Color Chart

Color Chart

Pannable/zoomable color palette explorer

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Color Chart

Fullscreen palette explorer with pan/zoom, contrast readouts, and URL-driven palettes.

ACTIVE webapp Updated January 12, 2026
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What it does

Color Chart is a fullscreen palette explorer: it turns one or more base colors into a grid of related shades, then lets you move around the chart (pan and zoom) to evaluate the palette as a system.

How to use it

  • Open the tool: /tools/color-chart.html
  • Pan: drag the background (or use arrow keys / on-screen arrows)
  • Zoom: mouse wheel / trackpad scroll, or + / - (or the on-screen + / buttons)
  • Reset: 0 (or the reset button)

URL palettes (?c=)

You can generate a chart from a specific palette without editing the tool:

  • Built-in palette: https://tedt.org/tools/color-chart.html?c=teds
  • Comma-separated hex: https://tedt.org/tools/color-chart.html?c=%2300a9e0,%23101820,%23fed141

Notes

Details

Tech
  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
License
MIT
Tags
color ui javascript accessibility tools css

Features

  • Pan/zoom navigation (mouse/trackpad/keyboard + on-screen controls)
  • URL-driven palettes via ?c=
  • Swatch metadata (RGB/HSL/CMYK) + contrast cues

Screenshots