Color Hound 1.9.6 for Mac

Mac Utilities

Updated Aug 10, 2026

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Color Hound is a small Mac app from indie developer enSili that turns any image into a color palette. Drop in a photo or artwork and it finds the colors that define the picture. Designers lift palettes from images they love, and developers grab matching values for a site or app theme.

Key Features

• Drop any image into the app and it detects the main colors and builds a palette in seconds
• Choose how many colors the palette should contain and adjust the selection until it suits your project
• Shows color values in formats such as RGB and HSL, ready to copy into design work or code
• Exports the palette in CSS or LESS format for web projects
• Saves the whole palette as an image when you want to share swatches with clients or teammates

How to Download

1. Click the download button on this page and save the app to your Mac.
2. You can also Download from the official site on the developer enSili page.
3. Open Color Hound, drop in your first image and generate a palette from it.

System Requirements

The developer states that Color Hound works on macOS 12.0 or later and suits Apple silicon Macs from M1 to M4.

FAQs

What kinds of images can I use?

Any image you can drop into the app, from holiday photos and screenshots to logos and artwork. Images with clear color areas usually give the most useful palettes.

Can I use the palette on a website?

Yes. Export the palette as CSS or LESS and paste the values into your stylesheet, or copy the RGB and HSL values by hand.

Does it pick colors from my screen?

It works from images you give it rather than sampling live pixels. A screenshot of anything on screen works fine.