Our review
Extracts dominant colors from an image and generates a color palette.
Strengths
- Easy to use with a single command
- Supports multiple output formats (hex, rgb, tuple, JSON)
- Allows choosing the number of colors and extraction quality
Limitations
- Requires the image to be accessible locally
- Extraction quality depends on image complexity
- Does not handle remote images
When you need to quickly extract a color palette from an image for a design or development project.
If you require advanced color analysis with segmentation or pattern recognition algorithms.
Security analysis
SafeThe skill runs a local Python script to extract color information from an image file. It does not involve network access, external commands, or destructive operations. The allowed tools are limited to Bash (python) and Read, which are used in a safe manner.
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Examples
What are the main colors in this logo? /path/to/logo.pngExtract 6 dominant colors from this image and show them as hex values: /path/to/photo.jpgGet the dominant colors from this image in JSON format: /path/to/image.pngname: dominant-color description: Extract dominant colors from an image. Use when the user wants to find the main colors in an image or generate a color palette. argument-hint: <image-path> [options] allowed-tools: Bash(python *), Read
Dominant Color Extraction
Extract dominant colors from an image file using the extract_colors.py script.
Script Usage
python ~/.claude/skills/dominant-color/scripts/extract_colors.py <image> [options]
Options
| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| -n, --count N | Number of colors to extract (default: 5) |
| -q, --quality 1-10 | Extraction quality, 1=best (default: 1) |
| -f, --format FORMAT | Output format: hex, rgb, tuple, full |
| --json | Output as JSON |
| --dominant-only | Only output the dominant color |
Examples
# Basic usage
python script.py image.png
# Get 8 colors as hex values
python script.py image.jpg -n 8 -f hex
# JSON output for programmatic use
python script.py image.png --json
# Just the dominant color
python script.py image.png --dominant-only -f hex
Instructions
- Run the script with the image path provided by the user:
$ARGUMENTS - Present the extracted colors clearly
- If the user needs the colors for code, offer to format them as CSS variables, Tailwind config, or other formats
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