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Hex Color Picker
The Hex Color Picker is a very handy tool for web designers who code by hand and need to specify colors by hex code. It adds a sixth tab to OS X's standard Colors palette. The idea is basically that you can select the color you want by one of the other means (crayon box, color wheel, etc.) then click over to the Hex tab, shoot the color hex to the clipboard and then just paste it into your code. In addition you can use the magnifying glass (eye dropper) to get the hex code of any color on your screen. So, for instance, you can see on the right the hex code for TUAW blue (in our logo).The Hex Color Picker is open source and a free download from waffle software.
[via FreeMacWare]
![TUAW [Cafepress]](http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/tuaw-cafepress-promo.png)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Alex said 9:47AM on 5-05-2007
I can see the use of this, but the built in "DigitalColor Meter" may be a better solution for most. For one thing it comes with OS X. Secondly, you can mouseover anything on your screen to get a color reading off of it. You're not limited to a pinpoint color either. Expand the aperture slider and you get an average of all colours under the "lens."
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olivier said 10:53AM on 5-05-2007
this should have been by default in mac os x, right?
the mac color palette has always been a source of frustration.
thanks waffles! it's awesome.
(note to TUAW: that password thing to comment is so retarded. i never remember the complex password you've sent, safari doesn't want to store it for some reason, and i can't find how to customize it... so i have to do the email thing all the time.)
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deevee said 11:31AM on 5-05-2007
I'll stick to this one...even simpler..
http://www.charcoaldesign.co.uk/pipette
and you can't beat that name!
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Dave Barnes said 12:07PM on 5-05-2007
@2 "that password thing to comment is so retarded."
I agree. I solved the problem using 1passwd (www.1passwd.com). I had purchased 1passwd for other reasons, but have found it works well with this website.
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Gordon Werner said 12:11PM on 5-05-2007
Cool ... the only thing I would change would be to let you see multiple color hex codes without having to click on the magnifying glass each time ...
(note to Oliver: you're not alone in your feelings/frustrations)
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oomu said 12:28PM on 5-05-2007
thanks.
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Jeremy said 12:56PM on 5-05-2007
So... is TUAW just going to write articles about whatever the Freemacware.com pick of the day is? Seems to be the trend...
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Serge said 4:20PM on 5-05-2007
For those who have problems with TUAW password, try this : http://www.abracode.com/ClipMasterCM/moreinfo.html
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Zeke said 1:49AM on 5-06-2007
Nice try, TUAW, but you don't have your own shade of blue...
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andrew harrison said 8:31AM on 5-07-2007
"that password thing to comment is so retarded. "
be thankful they haven't implemented that even more retarded comment threading system like at engadget. it has to be the most poorly designed comments system i've ever seen.
Anyway, Hex colour picker : EXCELLENT
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VanillaSpice said 1:05AM on 5-18-2007
I'll add my plaintive plea for a fix to the comment-password system.
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