http://pictaculous.com/
As part of the Free For All series of posts on Creative Pro.com, Pariah Burke recently reviewed the color palette generator at Pictaculous.com, writing:
Generate Color Palettes from an Image
When I first saw this freebie, I nearly passed it by. It analyzes a photograph and generates a color palette file comprised of the colors complementary to those in the photo. "Eh," I thought. "Anyone can build a palette of colors in a few minutes with the Eyedropper tool and Color panel." In the interests of being thorough, however, I gave the Pictaculous palette generator a try, and it really surprised me with its utility.
So, I did try it myself. Pictaculous led me through kuler (reviewed here) and on to ColourLover. While it seemed very simplistic, the connection from your own image to another person's themes was quick and easy with an immediate visual cue of the color groupings. The image could be directly uploaded without going through any other sites or using other tools, and the direct download of an Adobe Swatch File (in .aco format) took only a single click. The Share This Tool and Digg This buttons prompt the user to share this technology with others.
I uploaded a photo of a pier at sunset, and within seconds Pictaculous returned a nice selection of five colors, along with related color suggestions from Kuler and ColourLovers. It then let me download a Photoshop .ACO swatch file. Try it yourself! (Burke)
References:
Burke, P. (2009, September 23). Free For All: Harvest These Freebies, CreativePro. Retrieved from http://www.creativepro.com/article/free-all-harvest-these-freebies
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