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Color Palette Extractor

Extract professional color palettes from your photos in seconds. Perfect for analyzing Fujifilm SOOC JPEGs, building cinematic grades, or creating Lightroom presets. 100% private, browser-based processing.

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Grading Lab is designed to help photographers understand and replicate color palettes. Analyze your favorite shots or explore new grading possibilities directly in your browser. Feel free to tag me @xere.my so I can discover your palettes!

Free Color Palette Extractor for Photographers

Unlock the secrets behind stunning visuals with Grading Lab, the ultimate free color palette extractor. Whether you're a photographer or a creator, our tool helps you extract color from image assets to build your own cinematic color grading library.

Easily find the dominant, shadow, and highlight tones in any photograph. It's the perfect companion for creators looking to replicate film simulations or develop unique Lightroom presets and Capture One styles based on real-world color science.

Cinematic Inspiration

Analyze frames from your favorite movies or legendary photographers. Use our image color picker to identify the exact hex codes used in world-class compositions and apply them to your own creative projects. If you grade video, see my comparison of the best film emulation plugins for DaVinci Resolve.

SOOC & Film Simulations

Perfect for Fujifilm X100VI, X-E5, and X-M5 users. Analyze your SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera) JPEG files to understand how different film simulations like Classic Chrome or Reala Ace affect your color palette.

100% Private, Browser-Based

Like all xere.my tools, Grading Lab runs entirely in your browser. Your images are never uploaded to a server, ensuring your creative work remains 100% private and secure. No signup, no fees, no hassle.

Pro Export Cards

Share your creative process with style. Export color palettes as beautiful 4:5 or 4:3 cards, perfect for Instagram, portfolio showcases, or sharing your film recipes with the community.

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Frequently Asked Questions

It uses a median-cut algorithm to analyze the pixels of your image and group them into 5 distinct color buckets. This allows us to extract the most representative tones for your palette.
'Dominant' extracts the overall main colors. 'Shadows' focuses on the darkest parts of the image, while 'Highlights' extracts colors from the brightest areas.
Yes, just like all our other labs, all processing happens locally in your browser. Your images are never uploaded to any server.
Absolutely! Grading Lab is perfect for analyzing SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera) JPEG files. Whether you're using a Fujifilm X100VI, X-E5, X-M5, or any other camera, you can instantly extract the color characteristics of your favorite recipes and film simulations directly from your JPEG photos.
The extracted hex codes are yours to use. The export tool is designed to help you share your creative process on social media or save it for your Lightroom/Capture One workflows.

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