Color Palette Generator DCTL

Color analysis in DaVinci Resolve typically means eyeballing the scopes or pulling reference stills manually.

I built this DCTL to automate that process: it extracts up to 16 dominant colors from any video frame directly in the Color page, without leaving DaVinci Resolve Studio.

The plugin samples dominant colors directly from the frame using an adaptive algorithm.

The Randomness parameter (1-10) shifts the sampling points across the image, so each value produces a different set of extracted colors from the same frame. This is useful when the default sampling misses colors that are spatially isolated or underrepresented in the scene.

Extracted colors can be sorted by hue, temperature, saturation, or luminosity, so the palette output maps to whatever reference workflow you are using.

Palette height, position, border thickness, individual side control, and sample point visibility are all adjustable, making it usable both for in-session reference and for client-facing presentations.

Create presentation-ready color references with customizable border thickness (1.0-10.0), individual border control for each side, and professional white separators between color swatches.
Perfect for client presentations and team collaboration.

1. Navigate to Project Settings
2. Select “Color Management” and click “Open LUT Folder”
3. Drag the DCTL file into the opened directory
4. Restart DaVinci Resolve Studio