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Press C to copy a share link to your clipboard. The link encodes your current palette colors (and optionally their lock states) as URL parameters, so no account or server is needed — the entire palette lives in the URL.

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URL format

Share links use the ?colors query parameter. Each color is represented as a 6-character hex value without the # prefix, separated by hyphens: 
https://example.com/?colors=ff5733-3498db-2ecc71
If any colors are locked, a ?locked parameter is added alongside ?colors. Each position maps to 1 (locked) or 0 (unlocked): 
https://example.com/?colors=ff5733-3498db-2ecc71&locked=1-0-1
The ?locked parameter is only included when at least one color is locked. If no colors are locked, the parameter is omitted entirely.

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Loading a shared palette

When you visit a URL that contains a ?colors parameter, the app automatically loads the encoded palette on startup:
  1. The colors in the URL replace the current palette.
  2. Lock states are restored from the ?locked parameter, if present. If the ?locked parameter is absent, all loaded colors are locked by default so you can reroll the unlocked positions freely.
  3. The URL parameters are cleared from the browser’s address bar (history.replaceState) after loading, so sharing or bookmarking the page afterwards does not re-encode the palette.
Because all colors default to locked when loading from a URL, you can immediately press R to reroll and generate new palettes that keep the shared colors as anchors.

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Lock states in share links

When you press C, the current lock state of every color is included in the link. This means the recipient sees the same locked/unlocked configuration you had when you copied the link. Lock states are encoded as a --separated string of 1s and 0s in positional order. The app pads or trims the ?locked value to match the number of colors in ?colors if they ever differ.

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Practical uses

Generate a palette you like, press C, and paste the link in a chat or email. Your team opens the exact same palette in their browser with no sign-up required.
Bookmark the share link to save a palette outside of the browser’s local storage. This is useful when switching between devices or sharing across browsers.
Paste the link directly into a Notion page, Slack message, Jira ticket, or any tool that renders URLs. Anyone who clicks it opens the palette instantly.
Share a link with specific colors locked. Recipients load the palette, unlock the colors they want to vary, and reroll to explore variations around your shared anchors.

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Limitations

  • The URL encodes hex values only — color names, tags, and collection metadata are not included.
  • Very long palettes (many colors) can produce long URLs, though in practice palettes are small enough that this is not an issue.
  • The share link reflects the palette at the moment you pressed C. If you make changes afterwards, press C again to get a fresh link.

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Related

Locking colors

Lock individual colors to keep them fixed during rerolls.

Saving palettes

Persist palettes to your browser library with names, tags, and collections.

Exporting palettes

Download your palette as CSS, JSON, Tailwind, or art app formats.

Keyboard shortcuts

Full shortcut reference including C for copying a share link.

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