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24 alternatives to Shade

Gradient explorer

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shade launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Fragment▲115

   Prismatic Photos

   2013 · pixiteapps.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Adaptive Backgrounds▲231

   Extract dominant colours from images

   2014 · briangonzalez.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Color▲131

   A minimal swatch picker

   2014 · color.hailpixel.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Colorful Gradients▲72

   1 CSS Gradient Background per second.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Grade▲112

   Complementary gradients generated from images

   2016 · benhowdle.im · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Gradient World▲104

   Gradients generated from photographs of nature

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   GradientDaze▲186

   Gesture based gradients never felt so good

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Shade▲105

   Super easy color contrast insights and recommendations

   2017 · halogensoftworks.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Prisma▲87

   Global Color Swatches for Photoshop

   2015 · codeadventure.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SwatchMate▲60

    eyedropper tool IRL

    2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    UI Gradients▲101

    Lets you make beautiful color gradients in CSS

    2014 · uigradients.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Unique gradient generator▲202

    Generate beautiful blurry background images

    2016 · gradient.quasi.ink · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Color Brewer▲63

    Color Palettes for Cartography

    2015 · colorbrewer2.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Blend 2.0▲110

    Create and customize beautiful CSS3 gradients

    2016 · colinkeany.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Colour Lovers▲90

    Create and share color palettes

    2015 · colourlovers.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Eyein▲84

    Real-time image search engine

    2015 · eyein.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pixelapse▲142

    Visual version control for designers

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Colorful Gradients▲100

    Gradients automatically created by computer. 48 times daily

    2014 · colorfulgradients.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tabiku▲134

    Discover and generate beautiful CSS3 gradients

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Colores▲66

    Find color palette ideas via image search

    2014 · colores.manugarri.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Planet Explorer▲150

    Interactive global satellite images

    2017 · planet.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Shades▲72

    A zen like game of colors

    2015 · uovo.dk · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Limitless▲90

    A productivity companion for Chrome

    2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Flat Surface Shader▲3

    Lighting simulator

    2015 · matthew.wagerfield.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 →