Moodcolor

Hey IH friends — I’m building Moodcolor ↗, a tiny tool that turns how you feel into a color palette. You type in a mood → it gives you a palette that matches. No sign-up, just emotion → color.

It started as a personal experiment. But now I’m looking for 20 early supporters to help shape what it becomes.

Not just testers — co-creators.
People who care about color, emotion, and tools that feel human.

If you join, you’ll get:– Early access to new features (like saved palettes, mood journaling, custom keywords)
– A say in what gets built next
– A small, thoughtful space to explore how we express feelings through color

If that sounds like something you’d enjoy, try it here:
👉 https://www.moodcolorlab.com ↗

And if you’re in, just drop a comment or DM me — I’ll send over a short welcome note and next steps.

Thanks for reading — and for being the kind of community where building in public actually means building with people.

– Clear晨曦
X: @clearchenxi ↗

I’ve been building Moodcolor ↗ — a small tool that turns feelings into color palettes. You type in how you feel → it gives you a matching palette. Simple, emotional, visual.

Now that the MVP is live and people are using it, I’ve started thinking about what a “Pro” version could look like. Not just in terms of features, but in terms of value — what would make someone want to come back, or even support it financially?

Here are a few ideas I’m exploring for Moodcolor Pro:

– Save your palettes: Build a personal library of emotional color references.
– Export moodboards: Turn your palettes into shareable visuals for social, design, or journaling.
– Mood journal: Track your emotional color history over time — a visual diary.
– Custom keywords: Let users define how their emotions map to color.
– API access: For creative tools, generative art, or integrations.
– Private palettes: For more personal or therapeutic use cases.
– Multi-language support: Because emotions aren’t just in English.

I’m not building all of this at once. But I’d love to know:
→ Which of these would you actually use?
→ What’s missing from this list?
→ What would make you say, “Yes, I’d pay for that”?

I’m looking for 10 early supporters before May 8. If you’d like to help shape what Moodcolor Pro becomes — I’d love to hear from you.

A few days ago, I shared the story behind Moodcolor ↗ — a tiny tool that turns feelings into color palettes. I built it because I was tired of chasing emotions through a sea of hex codes. I just wanted to say “I feel calm” and get a palette that feels like calm.

The response surprised me. People didn’t just say “cool idea” — they shared their own moods, tested the tool, and even imagined how it could help others. One person said their sister-in-law could use it to design posts that match emotional messages. Another suggested it might help nonverbal users express themselves through color. That meant a lot.

Since then, I’ve made a few updates:

• Gave the UI a softer, more “cozy” feel (thank you Inès for that word — it stuck with me)

• Moved to a new domain: moodcolorlab.com ↗

• Started working on Firebase integration to support saved palettes and mood journaling

• Began exploring what a “Pro” version might look like (custom keywords, downloadable palettes, maybe even an API)

But more than features, I’ve been thinking about what Moodcolor could become. Not just a tool, but a space — for designers, writers, students, and anyone who thinks in feelings. A place to start with “How do I feel today?” and see where that takes you.

If you’ve tried Moodcolor, I’d love to know:

• What would make you come back to it?

• What would make it worth supporting?

Thanks again to everyone who’s encouraged me so far. I’m still building in public — and still listening.

Today marks Day 10 of building Moodcolor ↗ — a tiny tool that turns your feelings into color palettes. And today, we gave it a brand new UI.

The core idea is still the same:
You type in how you feel → Moodcolor gives you a palette that matches.
No sign-up, no complexity — just emotion → color.

But now, it feels a little more like what I imagined in my head:
Softer edges, more breathing room, a bit more personality. Still minimal, but warmer.

There’s still a lot to build (Firebase integration is next), but I wanted to pause and share this small milestone. It’s easy to get lost in “what’s missing” — but today, I’m just happy to see it take shape.

If you give it a try, I’d love to hear what you think — especially how it makes you feel.

While working on Moodcolor, I had a small realization I wanted to share.

We often talk about “building in public” as shipping features, fixing bugs, and sharing progress. But lately, I’ve started to think that what we’re really building — especially as indie makers — is a feeling.

Moodcolor started as a personal tool. I just wanted to turn a mood into a color palette. But the more I worked on it, the more I realized: I wasn’t just building a color generator. I was trying to capture something emotional, something human — and translate it into pixels.

That made me rethink how I approach product design. Maybe a good product doesn’t just work — it feels right. It makes the user feel calm, curious, inspired, understood.

So now, instead of just asking “What should I build next?”, I’m also asking:

“What do I want people to feel when they use this?”

It’s a small shift, but it’s helped me make better decisions — not just about features, but about tone, visuals, and even copy.

Curious if anyone else thinks this way. Do you design for emotion? Or is that just a side effect of good UX?

Would love to hear your thoughts 🙌