Checked November 2026
Tintly vs Khroma
An AI color tool that learns which colors you like. Here is what each does, in plain terms, so you can pick the one that fits.
In short
What Khroma is
Khroma describes itself as an AI color tool for designers. A neural network learns your color preferences as you choose colors, then generates combinations you are likely to like and blocks ones you do not. Combinations can be previewed as typography, gradients, palettes or images, and saved to a library with names, hex, RGB, CSS code and a WCAG rating.
Where Khroma is stronger
- Personalization: it learns your taste, which no other tool in this list does in the same way.
- Previews of a combination as type, a gradient, a palette or an image, to judge it in context.
- Filtering the generator by hue, tint, value, hex or RGB.
Where Tintly is stronger
- Full palettes of up to 12 colors with locking, rather than pairs and combinations.
- Contrast, color-blindness, image and Tailwind tools in one place.
- A library of millions of palettes, written color guides, an API and an MCP server.
Feature by feature
The comparison
FeatureTintlyKhroma
Free to useCan you use the core tools without paying?YesFree. No plans, no card and no ads. Every tool and every export format is open to everyone.Not confirmedPricing is not stated on the pages we read.
Works without an accountCan you generate and copy colors without signing up?YesEverything runs in your browser. Sign in with Google only to sync your saved palettes.Not confirmedSign-in requirements are not stated on the pages we read.
Palette generatorGenerate palettes and lock the colors you like?YesSpace bar to generate, lock colors, undo and redo, up to 12 colors, and a shareable link.YesA generator that learns your preferences. It centers on color combinations.
Colors from an imagePull a palette out of a photo?YesExtract a palette from a photo on your device. The image is not uploaded.Not confirmedNot stated on the pages we read.
WCAG contrast checkerCheck text and background contrast against WCAG?YesAA and AAA, translucent colors, a one-click fix and a full palette matrix.PartlySaved combinations show a WCAG accessibility rating. A standalone checker is not described.
Color-blindness previewSee a palette as people with color-vision deficiencies do?YesFour kinds of color-vision deficiency, for palettes and for images, with warnings for colors that look alike.Not confirmedNot stated on the pages we read.
Gradient toolsBuild and export gradients?YesLinear, radial and conic CSS gradients, gradient palettes, a mesh gradient maker and a gallery.PartlyCombinations can be previewed as gradients.
Export formatsWhich formats can you export to?YesHEX, CSS variables, Tailwind v3 and v4, light/dark theme, SCSS, design tokens, SVG and PNG. No Photoshop ACO or GIMP GPL files.Not confirmedSaved pairs include hex, RGB and CSS code. Export formats are not described.
Tailwind scaleMake a 50 to 950 scale for Tailwind?YesA 50 to 950 scale from any color, as a v4 @theme block or a v3 config.Not confirmedNot stated on the pages we read.
Written color descriptionsExplain what a color means and where to use it?YesA written guide to every color in a palette, with psychology, meaning, signs and symbols, and a page for any hex code.Not confirmedNot stated on the pages we read.
Palette libraryA large library of palettes to browse?Yes15 million generated palettes and 2 million premium palettes, searchable in plain words, plus curated collections.PartlyCombinations are drawn from popular human-made palettes. It describes an unlimited personal library.
Public APIA documented way to use it from code?YesA free JSON API with 13 tools, 60 requests a minute per key.Not confirmedNot stated on the pages we read.
MCP server for AI assistantsConnect it to Claude, Cursor and other assistants?YesA free MCP server with the same 13 tools, for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Codex, Gemini CLI and Cline.Not confirmedNot stated on the pages we read.
Other toolsAnything beyond palettes?YesPhoto editor, collage maker, image recolor, color mixer and picker, fonts, a website visualizer and more.Not confirmedNot stated on the pages we read.
Choose Khroma if
- You want a tool that adapts to your taste over time.
- You mostly work with color pairs for type and backgrounds.
Choose Tintly if
- You build whole palettes and need exports for CSS, Tailwind or design tokens.
- You want a checker for accessibility, plus a guide to what each color says.
Questions
Common questions
Does Tintly learn my taste like Khroma?
No. Tintly does not personalize. It gives you the generator, a search over millions of palettes and a written guide to each color, and leaves the taste to you.
Where we looked
Read in November 2026. Products change: check Khroma’s own site for current features and prices. Khroma is a trademark of its owner, and Tintly is not affiliated with it.