Tailcolors is a web-based tool for developers and designers working with TailwindCSS. It organizes all default Tailwind colors into a visual palette. This allows you to copy HEX codes, OKLCH values, or Tailwind class names with one click.
The tool organizes TailwindCSS’s official color palette into distinct categories including Red, Orange, Amber, Yellow, Lime, Green, Emerald, Teal, Cyan, Sky, Blue, Indigo, Violet, Purple, Fuchsia, Pink, Rose, Stone, Neutral, Zinc, Gray, and Slate. Each color displays with its corresponding shade variations, making color selection straightforward.
Features
🎨 Visual Color Palette: Browse all Tailwind CSS colors presented in an intuitive visual grid, categorized by color families.
📋 Multiple Formats: Choose to copy colors as HEX codes, OKLCH values for modern color spaces, or as Tailwind CSS class names (e.g., bg-emerald-500).
🌐 Web-Based Access: Use Tailcolors directly in your browser without any installations or downloads, making it accessible across devices.
🖱️ One-Click Copy: Instantly copy any Tailwind color in your preferred format with a single click, eliminating manual selection and potential errors.
🔄 Up-to-Date: Tailcolors is kept current with the latest Tailwind CSS color palettes, including updates from Tailwind CSS 4 and beyond.
🌈 Comprehensive Coverage: Access the full spectrum of Tailwind CSS colors. This ensuyou have every shade and tint at your fingertips.
Use Cases
- Rapid Prototyping: Quickly select and apply Tailwind colors to mockups and prototypes. This allows designers and developers to visualize color schemes rapidly without interrupting their creative process.
- Consistent Branding: Ensure brand consistency across web projects by easily selecting and copying brand-specific Tailwind colors. This helps maintain a unified visual identity.
- Efficient Theme Customization: Customize and tweak website themes faster by visually picking colors from Tailcolors and directly applying the corresponding Tailwind classes or color codes.
- Learning Tailwind Colors: Explore the Tailwind CSS color system visually. Tailcolors serves as a learning aid to understand the naming conventions and color variations within the framework.
- Design Handoff: Facilitate smoother design handoffs by providing developers with precise Tailwind color codes or classes directly copied from Tailcolors, reducing ambiguity and errors.
Usage
- Navigate to the Tailcolors website.
- Select a format (HEX, OKLCH, Tailwind class) from the dropdown.
- Click any color swatch to copy its code or CSS class.
FAQs
Q: Does Tailcolors support custom color values?
A: Tailcolors focuses on the official TailwindCSS color palette and does not currently support custom color values.
Q: How frequently does Tailcolors update its color palette?
A: Tailcolors updates synchronously with official TailwindCSS releases to maintain accuracy.
Q: Does Tailcolors work with older Tailwind versions?
A: The tool defaults to the latest TailwindCSS. Earlier versions use similar color structures, but some shades may differ.
Q: Why include OKLCH format?
A: OKLCH offers perceptually uniform color adjustments. It’s gaining traction in modern CSS for dynamic theming.
