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Best Pastel Alternatives for iPhone (2026)

Pastel is B tier, #4 of the 6 tiered apps in color picking. Here is everything that competes with it on iPhone, in tier order.

All 5 alternatives, in tier order

  1. 1
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 2,669 ratings · score 87
    Detects the color of any pixel in a photo or image and shows its RGB, CMYK, HEX values and color name.
  2. 2
    Color MuseAhigher tier
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 1,768 ratings · score 85
    Pairs with Color Muse hardware to scan colors and find matching paint and product colors from brand libraries.
  3. 3
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.1 · 206 ratings · score 83
    Identifies colors from the camera or photos and matches them to named paint and design color libraries with HEX, RGB.
  4. 5
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 16,090 ratings · score 65
    Color database app for viewing and searching color names, with a built-in Pantone color scheme assistant.
  5. 6
    Free + IAP · ★ n/a · 0 ratings · score 40
    Names everyday colors from the iPhone camera or a photo, as an aid for color blindness.

Questions people ask

What is the best alternative to Pastel on iPhone?
Color Identifier: Color Picker, S tier, #1 in color picking.
Is there a free alternative to Pastel?
Yes: Color Identifier: Color Picker (S tier, #1) is free to download, with in-app purchases.
Does anything rank above Pastel?
Yes. 3 apps rank above it in color picking: Color Identifier: Color Picker (#1), Color Muse (#2), Color Identifier: Paint Match (#3).

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