nes color picker — free browser tool | fatcousin

nes ntsc hardware palette · all 64 colors · build sub-palettes for tiles and sprites · export hex bytes · runs locally

build palette

select a slot below, then click a color to assign it. the NES palette has 64 hardware colors — 8 are fixed black (grayed out).

nes hardware palette (click to assign to active slot

$00$10$20$30

export

NES palette notation

$0F $0F $0F $0F

raw hex bytes

0f 0f 0f 0f

paste bytes at palette RAM offset (e.g. $3F01–$3F03 for background sub-palette 0) · use $0F for transparent/unused slots

reference

luminance 0$00–$0D — darkest shade of each hue

luminance 1$10–$1D — medium-dark hues

luminance 2$20–$2D — bright hues

luminance 3$30–$3D — lightest hues + white

hardware black$0E $0F $1E $1F $2E $2F $3E $3F

transparent$0F — sprites behind background

sub-palettes4 colors each · BG: $3F00–$3F0F · SPR: $3F10–$3F1F