Search names, moods, systems, and exact values

Search the catalog

Use the search box for:

• A color name such as sage or coral.
• A family such as blue gray or warm neutral.
• An exact hex such as #8493AA.
• A mood or style such as calm, earthy, retro, or developer dark when the Pro catalog is available.
• A CSS keyword or alias such as rebeccapurple with Pro expanded search.

Search terms can contain multiple words. HexCheck weighs exact names, aliases, families, descriptive tags, and hex values rather than requiring an exact title match.

Free and Pro catalog access

Understand the result order

Relevance search considers several signals. An exact hex or exact name should rank above a loose descriptive match. A general term can still return several candidates because color language is subjective.

• Exact hex: returns that color even when it is not a named catalog entry.
• Exact name: prioritizes the catalog color with that name.
• Alias or CSS name: matches alternative labels in the Pro catalog.
• Family: broadens the results to related colors.
• Mood or style: uses descriptive tags and is available with the expanded Pro catalog.

Use the swatch, name, hex, and descriptive context together. A color name is a label, not an international standard for one exact visual appearance.

Use a result card

Each result gives you the color and actions to move it into your workflow. Depending on account access, you can:

• Open the permanent Color Utility page.
• Add the color to Contrast without replacing the current comparison.
• Add the color to Palette while shifting the existing swatches.
• Add the color to Gradient as another stop.
• Save the color to the Pro workspace.

Select several colors

Pro selection mode lets you choose multiple search results and act on them together.

• Save selected adds the colors to the account library.
• Add to Palette places the selected colors at the front of the existing palette in their selected order.
• Existing palette colors shift right and only the oldest overflow values are removed.
• Duplicate colors are moved rather than repeated.

Selection is best for building a deliberate starting palette from a search theme. Review the resulting order in Palette Studio before assigning design roles.

Browse curated Collections

Collections organize complete sets from categories such as brands, frameworks, interface systems, seasons, culture, accessibility, and editorial themes.

Browsing collection profiles and their color sets is free. A collection is a reference source, not permission to use a trademark or proprietary brand system. Confirm licensing and brand rules independently when using third-party colors.

Filter, sort, and favorite

Collections can be filtered by text and category, then sorted by featured status, name, newest, contrast, or number of colors.

• Featured prioritizes editor-selected collections.
• Best contrast surfaces collections with stronger internal pair possibilities.
• Most colors prioritizes larger systems.
• Favorites only is a Pro filter tied to your account.

Pro also adds cloud favorites, saved collection colors, batch actions, and developer exports.

Your last search and collection filters are remembered

HexCheck restores Search query and sorting, and restores Collections query, category, sort order, and Favorites-only state.

A shared URL containing its own search parameters takes priority for that visit. Normal navigation back to the base page restores your previous workspace instead of reverting to defaults.

Search and browsing tips

• Use exact hex lookup when color precision matters more than a name.
• Try a family plus a quality, such as “muted green” or “warm blue.”
• Use mood searches for exploration, then judge the actual swatch in context.
• Open a color before using the header’s additive actions.
• Select several results only when their order is meaningful to you.
• Verify third-party brand and framework colors against current official sources.
• Check every final foreground/background pair in Contrast Lab.