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24 alternatives to RGB - 9: Not the Prettiest Colour

Nerding out on the influentials gadgets and a Mac collection

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. RGB - 9: Not the Prettiest Colour launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   RGB – #15: Snap, Kernel and Port▲55

   Ports, unencrypted kernels and a chilly new mobile plan

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Color Library▲116

   Automated color separation

   2016 · colorlibrary.ch · its alternatives →

3. 3
   RGB – #6: Rule Them All... Maybe Not▲54

   The ramblings of pixels on a microphone

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   RGB - 12: Back to the Mac▲63

   WWDC hardware, predictions and new Thunderbolt Displays

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Palette For Mac▲205

   A menu bar based colour contrast analyser

   2016 · often.studio · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Adaptive Backgrounds▲231

   Extract dominant colours from images

   2014 · briangonzalez.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   RGB - 11: They Love Their SKUs▲61

   Nerding out on the new MacBook Pro, new gadgets and Twitter

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Color▲131

   A minimal swatch picker

   2014 · color.hailpixel.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   RGB – #16: It's Been Sent to a Farm▲57

   Gatekeeping, vulnerabilities and a great iPhone rumour!

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Falettes▲166

    Unlimited color palettes

    2017 · scrapdenton.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Colourness▲57

    A catalogue of RAL colours with their HEX relatives

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Colour Lovers▲90

    Create and share color palettes

    2015 · colourlovers.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    rgb.today▲145

    Daily curated goodies about design

    2015 · rgb.today · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Shades▲72

    A zen like game of colors

    2015 · uovo.dk · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Colicious▲204

    A delicious color generator

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    RGB challenge▲64

    Game for designers: guess the right RGB color

    2015 · rgbchallenge.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pixel Perfect Handbook▲176

    A comprehensive handbook on digital design

    2014 · ustwo.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    ColorZilla▲73

    An eyedropper for your browser.

    2014 · colorzilla.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hues▲100

    The most lightweight color picker for Mac ever

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Color Wander▲131

    Computer generated art

    2016 · color-wander.surge.sh · its alternatives →

21. 21AC
    Additional color palettes for the Mac OS X color picker▲5

    2014 · midwinter-dg.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    RGBA – #27: An Empty Little Hole▲62

    This week we discuss price drops and circle back on the MBP

    2016 · media24.fireside.fm · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sweet Themes▲99

    Color Themes for Slack

    2015 · sweetthemesaremadeofthe.se · its alternatives →

24. 24
    RGB – #18: One Fourteen Canadians▲62

    Many iPhones, many Kickstarters and our first contest!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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