The world is full of
Poppy Flower
Point your camera at anything — pal8 names its colors live, matches the closest pal8tone, and turns the moment into a card worth sharing. Free, no sign-up, runs right in your browser.
On a laptop with a webcam? Try the app here anyway →
How it works
Point your camera
Open pal8 and aim at anything — a wall, a flower, your coffee, the sky. The color engine reads the scene in real time. No sign-up, nothing to configure.
Watch colors get named
Five dominant colors appear live with real names and hex codes. Pinch to zoom, tap any pixel to pick it, or hold still for four seconds and pal8 averages the frames into a reading you could buy paint on.
Keep it, or send it
Press the shutter and your photo becomes a card — pal8tone chip, Polaroid, museum placard, poster, or a die-cut postage stamp. Hold the shutter to record video with the palette baked in. Everything is pressed into a scrapbook you can turn like a real book.
One shutter, seven cards
Every capture becomes a card. Scroll — the deck deals itself.
Found July 2026 — late light on a brick wall, matched and titled on the spot.
#F4C95DThree systems, one glance
This is the same engine the camera uses — 4,945 names, pal8tone Coated, and 213 RAL Classic codes, matched on your device in real time.
4,945 colors, each with a name
“Golden Hour” says more than #F4C95D ever will. Every color the camera sees gets a real name — matched perceptually, the moment you point.
Every colour you find, issued as postage
Frame something in the perforated window and press the shutter. pal8 cuts your photo into a stamp — scalloped edge, printed margin, the maker’s mark worn into the corner the way old ink ages.
- A true die-cut. It saves as a transparent PNG, so the perforations are really holes. Drop it onto anything.
- Or mounted. Set it at the centre of a 9:16 poster, on any colour you’ve already caught — your own collection becomes the paint.
- Filtered or not. A printed-artwork wash that reads like engraving, or your photograph exactly as shot.
- It lands. The stamp slams down, a postmark rolls across it, and you hear the knock of rubber on paper.
And a book to keep them in
Held open in front of you, spine across the middle. Swipe and the lower leaf turns over onto the upper one, with the sound of paper. The stock is aged at run time — foxing, fibre grain, a shade in the crease.
Colours that leave with you
Variables get the colour’s real name, not --color-1. And pal8 sits in your phone’s share sheet, so any photo from any app can be read for its colours.
Games that train your eye
Eight colors, one theme — hunt them down in the world around you.
One color a day. Find it, keep your streak alive.
One hue, five depths — from whisper to shout.
Name the swatch. Harder than it sounds — try it right here →
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The full arcade — streaks, ladders, color hunts — lives in the app on your phone.Your colors never leave your device.
No account. No uploads. No ads. Every name, every match, every card and the whole scrapbook are computed in your browser — offline once installed — and everything you capture stays in your pocket.
Made for people who see in color
Frequently asked questions
How do I find the spot color of something?
Open pal8, switch to pal8tone mode, and point your camera at the object. pal8 finds the scene's hero color and matches it to the closest coated swatch in the pal8tone set, with RGB and CMYK values. Press the shutter to save it as a card.
What is this color called?
pal8 names colors in real time from a library of nearly 5,000 curated color names — point your camera and each of the five dominant colors gets a name and hex code instantly.
Is pal8 free?
Yes. pal8 is completely free, with no sign-up and no account. Open pal8.in in your phone browser and start capturing.
Does pal8 work without internet?
Yes — after the first visit, pal8 works offline. Install it to your home screen and all color naming, pal8tone matching, and card styles run entirely on your device.
How do I install pal8 on iPhone or Android?
On Android, open pal8.in in Chrome and tap Install when prompted. On iPhone, open pal8.in in Safari, tap Share, then choose Add to Home Screen.
Can I get the colors into Photoshop, Illustrator or Procreate?
Yes. Any capture exports as .ase for Illustrator and InDesign, .aco for Photoshop, .swatches for Procreate, or an SVG swatch sheet with RGB and CMYK for print handoff. You can also copy a palette as CSS custom properties, Tailwind config, SCSS, SwiftUI or Jetpack Compose — with each color named, not numbered.
What is Collect Stamp?
A capture style that cuts your photo into a postage stamp with a perforated edge. It saves as a transparent PNG, so it is a genuine die-cut you can place on anything, or you can mount it on a 9:16 poster in any color you have already caught.
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. pal8 has no account and no server for your images. Color naming, matching, card rendering and the scrapbook all run on your device, and everything you capture stays in your browser's storage.
How accurate are the color matches?
Matches are computed in CIE Lab space, which follows how human vision judges difference. For a reading you can rely on, calibrate the white balance by pointing at white paper and tapping once, then hold still for a steady four-second measurement. Screens and lighting still vary, so treat every match as an excellent starting point rather than a certified one.
