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Point your camera at anything — pal8 names its colors live, matches the closest Pantone, and turns the moment into a card worth sharing. Free, no sign-up, runs right in your browser.
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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
The five dominant colors appear live with real names and hex codes — or switch to Pantone mode to identify the closest Pantone swatch instantly.
Capture the card
Press the shutter and pal8 saves your photo as a beautiful color card — Pantone, Polaroid, museum placard, or gradient poster — ready to share.
Everything a color lover needs
Live palette from your camera
Extracts the five true dominant colors of any scene in real time — actual pixels from your world, never muddy averages.
Nearly 5,000 color names
Every color gets a real name, matched perceptually — because “Golden Hour” says more than a hex code ever will.
Pantone matching
Identify the closest Pantone Coated swatch of anything you see, with RGB and CMYK values, live in the viewfinder.
Five shareable card styles
Palette strip, Pantone card, Polaroid, museum placard, or a gradient poster made purely from your palette.
Works on your photo library
Import any photo from your phone and extract its palette, name its colors, or match its Pantone.
Free, offline, installable
No account, no ads, nothing to download from a store. Installs to your home screen and works without internet.
Made for people who see in color
Frequently asked questions
How do I find the Pantone color of something?
Open pal8, switch to Pantone mode, and point your camera at the object. pal8 finds the scene's hero color and matches it to the closest Pantone Coated swatch live, 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, Pantone 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.