Swatches

Stop juggling color palettes across different apps. Swatches brings powerful, intuitive color management directly into After Effects, so you can keep your brand colors, mood boards, and client palettes organized and accessible right where you work.

Product Overview

Swatches is a premium Adobe After Effects extension that transforms how you handle colors. Import palettes from Coolors.co, extract colors from images, and organize everything into boards. Share swatches as HEX, RGB, HSL, or HSV, or export as ASE/JSON files. Perfect for motion designers, animators, and video editors who need fast, reliable color workflows.

Key Features & Benefits

• ✅ Coolors.co Integration → Export palettes as ASE files and import them instantly into Swatches.
• ✅ Drag-and-Drop Image Extraction → Drop any image into Swatches to automatically extract its most prominent colors.
• ✅ Board Locking → Lock finished boards to prevent accidental changes—ideal for brand colors and client-approved palettes.
• ✅ Multi-Board Library → Build libraries for different moods, projects, and clients. Switch between boards with one click.
• ✅ Parametric Mesh Support → Works perfectly with After Effects 2026 Parametric Meshes for 3D color design.
• ✅ Flexible Export Options → Copy swatches as HEX, RGB, HSL, or HSV, or export as ASE/JSON for long-term storage.

Why Choose This Asset

Swatches is built on Adobe’s Extension Panel technology, offering a modern UI and smooth UX compared to traditional scripts. It sits under Window > Extensions, always ready. You get free updates within the same major version (e.g., v1.04 to v1.99). Plus, every purchase includes a 14-day money-back guarantee and supports an independent developer.

Specifications

Perfect For

• 🎨 Motion designers and animators using After Effects
• 📹 Video editors managing brand color palettes
• 🖌️ Graphic designers who need quick color extraction from images
• 🏢 Creative teams maintaining client-approved color libraries
• 🚀 Anyone tired of switching between apps to manage colors