Tool

Scales

Tints, shades, and gradients from any color. Every step is a real value you can copy or export.

8 steps

Use as palette

#486456

#40594D

#394E43

#31423A

#293730

#212C27

#1A211D

#121514

CSS variables

:root {
  --shade-1: #486456;
  --shade-2: #40594D;
  --shade-3: #394E43;
  --shade-4: #31423A;
  --shade-5: #293730;
  --shade-6: #212C27;
  --shade-7: #1A211D;
  --shade-8: #121514;
}

How it works

Tints step from your color toward white, shades step toward black, and a gradient interpolates between two colors. Steps are evenly spaced so the scale reads cleanly in a UI.

Tip: the Colorway extension can send any color you pick on a page straight into this tool.

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