker for designers

    2020 · useroy.com · its alternatives →

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    Cone▲137

    A delightful and easy to use color picker for the real world

    2017 · coneapp.io · its alternatives →

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    Chalk Drawers▲86

    Chalk toys that make circles, lines or dots

    2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Drawing Cartoons 2▲96

    Cartoon making app

    2016 · play.google.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 →