Color Picker: Find Name & Code

Scientific colorimetry tool designed for professional-grade precision across all workflows — from everyday paint matching to expert color analysis. Trusted by UI/UX designers, web developers, artists, painters, and scientists. Capture and analyze colors in real-time from your live camera feed or saved images.

🔍 COLOR IDENTIFICATION
Identify exact color names and codes instantly. Swipe to resize the sampling area. Measure a single pixel or calculate the average color of a circular or square area with pixel-level accuracy. This app features true mathematical pixel processing within a circular area. Adjust the number of pixels to sample in the settings to balance processing speed and precision.

🔬 SCIENTIFIC COLOR DATA
Tap the laboratory flask icon to enable Expert Mode and access comprehensive color analytics in real-time:
- Color temperature (in Kelvin), dominant wavelength (in nanometers), and luminance.
- Advanced visualization featuring dynamic gradient pointers and expanding horizontal bars for detailed component breakdowns.
- Fully customizable workspace: tap any data row to expand extra details, or toggle specific elements in the settings to tailor the overlay to your exact workflow.
- Real-time values across multiple color models: HEX, RGB, CMY, CMYK, HSL, HSV, RYB, CIE LAB, and CIE XYZ.

🎨 COLOR DATABASE
Browse and search by name or HEX value across multiple built-in collections featuring over 1,000 unique colors:

GENERAL
- Common Colors: Widely recognized color names selected by Wikipedia contributors worldwide.
- Visible Spectrum: Fundamental colors representing the natural rainbow spectrum.
- Achromatic Colors: Pure luminance endpoints consisting exclusively of absolute black and white.

DESIGN
- Material Design (2014): Classic foundational palette from the original Material Design system.
- elementary: Brand colors of the company of the same name.

SPECIALIZED
- RAL Classic: Standardized industrial colors from the European RAL system.
- HTML: Common English names of colors used in web development.
- Traditional Colors of Japan: Colors traditionally used in Japanese arts and crafts.

✨ ADVANCED FEATURES
- Pro Camera Controls: Toggle the flashlight, adjust focus, exposure, and white balance, or cycle between available cameras (including external ones).
- CIEDE2000 Accuracy: Real-time color matching is powered by the industry-standard CIEDE2000 algorithm, calculating Delta E color differences for maximum precision.
- Custom Palettes: Create personalized color libraries and select them as the active palette for color identification on the main screen. Add a bell emoji (🔔) to any color name to trigger an audio alert upon detection.
- Smart Color History: Review captured colors anytime and open the detailed view to explore similar colors and view precise Delta E differences.
- Data Export & Sharing: Save individual colors instantly, share multiple selections, or seamlessly import and export your history and custom palettes via CSV.
- System Integration: Share images from your gallery or other apps for instant color analysis. Alternatively, share text selections from browsers, documents, or other apps to quickly search for color names or HEX values in the database.
- Instant Auto-Copy: Streamline your workflow by automatically copying the captured HEX code to your clipboard immediately upon capture.
- Local Web Server: Stream real-time JSON color data from your camera feed to any PC or device on your local Wi-Fi network (optimized for developers and automation).
- Global Accessibility: Fully localized into over 30 languages with RTL support.

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Color samples are for reference only. Displayed colors may vary from originals. Not intended for high-accuracy matching.

Photo by Vincent van Zalinge on Unsplash

Recent changes:
Custom Palettes:
- Added drag-and-drop support for reordering colors
- Added item numbering to the color list
- Fixed dark theme colors

Camera Color Picker:
- Enhanced focus indicator to match the sampling area color