Site Palette Review
- Ease of Use - 8/108/10
- Pricing - 8/108/10
- Developer Documentation - 8/108/10
Summary
There is no denying that getting the right set of colours is essential for any design project. Whether you are working on single or multiple projects, the overwhelming options of hues and gradients can be quite something to balance to fit your needs. Site Palette is a great tool that can help you enjoy some level of creative freedom by enabling extraction colours from websites of interest. With it in your browser extension experimenting and trying out different colours does not have to be an issue. So if you need a little inspiration on getting the perfect set of shades for any design work, having this colour pattern generator as one of the extensions on your web browser is without a doubt one step to the right direction.
Introduction
Of the several basic ingredients that form part of a design work, the colour ranks among the most powerful elements. Not only does it express the identity of a brand at a glance, but it also goes a long way in influencing the perception individuals will have over a product without getting into or exposing the inner details. But, considering there are many colours and possible pattern combinations, getting the ideal colour essentials for any creative work can be an uphill task altogether. In fact, it can get more challenging if you are lacking the experience required to coordinate the various colour options to form a fitting colour scheme for a given product.
In most cases, one has to think about what colour works for specific parts such as the logo or headline, which shades blend better when used together, how many hues should be used among other things. Balancing all these questions physically without ending up with something chaotic is certainly a tricky affair. Nonetheless, given the potential of colours in the design process, it is only natural that designers among other creative freelancers take their time getting the perfect colour combinations that can communicate the quality and oomph of their creations effectively. To this end, an online Color pattern generator such as Site Palette can be of great help.
What is Site Palette?
Site Palette is a free-to-use web browser extension that produces attractive colour patterns from any website. It is built to simplify the process of deriving colour schemes especially for the creative minds lacking the natural leaning to shades and appropriate combinations. Site Palette is essentially a handy tool for developers and designer seeking to generate harmonious palettes for use in their works from websites. It is available for Mozilla, Chrome, and Safari.
Features of Site Palette
Supports several palette generators
Thanks to select multiple high-performance open source libraries, Site Palette collects colours in-browser using JS. This allows seamless and unrestricted extraction of colours from all manner of websites necessary to help users create colour palettes.
Shareable links
For every colour palettes generated, Site Palette creates a link to it. The link allows designers to share what is produced without restriction. For instance, you can share the resulting palettes with clients or colleagues without needing to download or install anything to help facilitate the transfer.
Downloadable preview palette image
With Site Palette, it is possible to download generated colour pattern images on the spot. The feature makes it easy to move and use the preview palette at the user’s convenience.
Sketch templates and Adobe Swatch
Site Palette provides for the downloading of Sketch templates that are produced automatically. It also supports Adobe Swatch downloading thereby giving users more flexibility in how to use generated palettes.
Play with the palettes at coolors.co
Although Site Palette has no relationship with Coolers.co, it is possible to advance work on palettes from Site Palette at Coolers.co. It means you can make adjustments and improve colour patterns easily since there are no compatibility issues.
Fine-tune the palettes at Google Art Palette
Users can also adjust and advance the quality of generated colour patterns at Google Art Palette.
Site Palette API
This colour pattern generator comes with a free API making it easier for designers and developers to make use of the palettes.
Print palettes
With Site Palette, users can also print out shade patterns generated from websites. Alternative the palettes can also be saved in PDF format.
Pros:
- The interface is as simple and intuitive
- Available for multiple browsers
Cons:
- Nothing major
Pricing
Site Palette is available on the flexible pay as you go model to allow different users to benefit from efficient palette generation. Users are charged based on usage which again depends on the number of API requests per month. Ideally, it is free for users who make less than 100 requests. However, requests ranging between 100 and 1000 are charged at $0.1. Beyond 1000, API requests cost $0.06 each.