ColorPic — The Ultimate Color Picker Tool for Designers
ColorPic is a lightweight Windows color-picker utility (originally by Iconico) that lets designers capture and save precise on-screen colors. Key points:
- Core features: Pick any pixel color from the screen, view color values in HEX and RGB, magnified eyedropper for pixel-accurate selection, tweak hue/saturation/value, and save up to 16 color swatches.
- Formats shown: HEX and RGB (some builds/display tools also show HSL/HSV/percentages).
- Usability: Simple, compact interface with keyboard shortcuts (e.g., Ctrl+G to grab a color) and arrow-key nudging for fine adjustments.
- Platform & size: Classic ColorPic is a small Windows freeware utility (older builds ~580 KB) compatible with Windows versions up through Windows 10; third‑party download mirrors still circulate.
- When to use it: Quick palette capture from images, web pages, screenshots, or apps when you need exact color codes for UI, branding, or design work.
- Alternatives: Just Color Picker, ColorPicker Max, ColorZilla (browser), and DigitalColor Meter (macOS).
If you want, I can provide a short how-to (grab, save, and export colors) or recommend modern cross-platform alternatives.
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