Random Color Picker Wheel
Random color generator — spin the wheel, get a color
Spin the wheel and it lands on one color from your list. Use it to start a design, choose a color for an art challenge, settle which team wears which shirt, or break a creative block when every idea feels the same. Each slice is painted in the color it names, so you see the result before the wheel even stops.
It starts with ten everyday colors: Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Pink, Maroon, Violet and Brown. Replace them with anything you like. The wheel knows 47 color names and accepts any HEX code, with up to 100 entries on one wheel.
How to pick a random color
- Set your colors. Type one color per line in the list, or paste a HEX code such as
#FF7F50. The slice turns that color as soon as you type it. - Press Spin. The wheel slows and stops on one slice. All slices are equal, so no color is favored.
- Use or repeat. Spin again for a second color, turn on remove-after-spin to build a palette with no repeats, and export your spin history as PDF, CSV or text.
Color names and HEX codes the wheel understands
A spin gives you a name. When you need the code to paste into CSS, Figma or a paint program, find it here. These are the exact values used to paint the wheel.
| Family | Color names and HEX codes |
|---|---|
| Reds and pinks | Red #EF4444 · Crimson #DC143C · Cherry #D2042D · Coral #FF7F50 · Salmon #FA8072 · Rose #F43F5E · Pink #EC4899 · Magenta #D946EF · Maroon #800000 |
| Oranges and yellows | Orange #F97316 · Tangerine #F28500 · Amber #FFBF00 · Gold #FFD700 · Yellow #EAB308 · Sunflower #FFD23F · Mustard #E1AD01 · Peach #FFCBA4 |
| Greens | Green #22C55E · Lime #84CC16 · Olive #808000 · Mint #3EB489 · Emerald #10B981 · Forest #228B22 · Sage #9CAF88 |
| Blues and cyans | Blue #3B82F6 · Cyan #06B6D4 · Aqua #06B6D4 · Sky #38BDF8 · Teal #0D9488 · Cobalt #2563EB · Navy #1E3A8A · Periwinkle #CCCCFF |
| Purples | Purple #A855F7 · Violet #8B5CF6 · Indigo #6366F1 · Lavender #B57EDC · Plum #8E4585 |
| Neutrals and browns | Brown #8B4513 · Chocolate #7B3F00 · Beige #F5F5DC · Ivory #FFFFF0 · White #FFFFFF · Silver #C0C0C0 · Gray #6B7280 · Slate #64748B · Charcoal #36454F · Black #111111 |
Names like Crimson, Coral and Gold match the standard CSS color values. Others, such as Sky or Cobalt, are WheelShuffle's own picks, so another site's "Cobalt" may differ slightly. Type the HEX code directly when you need an exact match.
Ready-made color lists to paste in
Narrow the wheel to a mood by pasting one of these lists. Every name is one the wheel recognises, so each slice is painted correctly.
| List | Colors | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow | Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Indigo, Violet, Pink, Magenta | Classroom games and anything that should feel bright and varied. |
| Pastel | Peach, Lavender, Mint, Sky, Periwinkle, Salmon, Sage, Ivory | Soft backgrounds, baby-shower themes and gentle illustrations. |
| Neon | Magenta, Lime, Aqua, Cherry, Sunflower, Violet, Coral, Sky | Posters, game jam art and high-energy themes. |
| Earth | Chocolate, Olive, Mustard, Forest, Sage, Beige, Charcoal, Amber | Natural, calm palettes for interiors and branding. |
| Ocean | Navy, Cobalt, Teal, Aqua, Sky, Periwinkle, Mint, Slate | Cool, coastal palettes and tech-style interfaces. |
Make a random HEX color with six spins
A HEX color is six digits, each from 0 to F. That is 16 × 16 × 16 × 16 × 16 × 16 = 16,777,216 possible colors. You can generate one yourself:
- Enter the 16 digits
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F, one per line. - Turn off remove-after-spin, so every digit can come up again.
- Spin six times and write the digits in order, then put a # in front.
Paste the result back in as an entry and the slice shows it. Because each digit is picked independently, all 16.7 million colors are equally likely. Fully random colors are often muddy or low in contrast, though. A pick from a curated list gives you a color that looks deliberate more often, which is why most designers spin from a short palette instead.
Ways people use a random color wheel
- Design and branding. Spin for an accent color, then build around it. A common starting split is about 60% a neutral, 30% a second color and 10% an accent.
- Art challenges. Draw or paint a scene using only the colors the wheel gives you. Limits push you into combinations you would not choose.
- Classrooms. Assign each group a color, practise color names in a language lesson, or have students mix the spun color from primary paints.
- Teams and games. Give players a random team color. For the groups themselves, the random team generator splits a list fairly.
- Parties and crafts. Choose a theme color, a balloon color or the yarn for the next project.
Is the pick really random?
Yes. The winning slice is chosen by the random number generator in your browser before the animation plays, and every slice is the same size. The wheel does not remember earlier spins, so red can come up three times in a row. If you list the same color twice it gets two slices and double the chance, which is a handy way to weight a pick on purpose.
Need a different kind of pick? Build any custom list on the spin the wheel page, choose a starting letter with the random letter generator, or let a coin flip settle a tie between two colors.