Developed by Rico Holmes, the Chameleon Adaptive Palette is a smart swatch panel that automatically updates in real-time based on your current foreground color. Instead of a fixed grid of colors, it generates a range of alternates—such as brightness variations, temperature shifts, and complementary hues—every time you pick a new color from your canvas or the color picker. Key Features of Version 2.4.5 and Above
While version 2.4.5 introduced critical usability updates, the core of the plugin remains focused on keeping artists in a "flow state". Chameleon Adaptive Palette 2.4.5 Plugin for Pho...
A single click on a Chameleon swatch can instantly change the color of Solid Color or Vector Shape layers, eliminating the need to open deep sub-menus. Developed by Rico Holmes, the Chameleon Adaptive Palette
Each strip provides a specific color function, such as Hue, Intensity, Tint, Tones, and RHChroma . A single click on a Chameleon swatch can
Introduced in version 2.4.1, this mode locks the palette colors while still allowing the panel to adapt if you pick a color from the canvas via alt-clicking. This prevents the palette from changing when you simply want to select a color within the existing range.
For digital painters and concept artists, color selection is often the most time-consuming part of the creative process. The (specifically recognized in its 2.4.x and subsequent 3.x iterations) transforms this workflow by replacing static color swatches with a dynamic, intelligent system that evolves as you paint. What is the Chameleon Adaptive Palette?