Shademix
Color systems & palette tools
About
This app is a comprehensive color toolkit for designers, decorators, and brand teams. It allows users to sample colors from photos, live camera feeds, or screen captures and see them within various global color systems. It offers advanced features like harmony generation, contrast checking, and color blindness simulation.
What's New in Shademix
2.0.4
July 20, 2026
Fresh look across the app: warmer dark theme, clearer menu with colorful tool icons, new app icon and splash screen. Same free tools: color picker, RAL/NCS/Pantone lookup, palettes, harmonies, print checks.
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FAQ
What color systems does Shademix support?
Shademix supports ten global color systems including RAL Classic, NCS, approximate Pantone visual equivalents, HKS, and Munsell. It provides cross-system matches for each sampled color.
Can I use Shademix offline?
Yes, Shademix is designed with an 'offline first' approach. It runs entirely on your device, meaning you can sample, save, and share colors without an internet connection.
Does Shademix have ads?
No, Shademix is completely ad-free. The developers have stated that nothing you sample, save, or share leaves your phone unless you explicitly choose to share it, and there are no ads.
Is Shademix free to use?
Yes, Shademix is free to use. All features, including every color system, format, harmony, and export option, are available to all users without any paywalls or upgrade prompts.
What color formats can Shademix convert to?
Shademix supports eight color formats: HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, HSV, LAB, LCH, and OKLCH. This allows for versatile use across different design and development workflows.
Does Shademix offer color harmony tools?
Yes, Shademix features seven perceptually-tuned harmonies in OKLCH, including complementary, analogous, monochromatic, triadic, tetradic, split-complementary, and square. These are designed to look balanced.
Can Shademix help with color blindness?
Yes, Shademix includes a color blindness simulation feature using the Brettel model for protan, deutan, and tritan deficiencies. This helps designers understand how their color choices appear to users with different types of color vision.
What export options are available in Shademix?
Shademix offers a wide range of export options, including JSON, CSS, PDF, Tailwind, Adobe .ase, GIMP .gpl, Photoshop .aco, SVG, Figma, Sketch, and Procreate. This makes it easy to integrate color palettes into various design software.
