A handy, free colour picker

If you build websites, you’ve probably run into situations where you need the hex colour value of a pixel in a Web page. Sure, you can grab the browser window using Grab, save it out as a TIFF file, open that file in Photoshop, then use the eyedropper tool, but there’s a much easier way.

Pipette is a simple, free Mac app that reports the hex value of a pixel anywhere on your screen. Simply drag the eyedropper across to the pixel, and release. Pipette displays the hex value, pre-selected and ready for copying and pasting into your Web editor. Job’s a good-un.

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One Response to “A handy, free colour picker”

  1. Devon Buchanan Says:

    If you download Xcode you get a similar nifty app called “DigitalColor Meter” from Apple. I assume this makes it better, seeing that they made the OS.