Random Colour Palette Generator
Generate a palette of five random colours in one click. Lock the swatches you like and regenerate the rest until you find a combination worth exploring.
Your Random Palette
Click Generate New Palette for five fresh random colours. Click Lock under a swatch to keep it in place while the rest regenerate.
How to Use the Random Colour Palette Generator
Click Generate New Palette to see five completely random colours together. If a swatch catches your eye, click Lock underneath it before generating again, so it stays in place while the other four swatches refresh. Keep locking and regenerating until you land on a combination you want to use.
How It Works
Each unlocked swatch picks a random value for Red, Green and Blue independently, giving every possible colour an equal chance of appearing. This makes the tool a good source of unexpected combinations you might not think to choose deliberately, though it does not aim for any particular colour harmony the way the Interactive Artist Colour Wheel does.
Using Random Palettes in Your Practice
Random palettes are a useful way to break out of habitual colour choices and discover pairings you would not normally reach for. Many artists use a surprising random palette as a starting prompt or warm-up exercise, then adjust or simplify it once they see how the colours sit together. Locking the swatches you respond to, and rerolling the rest, is an easy way to steer the randomness toward something usable.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Random Colour Palette Generator do?
It instantly generates a set of five completely random colours, giving you a quick source of fresh, unexpected colour combinations to explore.
How random are the colours really?
Each unlocked swatch picks an independent random value for Red, Green and Blue, so every possible colour has an equal chance of appearing.
What does the Lock button do?
Locking a swatch keeps that colour fixed the next time you click Generate New Palette, so only the unlocked swatches change.
Can I lock more than one colour at a time?
Yes. You can lock as many or as few of the five swatches as you like before generating again.
Does this tool follow any colour harmony rules?
No. This generator is intentionally unstructured. If you want palettes built from complementary, analogous or other colour relationships, try the Interactive Artist Colour Wheel or Artist Colour Palette Generator instead.
How is this different from the Pastel Colour Generator?
This tool picks fully random colours from the entire colour space. The Pastel Colour Generator deliberately restricts colours to a soft, light, muted range.
Can I copy a colour's HEX code?
Yes. Click the Copy button under any swatch to copy that colour's HEX code straight to your clipboard.
Can I use the keyboard instead of a mouse or touchscreen?
Yes. Tab to Generate New Palette, and to each swatch's Lock and Copy buttons, all of which are fully keyboard operable.
Can I use this tool on my phone or tablet?
Yes. The palette row and buttons all resize to work comfortably on phones and tablets as well as desktop screens.
Is my palette data stored or sent anywhere?
No. All colours are generated directly in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server or stored.
Is this Random Colour Palette Generator free to use?
Yes, it's completely free to use, with no account, sign-up or download required.
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