Color Identifier

Colour Wheel Picker

Skip the abstract wheel — pick real colours you can see and get their exact codes.

Download on the App Store

What a colour wheel picker is really for

A colour wheel picker lets you spin around a hue circle and dial in saturation and brightness to choose a colour from scratch. That is great when you are inventing a shade, but most people reach for one because they already have a colour in mind — a wall, a logo, a flower — and want its exact value. Color Identifier solves that side of the problem directly.

Pick from the real world instead

Rather than guessing where a tone sits on a wheel, point your iPhone at it. Choose Live Camera to read a real surface, or From Photo to tap a precise point in any image. Each reading returns the colour name plus Hex, RGB, CMYK and Pantone codes — the same values a colour wheel picker would output, but pulled from a colour that actually exists.

From a single colour to a palette

  1. Open the app and choose Live Camera or From Photo.
  2. Aim at an object, or tap a point in your image.
  3. Read the Hex, RGB, CMYK and Pantone codes.
  4. Save it to a palette and repeat for more shades.

Because the codes are universal, every colour you capture with this colour wheel picker alternative works in any paint range, design tool, or document. The app is free to download with your first scans free.

Frequently asked questions

Is Color Identifier a colour wheel picker?

Not exactly. A colour wheel picker lets you drag around a hue wheel to invent a shade. Color Identifier instead picks a real colour you point at or tap in a photo and gives its codes.

How do I pick a specific colour without a wheel?

Aim the camera at the object, or open a photo and tap the exact spot. The app reads that pixel and returns its Hex, RGB, CMYK and Pantone values.

Can I still build a set of colours?

Yes. Pick several colours, save them into a palette, and export or share the codes.

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