The Canonical List of Online Color Resources for Designers
(updated periodically with neat stuff)
If you dig it, please Digg it!
Pull color schemes from existing websites automatically
Online color scheme generator
Create color palettes, or search existing color libraries
Create and share colors, or generate a scheme from an image
Create color schemes by modifying simple options
Allows you to generate a color palette from a photo or image
Turns a photograph into a color scheme
Allows you to view color combinations online
Color matching and palette creation
Web-based color-mixing tool
Color scheme generator
Online color scheme creator
Free tool for finding harmonious color schemes
Create and share color schemes online
Flash color-scheme generator
Online alternative to the more robust Color Schemer software
Great online tool for finding and coordinating colors
Online tool for finding colors and schemes
Convert between RGB/CMYK/HSV/HSL/YUV/YIC
Flash-based tool for exploring colors and harmonies
Give it an image URL, and it'll give you back a color scheme
Variety of online tools for creating, mixing, and exploring colors
Online tool for exploring and combining paint colors
Check images under varying types of color blindness
Gives you a color scheme based on an uploaded image
View photographs from Flickr organized by color
Upload a photo to find its average color
Automagically create a harmonious color palette from a photograph
Tool for generating and testing harmonious color schemes
Save color schemes and share them with your friends
Downloadable software for viewing and mixing color palettes
Color picking tool for your desktop or web application
Simple extension allows you to quickly pick colors from the web
Allows you to convert from Pantone to CMYK and RGB
Color theme creation software
Simple and free utility for selecting colors
Color selection and harmony generator
Variety of software tools from Color Schemer
Easy color palette creation in Windows
Color-blindness simulation software for Windows and Linux
View, rate, and review colors and palettes
Color schemes based on reproductive and evolutionary techniques
Winners of Firewheel Design's "ColorBurn" contest
List of interior design color schemes
Great list of color palettes ready for use with Color Schemer software
List of user-generated color schemes
Color schemes based on fashion trends over the years
Interior design color schemes from Pantone
Color schemes from 2007 album covers
Search for designs and color palettes by individual colors
Inspiration site listing color palettes based on images and photos
New colors schemes every day...until Sept. 2006, anyway
Nice schemes from a variety of sources
Browse web designs by color, and see schemes for each site
Create and share color schemes online
List of named colors (including hexadecimal values) from Wikipedia
List of named colors, including gamma variations
Colors and lighter shades in hexadecimal format
Awesome site! Lists great-looking websites by their dominant colors
Specific colors used by popular Web 2.0 websites
Interactive flash website exploring colors
Browse colors by category
List of Pantone, CMYK, and RGB (hex) equivalents
Explores color as a design element in Western fashion
Adam Polselli's famous color forecast
Charts describing how to mix skin tones for painters
Quick tool for finding colors between two other colors
Classic site with charts, downloadable color palettes, and more
Tools for finding web-smart colors
List of named hexadecimal colors
Photoshop gradient palette with smooth color transitions
Images containing a variety of hair and skin colors
It's purple
Search for designs and color palettes by individual colors
Create color palettes, or search existing color libraries
Great online tool for finding and coordinating colors
Cultural and psychological connotations of individual colors
A simple introduction to color theory
How to pick create a color palette from an image
Article about the fine art of creating camouflage
Simple color theory and tips, with examples
Explanation of CMYK colors and how they're used
Article about different ways to create color palettes
Article about colors, schemes, inspiration, and design
Explanation of how to find color schemes from photographs
List of computer color palettes
Explanation of the importance of color in marketing and business
Great article about general color theory principles
Articles about color usage online for designers
A dictionary of terms related to the science of color
Explanation of how to select color combinations for websites