Like taste and smell, color is a sense that is processed by our brains in multiple dimensions. (Visit our ”Learn about color” section for more information.) Yet traditional methods of choosing colors on computers are limited to obscure sliders and flattened two-dimensional viewers. With ColoRotate, you can work with colors in 3D, in real time, and in a way that matches how our minds process color.

A rainbow of benefits ColoRotate gives you the freedom to let your imagination fly.

• Intuitive: In 3D, you can quickly see the multidimensional nature of your colors and the relationships between colors in a way that matches how your eye and brain perceive color.
• Agile: Change your colors one at a time, blend two colors together, or transform a full palette of colors all at once with contrast and color joysticks — adjustments that previously have been beyond your reach.
• Reliable: Take the guesswork out of setting up color harmonies or color contrasts by adjusting the distances between colors in 3D.
• Efficient: Use ColoRotate’s quick drag-and-drop to adjust hue, brightness, and saturation. Import and export in Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE). Soon, you’ll be able to save even more time with our Photoshop Plugin.
• Piggyback: Browse themes created by the community, or search by tag, title, or creator to discover new color ideas.
• Community: Post your palettes, and tag palettes to engage with the ColoRotate community, or discussions. In the future, look for features like comments and ratings.

ColoRotate has an intuitive interface that eliminates the need to memorize or jot down color combinations or numbers. Indeed, you can traverse across an open three-dimensional color space and choose (or design) the color palette that fits your needs. In the process, you can uncover color relationships that give your designs an aesthetic balance that will please the most discriminating eye.

The members of the ColoRotate team have always drawn outside of the proverbial lines. Their rainbow of talent, creativity, and innovation reflects their dedication to creating new technologies that are both useful and cool. http://about.colorotate.org/our-team.html

ColoRotate was born at the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement (IDEA), which researches, designs and implements technology to facilitate and broaden the learning process.

Since color is inherently three dimensional, it's always bothered us that all color pickers are flat. That led to the design ColoRotate, a 3D editor that aligns with the way our minds process color. We've also put together some background information about the nature of color, perception, and color models -- http://learn.colorotate.org/