Adobe Kuler is an internet application

Rich Internet application

A Rich Internet Application is a Web application that has many of the characteristics of desktop application software, typically delivered either by way of a site-specific browser, via a browser plug-in, independent sandboxes, extensive use of JavaScript, or virtual machines...

 from Adobe Systems

Adobe Systems

Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States...

 that lets individuals try out, create and save various colour schemes, each of which consists of a set of five colours. It is available in browser-hosted variants running on Adobe Flash

Adobe Flash

Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...

, and in desktop versions using the Adobe AIR runtime. After downloading Switchboard from Adobe Labs, users using the desktop version of Kuler can export a color scheme straight into Photoshop, Illustrator

Illustrator

An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...

 and InDesign. The word 'Kuler' is of Mauritian Creole

Mauritian Creole

Mauritian Creole is a French-based creole language spoken in Mauritius. In addition to the French base of the language, there are also some words from English and from the many African and Asian languages that have been spoken on the island.- Sociolinguistic Situation :Mauritian Creole is the...

origin which means color.

External links

• Adobe Kuler
• Adobe Kuler API and Documentation
• Generative Composition Creator using Kuler Themes
• Switchboard Adobe Labs