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Reduce colors in pixel art
How it works
- Upload your image
- Choose the target color count (2–64)
- Download the color-reduced image and extracted palette
Features
- Perceptual color quantization (median-cut + k-means)
- Extracted palette displayed as copyable swatches
- Works with photos and pixel art alike
- No dithering — clean flat colors for pixel art
FAQ
How is this different from the dithering tool?
The color reducer maps each pixel to its nearest palette color without any dithering pattern. The result has flat, clean colors — ideal for pixel art.
What algorithm is used?
Modified median-cut with k-means refinement, using perceptual color weighting. Similar to what libvips and pngquant use.
Can I copy the extracted palette?
Yes, click any color swatch to copy its hex code to your clipboard.