Free Hama Bead Pattern Maker

About the Hama Midi Reference Palette

PatternBlend uses a 92-color Hama Midi reference set from the community-maintained beadcolors project. The dataset is useful for planning because each generated cell can be tied to a stable H-code and counted, but the RGB values are approximate community samples rather than official manufacturer specifications.

That distinction matters for photographs. A monitor emits light while a plastic bead reflects it, so two colors that look close on screen can separate under room lighting. PatternBlend therefore treats color matching as a planning aid: use the generated code and quantity list to organize the project, then compare physical beads when an exact shade matters.

For simple artwork, logos, sprites, and bold cartoons, leaving dithering off usually keeps edges clean. For continuous-tone photos, optional Floyd–Steinberg dithering can distribute color error across neighboring cells. If the result contains too many near shades, reducing Max Colors often produces a more practical Hama build.

Choosing a Hama Pattern Size and Color Count

Pattern width controls the tradeoff between detail and build effort. A 29-bead-wide result is fast to inspect and works well for icons or simple characters. Moving to 58 or 87 beads preserves more facial features, outlines, and small details, but it also multiplies the number of placements and can increase the number of reference colors used.

Max Colors is the second practical control. A lower limit can make a project easier to sort and can reduce isolated one-off shades; a higher limit keeps more of the source image's tonal variation. There is no single correct value. Start around the default, check the preview and material list, then reduce the palette if the build looks unnecessarily busy.