cccolor vs System Color Picker

Comparing the features of cccolor to System Color Picker

Feature
cccolor
System Color Picker

Capability Features

8-digit HEX Output
Analogous Palette
Color Palettes
Complementary Shade Palette
Complementary Tint Palette
Cooler Palette
Copy as Hex Shortcut
Shift + Command + h
Copy as HSL Shortcut
Shift + Command + s
Copy as LCH Shortcut
Shift + Command + l
Copy as OKLCH Shortcut
Shift + Command + o
Copy as RGB Shortcut
Shift + Command + r
Copy as Unit RGB Shortcut
Shift + Command + u
Copy Color Value
Copy, Paste, Convert Colors
HexHSLRGBUnit RGB (0-1)OKLCHLCH
Export Color Palettes
Export Swatches
Global Keyboard Shortcut
HEX Output
Hide Menu Bar Icon
HSL Output
HSLA Output
Menu Bar Mode
Non-App Store Version
OKLCH Output
Palettes Support
Paste Color Shortcut
Shift + Command + v
Paste-in Color Value
Pick Color Keyboard Shortcut
Command + p
Recently Picked Colors
Reset Opacity Shortcut
Control + Shift + o
RGB Output
RGBA Output
Scripting via Shortcuts
Selectable Output Format
hexhslrgboklch
Shade Palette
Shortcuts Support
Start at Login
Tint Palette
Tone Palette
Warmer Palette
Window Always on Top

Integration Features

CSS/HTML Integration
Import Palette Formats
Simple Color PaletteAdobe Swatch Exchange (ASE)
Plugin Support for UIColor/NSColor
Skala Color
Plugins Supported
Skala ColorPro PickerMaterial DesignColor Picker Plus
Uses chroma.js
Uses iro.js

Limitation Features

Color Format Clamping
HSL and RGB formats always clamped to sRGB color space
macOS Support
macOS 11+macOS 12+macOS 13+macOS 14+macOS 15+
No API
No API Access
No Automatic Updates (Non-App Store)
No File Export
No Image Upload
No Localization Support
No Login Required
Sampler Only Shows RGB
Swatch Deletion Limitation
Web-based Only

Pricing Features

Free Tier
No Mention of Free Tier
No Mention of Subscription