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Undertone vs Brilliant

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Undertone compared with Brilliant
DetailUndertone logo UndertoneBrilliant logo Brilliant
What it doesSee why colors work Design with AI agents on a professional canvas, free
StageNot given MVP
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: Original view, Temperature map, Value structure, Saturation map, Palette and Harmony for every image, 20 analyses at a time. Lifetime Premium: one-time purchase includes Composition guides, Contrast map, tinted value bands, unlimited history, full-res export. No subscription. Free: $0 forever with every design feature, unlimited MCP agents, public projects and drops (2 GB), in-app chat with your own AI (10 messages a day). Personal: $20 per month with private projects, 50 GB storage, unlimited in-app chat on your own key, and base Brilliant AI allowance. Pro: $50 per mon
Key features
  • Palette with proportions showing dominant colors sized by image weight
  • Color harmony identification (Complementary, Analogous, Triadic, Split-complementary, Tetradic, Square, Monochromatic)
  • Temperature map showing warm and cool distribution across image
  • Value structure divided into clear zones (light, mid-tone, dark)
  • Saturation map showing vivid and muted areas
  • Composition guides identifying classic guides like golden ratio and rule of thirds
  • Contrast map showing where the eye lands first (Premium)
  • Painter-friendly color names (Yellow Ochre, Payne's Gray, etc.)
  • Local device processing with no image uploads
  • Works offline with no account required
  • Infinite canvas with native vector editing
  • AI agents that design directly on the canvas
  • Design repositories with branching and version control
  • Auto layout and components with variants
  • Open, non-proprietary Blueprint file format
  • Import from Figma and Sketch
  • MCP protocol support for any coding agent
  • Real-time multiplayer collaboration
  • Export to React, HTML, SVG, PDF and code
  • Design systems with tokens and semantic modes
What makes it different
  • Shows color proportions, not just colors, recognizing that a 60/5 split is fundamentally different from 50/50
  • Four layers of analysis together show relationships single layers cannot reveal
  • Built by people who actually mix paint with painter-friendly vocabulary
  • Lifetime Premium with single payment, no subscription model
  • All data stays on device, no account signup required
  • AI agents speak MCP natively and work on your canvas, not in a separate chat
  • Design files are code via Blueprint format that syncs with your repository
  • Full professional tool is completely free with unlimited MCP agents
  • GitHub-style version control and branching for design files
  • AI agents stay on brand via design system linting
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)8 +1 (up) since last check18 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)49
Citation Flow (Majestic)3230
Referring domains (Majestic)31101

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