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Hue
plannedA tool that enables creators to extract, understand, and use color palettes from images with unprecedented control, accuracy, and privacy.
Timeframe
Q1 2026
Status
planned
Categories
designcolorspaletteaiprivacytoolswasmimage-processingharmony
About This Project
A tool that enables creators to extract, understand, and use color palettes from images with unprecedented control, accuracy, and privacy.
Combines local-first color analysis, context awareness, and AI-powered naming/emotion tagging.
Features include vibrant/muted mode extraction, color harmony generation, batch comparison, and context-aware segmentation.
100% client-side processing via WebAssembly with optional cloud API for advanced features.
Tech Stack
Next.jsWebAssemblyTensorFlow.jsColor TheoryComputer Vision
Why I Built This
Existing color extraction tools lack privacy and advanced features
Wanted to build a tool that processes images entirely in the browser
Explore context-aware color extraction using ML segmentation
Create developer-friendly API and npm package for programmatic palette generation
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