Designers, fans of photography, lovers of colors and art, surely find in this application some use or, at least, something that piques their curiosity. The application is called SwatchMatic, and is capable of create color palettes Using the device's camera. How? Well, it's very easy. Just point the camera at the desired color, and the app will do the rest. It will show us the entire color palette it creates based on the central point we're focusing on.
The best thing is that the application not only shows us a default color palette, but we can also select it to show us complementary palettes, as well as triad palettes, which show us up to three different combinations. In addition, we can make further adjustments, such as increasing the contrast between colors, or decreasing it. In the same way, we can let it create the default palette, or versions with saturated colors, or the opposite, with desaturated colors (pastel colors).
But the options that SwatchMatic gives designers and visual artists. And it is that it allows them to save the palettes for future reference. In addition, the save is very specific, because it gives us the color in hexadecimal code, something very useful to use when developing for the web or in programs like Photoshop. On the other hand, it also gives us the RGB parameters of the color. In any case, it is a very practical utility to know what specific color is that in front of us, and to be able to store it for each future use.
SwatchMatic It's a free app that's receiving rave reviews in the App Store. You can download it from Google Play without paying a cent, and it takes up almost no space, as it's less than half a megabyte in size.
Features that make the difference
In addition to the above, SwatchMatic works in real time: You don't need to capture or upload images to generate the palette. With a tap on the screen you get a six-color scheme and ways like analogous, complementary and triads, and you can even see the dominant colors of the scene. The app shows the name of the color and allows you to choose the language (English by default, with a Spanish option in preferences). Each tone includes values ​​in RGB, HSV, HEX and RAL, making it easy to use on the web, in print, and in publishing. A very popular feature is the illustrated robot which represents your saved palette, useful for viewing combinations at a glance. You also have controls for contrast and saturation in order to adapt the scheme to the context of your project.
Save, export and share
The palettes can save and edit whenever you want, so you can build your personal library from any object in your environment: a wall, a poster, or a piece of clothing. For professional workflows, there's a paid version which adds the direct export to Photoshop and Illustrator, accelerating integration into mockups, visual identities, or mood boards. Furthermore, it is possible sharing popsicles from the mobile with clients and teams, maintaining the chromatic consistency between web design, branding or interior decoration, with the security of having the exact technical values to reproduce every color on any tool.
If you are looking for a simple yet powerful tool that converts what you see into ready-to-create combinations, this app offers instant capture, accurate color names and codes, and versatile harmony modes, all in your pocket to inspire you and work without friction.
