Best What a color? alternatives: apps like What a color?

10+ similar apps compared and reviewed

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Updated October 2026

Oleg Brailean

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What a color? is great, but it's not the only option. Explore 10+ similar apps for iPhone and iPad, each reviewed and rated by real users. Find free alternatives, premium upgrades, and hidden gems.

Top Alternatives to What a color?

#1

Color Name AR by Vlad Polyanskiy

Picker, Finder & Identifier

Editor's Choice

4.4😐(8.3K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Identify and discover colors with this app. It helps you choose paints, wallpaper, and decorative items by providing a vast database of color names and their visual representations. Perfect for designers, decorators, or anyone curious about color.

What We Love

🎨 Accurate color identification
🎨 Extensive color library
🎨 Helpful for color-blind users
🎨 Useful for artists and designers
🎨 Integrates with other apps (e.g., Procreate)

Room to Improve

🔒 Requires subscription or one-time purchase
🐛 Inconsistent color identification
🐛 Buggy and unstable performance
🔍 Limited functionality in free version
🤷‍♀️ Confusing or overwhelming color names

#2

Color picker and helper by Sergey Kolibaba

Find out any color information

Strong Contender

4.7(83 ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

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Easily identify color information from photos or camera snapshots. This tool supports multiple color models and offers complementary and Pantone color schemes. It's a handy assistant for design and decoration projects.

#3

Color Picker - Pixel Color by Hue Hoang Thi

Palette Generator & Identifier

Worth Considering

4.4😞(981 ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

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This app offers a suite of tools for digital color selection and manipulation. It enables users to blend, generate gradients, create palettes, and extract colors from images. Additionally, it includes a contrast checker and supports various color code formats.

What We Love

👍 Easy to use
🎨 Accurate color detection
💡 Useful color-related features

Room to Improve

🚫 Subscription model
💸 Expensive for basic functionality
📢 Excessive ads
🐛 Bugs and glitches
🤔 Unintuitive interface

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Recognize color name w/camera!

Instantly identify the name of any color by pointing your device's camera at it. Get detailed color values like RGB, HSV, and CIE L*a*b. Supports multiple languages and offers advanced color analysis tools.

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Pixel Picker: Color Inspector

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Pixel Picker: Color Inspector

Image Color Picker

Easily extract precise color information from your images. Import photos from your device or cloud storage, then zoom and pan to pinpoint specific pixels and retrieve their RGB values in decimal and hex formats.

Import images from device photosImport from Adobe Creative CloudPan, pinch, and zoom for precise selection

free with in-app purchases

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ColorAssist Lite

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Identify colors from your camera feed in real-time, converting them to names and various color codes like RGB, HSL, and CMYK. Customize sample areas and manage color sets. Optional in-app purchases unlock advanced sharing and management features.

Real-time camera color captureConverts to nearly 900 color namesSupports RGB, RYB, HSL, CMYK values

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Color Mixing, Detect, Library

Create and discover new colors with this app. Mix existing colors to achieve desired shades, extract colors from your photos, and access an extensive color library. Save and share your custom palettes.

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Real-time camera color measurementWhite reference for increased accuracyMeasure colors from images

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Hex Color Codes

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Colors, Palettes & HEX Codes

Easily select colors using sliders or by entering RGB values. Generate hex codes, create palettes, and save favorite colors. This tool is perfect for designers and developers needing precise color selection.

Color selector with slidersRGB value inputHex code generation

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