A curated library of the most beloved color palettes in the history of pixel art and retro computing. Game Boy greens, PICO-8's 16, NES, Endesga's signature ramps, DawnBringer's 16 and 32, AAP's hand-picked sets — and many more, all with proper attribution.
If you've ever stared at a blank canvas wondering which 8 colors to commit to, this is for you.
Features
- Massive library — hundreds of palettes spanning retro consoles, modern pixel artists, and named palette collections (Lospec, DawnBringer, Endesga, AAP, PICO-8, NES, Game Boy, and friends).
- Two view modes. Flat swatch strip for at-a-glance comparison; isometric 3D cube grid for the cool factor and for spotting tonal coverage at a glance.
- Search and filter. By name, by source, by color count, by hue.
- Click to copy hex. Click any swatch and the hex code lands in your clipboard, ready to paste into Pixel Artist or anywhere else.
- Proper attribution. Every palette credits its creator. No "borrowed without credit" energy — the people who made these palettes deserve their flowers.
- Hand-off to other tools. Copy a color, paint with it in Pixel Artist; or use a whole palette to inform a Tidy Pixel Art snap.
What you walk away with
- Hex codes ready to paste into any other tool.
- A sense of which palette suits your project (sometimes constraint is the gift — 4 colors will force more creativity than 256).
- An education in the history of pixel-art color choices. The classics are classics for a reason.
Pick a palette before you start painting, and your art will feel coherent by accident. It's one of the single biggest "looks like a real game" cheat codes there is.