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🎯 Managing UI Colors Was a Nightmare β€” Until I Built This Tool

If you're a solo developer or front-end engineer, you’ve probably felt this:

β€œI’ve got 12 shades of red... and no idea what any of them are called.”
β€œWhich one is the primary button color again?”
β€œWhy is my color palette living in 3 different files and a Figma screenshot?”

Welcome to the chaos that is color management. πŸ˜…


🀯 The Problem: Color Naming + Consistency Hell

In one of my projects, I found myself copy-pasting hex codes like #f30000, #d80000, #620000 all over my codebase.
The result? Inconsistent UI, confusing refactors, and no documentation.

Even worse β€” I had no clue which shades were meant for hover states, borders, alerts, etc.


🧠 The Fix: Palette Box + Editable Color Presets

So I built Palette Box, a Chrome extension designed to extract, organize, and name colors visually β€”
directly from the web or from generated palettes.

Here’s what changed everything for me:


βœ… Visual Editing of UI Palettes
I could finally see all my shades with labels β€” and rename them instantly.

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βœ… Export as JSON with Meaningful Keys
Once I named my colors (Primary0, Primary10, Primary50, etc.), I could export them in clean JSON format:

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No more guessing, no more renaming in 3 different tools.
Just consistent, labeled, shareable color systems.


πŸ”„ Bonus Features

  • Extract colors from any website (drag and pick!)
  • Generate palettes via keyword, UI design needs, or random inspiration
  • Share presets securely via encrypted codes
  • Multi-language support (KR / EN / JP / ES)
  • Dark mode ready

🎁 Special Promo: 3 Months FREE

Try all premium features for FREE β€” no strings attached:
First 100,000 users only!
Use code: PALETTEBOXFREE3MONTH


πŸ’Έ Pricing

  • $2/month subscription
  • Or pay once: $70 lifetime license (save $50 vs 5 years)

πŸ”— Try Palette Box Now

πŸ‘‰ Install on Chrome


If color management is eating up your front-end time β€” this is your fix.
I made this tool for myself.
Now I use it on every project.

Let it handle the colors so you can focus on the code. πŸ’ͺ

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