Chromos
A color palette app for getting dressed. Tags: Mobile, Graph Database, Color.
The Problem
Chromos is a color palette app for getting dressed. You upload a photo of something you own but struggle to style, and Chromos suggests what to pair it with.
Most people do not lack clothes. They lack confidence combining them. The nothing to wear feeling usually means nothing I know how to put together. Wardrobe apps focus on cataloging what you own; Chromos focuses on helping you actually wear it.
How I Built It
Three modes, three risk levels:
- Wear it anywhere: Safe, versatile neutrals that work for any context.
- Keep the mood: Tonal pairings that honor the garment's character.
- Go for it: Unexpected combinations for when you want to commit.
What I Am Learning
Chromos pushed me into unfamiliar architectural territory. I knew I needed vector search because color similarity is not a lookup, it is a proximity question.
Vector search answers what is similar to this, but it cannot answer what this user could actually wear. That second question is about traversal: user to garments, garments to colors, colors to palettes, palettes to suggested colors, and suggested colors back to garments owned by the same user.
I am learning to think in two modes at once: vectors for what is like this, and graphs for how this connects to that.
Roadmap
Palettes are the wedge. The real vision is outfit suggestions pulled from your actual wardrobe.