Picking colour combinations for your next project | HueSnap review

Introduction

One of the most critical decisions designers have to make in the course of their work has to do with colour choices. Ordinarily, it needs no mention that shade patterns speak about a product in a silent but powerful way. Whether it’s a website, an app or brand logo, a colour pattern not only implies what it is about but also goes to show the unique identity it represents.

As a professional designer, freelancer or any other creative mind that has to think about colour combinations while working on their projects, I guess the question is how do you get what works? In reality, this depends on many factors, but no doubt, it also takes some serious thinking and creativity to put together a viable colour palette. Luckily, these days you do not need to be a star at it to get what you want. With a free web tool such as HueSnap, it has become easier to walk your way to the perfect colour palette for your project.

What is HueSnap?

HueSnap is a free colour tool designed to enable users to make palettes by seizing colour from images which they can then share with the rest user community. It makes it less daunting to get desirable hues for different projects because besides creating new patterns, it is also possible to pick from the existing collection and modify it to suit particular needs. Although HueSnap is tailored for mobile viewing it is available across platforms. Users will, therefore, enjoy working on this tool regardless of the type of device they are using. Let looks at some of the features of HueSnap below.

HueSnap features

• Feed view

This is the default page from where individuals can explore HueSnap. The feed view displays colour palettes shared by an individual and others from the HueSnap user community. This implies that when you log in, there is a little categorization. There is My Palettes Feed which reveals a personal collection of liked or created shade patterns and the Explore Feed which gives a view to the rest submitted by others.  While on the Explore feed one can see how many times a palette has been liked while on My Palettes Feed only the name that appears. Palettes showcased on HueSnap are restricted to between one and six stripes of colour.

• Snap interface

When working on a design sometimes you cannot predict how or where you will get colour inspirations. This is where the snap interface comes handy. It allows users to take pictures from which they can extract the colour schemes for their project. Even when you are on the move you only need use your mobile phone to snap a photo of whatever inspires your colouring needs, upload it and then you can use HueSnap to get the shades from the image. Once extracted it is possible to make changes on a given line of colour before saving the final palette.

• Colour card

This is where all the information about a palette is contained given the colour codes such as the RGB, HEX, CMYK, HSV, and HSL. The colour card displays colour schemes which include Analogous, Complementary, Shades, Monochromatic, Compound, and Triad. Users can choose colours from the schemes shown to make adjustments on any palette. Again, it is also possible to undo changes or save them to a new creation.

Pros: 

• Simple to use thanks to sleek and well thought out UI design
• Unlike other colour tools, HueSnap works on any platform
• Allows quick and easy creation of palettes via the snap interface

Cons: 

• Users need to sign up to use or like favourite palettes

Pricing

HueSnap is available for free. Simply sign up and you can start working on the colour palettes that you love.