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Material Theme Builder vs tints.dev: catalog facts
Material Theme Builder	tints.dev
Best for: Designers and developers theming apps with Material Design 3	Best for: Tailwind CSS projects that need custom color scales
Free Free to use in the browser.	Free Free to use in the browser.
Web	Web
Builds a full Material Design 3 scheme from one color Official tool from the makers of the design system	Generates full 50 to 950 Tailwind scales Hue and saturation shifts at the ends of the scale All 4 strengths for tints.dev Generates full 50 to 950 Tailwind scales Hue and saturation shifts at the ends of the scale Linear and perceived lightness modes API and shareable URLs for palettes
Only useful for projects following Material Design 3 Little information beyond the tool itself on the page	Built around Tailwind CSS conventions Automated scales may still need manual adjustment
Web application	Web application
Not open source	Not open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Material Theme Builder material-foundation.github.io/material-theme-builder Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for tints.dev tints.dev Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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