colors.to

About Colors.to

Colors.to is a comprehensive color exploration and palette generation tool built for designers, developers, and anyone who works with color. I built it to scratch my own itch — having a fast, reliable place to explore colors, generate palettes, and grab the code I need.

About Me

Hi, I'm Todd Garland.

I'm the founder of BuySellAds, which I started in 2008 to scratch my own itch with selling sponsorships online. Over the past 17 years, we've helped publishers and creators sell over $500 million in sponsorship revenue. We also run Carbon Ads, a popular monetization tool on design and developer-focused websites.

Before BuySellAds, I was one of the first 10 employees at HubSpot, where I stayed through their Series B funding. The company went on to do great things (not because of me!), but it was an incredible experience to be in the room so early. I'm proud to call many of the people who built HubSpot into what it is today good friends.

In 2018, I started Great American Mining, a Bitcoin mining company that used stranded natural gas to power mining operations. We were acquired by Crusoe Energy in 2022.

Technical Interests

When I'm not running BuySellAds, I spend a lot of time working on:

  • •Full-stack development — Working with React, TypeScript, Python, and modern web technologies
  • •Data analysis — Building analytics pipelines and working with large datasets
  • •AI and machine learning — Integrating LLMs into workflows and building intelligent automation

Why Colors.to?

Color is everywhere in digital design — websites, apps, branding, and more. Yet finding the right colors and understanding how they work together can be challenging. I wanted a tool that would give me everything I need in one place.

Colors.to aims to be the most helpful color tool on the web. Beyond basic color lookup, we offer:

  • •Comprehensive color information with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, and more
  • •Color harmonies and palette generation
  • •WCAG accessibility checking and color blindness simulation
  • •Image color extraction
  • •Gradient and mesh gradient generators
  • •Tailwind CSS palette generation

All tools run entirely in your browser — your data never leaves your machine.

Get in Touch

Have feedback, suggestions, or found a bug? I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks for using Colors.to. Happy designing!

— Todd

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