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Scale vs tints.dev: catalog facts
Scale	tints.dev
Best for: Designers building tint and shade scales for a UI color system	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 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	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
Focused on scales only, not full multi-color palettes Little documentation on the page itself	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 Scale hihayk.github.io/scale Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for tints.dev tints.dev Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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