Free tools
Free color analysis tools
Three small tools that answer one question each — no signup, no photo, no catch.
Palettewell runs three free color tools: an undertone quiz that scores six classic tests into warm, cool or neutral; a palette viewer with all twelve seasonal palettes and copy-ready hex codes; and a color checker that measures any of 36 colors against a season’s real palette. Each takes about two minutes, needs no signup, and no photo.
What does each tool tell you?
| Undertone quiz | Whether your skin runs warm, cool or neutral, and which six seasons that leaves.About 2 minutes |
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| Palette viewer | Exactly which colors belong to each of the twelve seasons, as named, copyable hexes.Browse as long as you like |
| Color checker | Whether one specific color suits one specific season — and what to wear instead if not.About 30 seconds |
- Undertone quizSix questions — veins, sun, gold vs silver, white vs cream, hair, eyes — scored into warm, cool or neutral.
- Palette viewerAll twelve palettes — 16 best colors, 6 neutrals and 6 to skip per season — with click-to-copy hex codes.
- Color checkerPick any of 36 colors and any season; get a measured verdict and the nearest swatch that does work.
Which one should you start with?
If you have never done this before, start with the undertone quiz. Undertone is the first sort in seasonal analysis — it splits the twelve seasons cleanly into six warm and six cool — so it is the single answer that removes the most guesswork in the least time.
If you already have a season in mind, the palette viewer is the practical one. Every palette is 16 best colors, 6 neutrals and 6 to skip, each with a name and a hex you can copy straight into a shopping filter or a moodboard.
And when the question is small and specific — can I wear this olive shirt? — the color checker answers it in one tap, with the reasoning shown rather than asserted.
What can’t a free tool do?
It can’t see you. Seasonal analysis runs on three axes — undertone (warm or cool), value (how light or deep your coloring is) and chroma (how bright or muted). A quiz can ask about the first one and get a decent answer. The other two are things you judge by looking, and self-reporting them is where free quizzes quietly go wrong.
That is the honest split: these tools narrow twelve down to six and tell you what belongs in each palette. The full Palettewell analysis reads your undertone, depth and contrast from a selfie, names one season, and hands you the report. If a free quiz claims to do that, it is guessing.
Where do you go to learn the theory?
The tools are the doing; the guides are the understanding. Start with what color analysis actually is, then the twelve seasons and how they are sorted. Undertone has its own guide because it is the axis everything else hangs off, and Colors A–Z answers the “does this color suit me” question one color at a time, across all twelve palettes.
Free color tools: common questions
Are the Palettewell tools really free?
Yes. All three run in your browser with no account, no email and no payment. They are the free half of Palettewell — the paid $29 report is the part that reads your actual coloring from a photo and names your season.
Do any of the free tools need a photo?
No. None of the three tools takes an upload, so no photo leaves your device and nothing is stored. Photos only enter the picture in the paid analysis, where they are encrypted, owner-only and deleted within 30 days.
Can these tools tell me my season?
Not on their own. The undertone quiz narrows twelve seasons to six by answering the warm-or-cool question, but depth and clarity are the other two axes and both are read from a photo. Treat the free tools as a shortlist, not a verdict.
Which free tool should I start with?
Start with the undertone quiz if you have no idea where you sit. Use the palette viewer if you already know your season and want the hex codes. Use the color checker when you are standing in a shop holding one specific color.
How accurate is a free online color analysis quiz?
A quiz is only as good as your answers about yourself, and the classic tests have known blind spots — wrist veins in particular are unreliable on deeper skin tones and under indoor light. It is a useful starting point and an honest one; it is not a measurement.