Color detector

By Fredrik Andersson, 20 March, 2025

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iOS and iPadOS

Is there any app available that can identify colors?

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By Brian on Thursday, March 20, 2025 - 08:30

Be My Eyes can do this for you. Simply ask it a question like, "What color is this?", while pointing the camera at clothing, electronics, etc. It does a pretty good job of identifying colors, as well as prints and patterns.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/be-my-eyes/id905177575

By OldBear on Thursday, March 20, 2025 - 11:30

There are probably many apps, and people have their favorites. I use two.
Seeing AI can detect color and can also describe color with its scene description. I'm not exactly sure how accurate it is, but it seems to do all right.
The one I turn to the most, probably out of habbit, is the Examine Clothes Color app. It gives the colors and patterns, and does it accurately without too many hoops to jump through and having to close a description screen every time. I use it on clothing, but also various objects, like if I have a wire and I need to know its insulation color. It will say something like a red vertical line on a gray background, and I am absolutely sure it isn't making up something.