Low-Poly Palette Generator

https://commanderfoo.github.io/palette-generator/

A web-based tool for generating flat color palettes optimized for Blender and low-poly game development. Create semantically organized material atlases that can be used as a single texture for coloring multiple models.

What It Does

Generates a 1024×1024 PNG palette atlas with organized color regions for common material types:

• Natural Materials: Wood, stone, dirt, sand, foliage, grass, water, ice, snow
• Industrial: Metals (raw, rusty, brushed), concrete, brick, plastic, rubber
• Stylized: Emissive glow, magic effects, cartoon/toy colors
• Environmental: Smoke, ash, frost, seasonal themes
• And more — 43 material categories total

Each region contains a gradient of related colors (light→dark, warm→cool) for quick UV mapping in Blender.

Why Use This?

For Low-Poly Workflows:

• Map multiple objects to one shared palette texture
• Reduce material count and draw calls in games
• Maintain consistent color language across your project
• Easily swap themes (sunset, icy, rustic, neon, etc.)

Key Features:

• 🎨 Thematic Palettes — 8 built-in themes that shift the entire palette's mood
• 🌡️ Warmth Slider — Fine-tune overall color temperature
• 👁️ Colorblind Simulation — Check accessibility (Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia)
• 🔍 Zoom & Pan — Inspect colors up close
• 📥 PNG Export — Download and use directly in Blender/Unity/Godot

Quick Start

1. Open index.html in a browser
2. Toggle material categories on/off as needed
3. Optionally select a theme and adjust warmth
4. Click Download PNG
5. Import into Blender as your palette texture

Usage in Blender

1. Import the generated PNG as an image texture
2. Set up a material with the palette as the Base Color
3. UV unwrap your low-poly models
4. Position UVs over the desired color regions
5. All models sharing the palette material will render with consistent colors

Tech Stack

• Vanilla HTML/CSS/JavaScript (no dependencies)
• HTML Canvas for rendering
• LocalStorage for persisting category selections

Credits

This project was coded by Claude (Anthropic's AI assistant) through pair programming.

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Wrote this in about 30 mins with Claude's help. Barely touched the code. It did get confused a few times with panning and adding text above the categories on the canvas, but with a bit of guidance, it was able to finish the job.

License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details. Use freely for personal and commercial projects.