Image Color Palette
Image Color Palette provides a simple utility to generate a color palette based on the dominant colors of an image. It also creates color schemes based on the image colors.
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Image Color Palette shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 5 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 5 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.7 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Image Color Palette stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| blocks | >100 |
| color | >100 |
| gutenberg | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
About Image Color Palette
From the official readme · v2.0.0Description
Demo – Documentation – GitHub
Image Color Palette provides a simple utility to generate a color palette based on the dominant colors of an image. It also creates color schemes based on the image colors.
The colors can be copied to the clipboard and pasted in a color picker. When a registered block is selected the plugin permits applying the color to certain block attributes like text or background color.
Color schemes
Available schemes include:
- Analogous
- Monochromatic
- Triad
- Complementary
- Lighter
- Brighter
- Darker
- Desaturated
- Saturated
Usage
Go to any post editor where the new Gutenberg editor is enabled.
Inside the Post editor on the right side of the top Toolbar the plugin icon/button should appear (if not, please read the FAQ below).
Click the icon/button to open the plugin sidebar.
Click the main button and the Media Library will open. Select an image and click the Select button.
A color palette will be created based on the colors of the image.
Click on any of the colors and a menu will appear.
The color can be copied to the clipboard (in HEX format) and pasted in the color picker of any block.
For supported blocks, the menu will display extra options to apply the color directly to the Block attributes.
Credits
Banner image belongs to Simone Hutsch.
Installation
Installation from the WordPress admin.
- Log in to the WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Add New.
- Type “Image Color Palette” in the Search field.
- In the results list Image Color Palette plugin should appear, click Install Now button.
- Once it finished installing, click the Activate button.
- That’s it, now you can go to any post where Gutenberg is enabled and start using the plugin.
Frequently asked questions
I do not see the plugin icon in the post editor
Alternatively the Plugin can be opened from the Show More button (the 3 dots on the right side of the Editor Top Bar). Click the More button and inside the menu list click on the plugin name “Image Color Palette”.
Changelog
2.0.0
- Major refactor
- Updated dependencies
- Minor fixes
1.5.0
- Added linter for development
- Updated dependencies
- Minor fixes
1.4.2
- Monochromatic scheme colors are now sorted by brightness.
- Fixed small bug which recalculated color palette unnecessarily.
- Fixed popover menu not appearing with the correct z-index.
- Raised minimum WordPress version to 5.2 to make use of block-editor package.
1.4.1
- Fixed bug where no version number was being added to the enqueues.
1.4.0
- Added Color distance equation option.
- Added more core block types to set it’s color attributes.
- Added the filter “imageColorPalette.addBlockTypeColorAttributes” for developers to include their own block type attributes.
- Updated the color menu UI.
- Rebuilt code, migrated JavaScript to TypeScript.
1.3.1
- Fixed block selected before plugin sidebar is open not passing attribute options to color menu.
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FAQ
Image Color Palette: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 12, 2026
Is Image Color Palette free?
Yes. Image Color Palette is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Image Color Palette safe to use in 2026?
Image Color Palette shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 5 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Image Color Palette?
Image Color Palette is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,245 times since it launched in September 2018. It was downloaded 58 times in the last 30 days.
Does Image Color Palette work with WordPress 7.1?
Image Color Palette is officially tested up to WordPress 5.7.20, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Image Color Palette need?
Image Color Palette requires PHP 7.1 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Image Color Palette last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.0, was released on May 8, 2021 (5 years ago).
Who makes Image Color Palette?
Image Color Palette is developed and maintained by Alvaro.
What are the best alternatives to Image Color Palette?
The most popular alternatives to Image Color Palette are Spectra Legacy (1M+ installs), Kadence Blocks (600K+ installs) and Extendify (500K+ installs).
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