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Scale vs Huetone: catalog facts
Scale	Huetone
Best for: Designers building tint and shade scales for a UI color system	Best for: Designers building accessible, perceptually even color systems
Free Free to use in the browser.	Free Free open-source web tool.
Web	Web
Builds a full scale from one base color Adjustable hue and saturation curves across the scale All 3 strengths for Scale Builds a full scale from one base color Adjustable hue and saturation curves across the scale Runs in the browser with nothing to install	Uses the perceptually based LCH color space Helps keep palettes accessible across hues All 3 strengths for Huetone Uses the perceptually based LCH color space Helps keep palettes accessible across hues Open source and runs in the browser
Focused on scales only, not full multi-color palettes Little documentation on the page itself	Assumes some familiarity with color spaces Aimed at palette building rather than quick color picking
Web application	Web application
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Scale hihayk.github.io/scale Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Huetone huetone.ardov.me Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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