Procreate Color Palette From Image — Free Browser Alternative

Procreate's color picker and palette-from-image feature are excellent when you are already drawing in Procreate on an iPad. But if you need to extract a color palette from an image on a computer, a phone, or without firing up Procreate at all, a browser-based tool is faster and works everywhere. This guide covers both approaches.

How Procreate handles color extraction from images

In Procreate, the Color Dropper tool (eyedropper) lets you tap any pixel on the canvas to sample its color. You can also create color palettes by importing a photo — Procreate analyzes the image and generates a palette automatically. These features are polished and work well within Procreate's drawing environment.

The limitation: these tools only work inside Procreate, on an iPad running iPadOS, in the Procreate app. If you need hex codes for a website, CSS, or a design tool on a different device, you need a separate step to get those values out of Procreate.

Extract the same palette in any browser without Procreate

The Kingfisher Color Extractor produces the same output as Procreate's palette-from-image feature — dominant colors from any image — but outputs HEX and RGB codes you can use anywhere immediately. Open the tool in any browser (including Safari on iPad), drop your image, and get a palette in seconds.

Because it runs in the browser, it works on:

• iPad (Safari) — side-by-side with Procreate if you want to reference both
• Mac or Windows desktop
• iPhone
• Any device with a modern browser

No iPad required, no Procreate subscription required.

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Using extracted hex codes in Procreate

If you extract colors from a reference image in the browser and want to use them in Procreate:

1. Copy the hex code from the extractor
2. In Procreate, open the Color panel and select "Value" mode
3. Tap the hex input field and paste the hex code

You can also build a Procreate palette manually by entering each extracted hex code as a swatch — tap the plus icon in the Palettes panel, then enter the value directly. This is useful when you want a consistent palette available across multiple Procreate projects.

Which approach to use for digital art workflows

For reference images you are actively painting from in Procreate, the built-in eyedropper is faster — it lets you tap directly on your canvas reference layer. For building a color palette from a reference photo before you start a project, the browser tool is more systematic — you get all 8 dominant colors at once, with exportable hex values.

A practical workflow: use the browser extractor to build the palette, note the hex codes, then enter them as a named palette in Procreate before starting. This way the palette is deliberately curated rather than sampled ad-hoc during drawing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use the browser tool on an iPad alongside Procreate?

Yes. Open Safari on your iPad in Split View alongside Procreate. Drop your reference image in the browser tool and use the extracted hex codes to set your Procreate palette before you start drawing.

Does the tool produce the same number of colors as Procreate's palette feature?

The tool extracts 8 dominant colors. Procreate's built-in palette generation typically produces 5-8 swatches depending on the image. For most use cases the results are comparable.