Color

By default, Ditheron works in grayscale. Enable the Color section to map your footage through curated palettes or your own custom colors.

Controls

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
Enable Color	Toggle	Off	Turn on palette-based color mapping. Without this, Ditheron dithers in the image's original colors or grayscale.
Palette Mode	ChoicePreset, Custom	Preset	Use a built-in palette or build your own from scratch.
Palette Group	Choice7 categories	Film Stock	Filter palettes by theme.
Palette	Choice41 palettes	None	The specific color palette to apply.
Color Depth	Integer2 - 32	2	How many brightness levels per color. 2 is pure on/off. Higher values give smoother gradients within each palette color.

All 41 palettes are original designs. Each one is tuned for a specific mood or reference.

Palette	Mood
Kodachrome Warmth	Rich, warm, saturated — the classic film look
Ektachrome Cool	Cool blues and greens, slide film character
Portra Skin	Optimized for natural skin tones
Velvia Saturated	Hyper-vivid landscape colors
Tri-X Grain	Classic black-and-white film contrast
Cinestill Night	Tungsten-balanced with halation glow

Palette	Mood
1950s Pastel	Soft, muted pastels
1960s Psychedelic	Bright, clashing, groovy
1970s Harvest	Earth tones — avocado, mustard, brown
1980s Neon	Electric pinks, cyans, and purples
1990s Grunge	Desaturated, moody, flannel vibes
2000s Digital	Early digital camera look

Palette	Mood
Horror Viscera	Deep reds, sickly greens
Noir Shadow	High contrast, silver and black
Sci-Fi Cyan	Cool teals and metallic blues
Western Dust	Sandy yellows and burnt sienna
Romance Blush	Warm pinks and soft golds
Fantasy Arcane	Deep purples and mystical blues

Palette	Mood
Tungsten Shift	Indoor tungsten white balance look
Daylight Balanced	Clean outdoor daylight
Fluorescent Green	Sickly green office lighting
Sodium Vapor	Orange-yellow streetlight mono
Moonlight Blue	Cold blue nighttime

Palette	Mood
Bauhaus Primary	Red, blue, yellow — geometric minimalism
Art Deco Gold	Golds, blacks, and creams
Pop Art Vivid	Warhol-bright primaries
Impressionist Haze	Soft, dappled pastels
Ukiyo-e Wood	Japanese woodblock print tones
De Stijl Strict	Mondrian — pure red, blue, yellow, black, white
Fauvism Wild	Intense, unnatural color

Palette	Mood
Deep Ocean	Dark blues and bioluminescent greens
Arctic Frost	Icy whites and pale blues
Volcanic Ember	Hot oranges and ashy grays
Rainforest Canopy	Dense greens and filtered light
Desert Mirage	Bleached yellows and heat haze

Palette	Mood
CRT Phosphor	RGB phosphor glow of a CRT monitor
LCD Backlight	Cool white LCD cast
OLED Deep	Deep blacks with vivid colors
E-Ink Paper	Warm gray tones of e-readers
Plasma Burn	Slightly warm, burned-in tones

Switch Palette Mode to Custom to build your own palette from up to 5 colors.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
Color 1-5	Color Picker	Dark Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Off-White	Pick each color in your palette. Colors 4-5 are disabled by default.
Enable 1-5	Toggle	1-3 On, 4-5 Off	Include or exclude each color from the palette.
Harmony Mode	ChoiceRandom, Analogous, Complementary, Triadic, Split-Comp	Random	Color theory rule for the Randomize Colors button.
Randomize Colors	Button		Generate new colors using the selected harmony mode. Locked colors are preserved.
Import Palette	Text Field		Paste hex codes (e.g. #FF0000,#00FF00) or a Coolors.co URL to import a palette instantly.

You can also paste raw hex codes separated by commas, spaces, or dashes.

Save your custom palette for reuse:

Your palette appears in the Load Custom Palette dropdown (up to 20 saved palettes).

Color Depth 2 gives the boldest, most graphic result — just light and dark per color
Color Depth 8-16 approaches smooth gradients while still feeling stylized
Tri-X Grain palette + any Scatteral algorithm = instant darkroom print
CRT Phosphor + CRT Shadow Mask algorithm = authentic retro monitor look