Color Picker for Sierra

[Ambrosia7177]

Hello. I am trying to recreate an HTML button that I like, and need a color picker.

I thought macOS Sierra had a utility built in?

(Would prefer using a built-in and fre tool from Apple versus downloading software from the Internet.)

Thanks!

 

[HDFan]

Hello. I am trying to recreate an HTML button that I like,

What software are you using to create the button?

 

[Erehy Dobon]

Digital Color Meter. It lives in the Utilities folder and has been there for well over a decade, perhaps since the very first version of OS X.

 

[iAssimilated]

If you need something more advanced than Digital Color Meter, you can get Just Color Picker from the App Store.

 

[Ambrosia7177]

What software are you using to create the button?

The button was made using an image that I did not create, so that is the point - I have no way of knowing the colors used.

 

[Ambrosia7177]

Digital Color Meter. It lives in the Utilities folder and has been there for well over a decade, perhaps since the very first version of OS X.

That's what I was looking for! (Apparently I forgot what it was called.)

 

[Ambrosia7177]

If you need something more advanced than Digital Color Meter, you can get Just Color Picker from the App Store.

Can such software be trusted?

What does it offer that Digital Color Meter does not offer?

 

[iAssimilated]

Yes. Apple does a pretty good job vetting apps distributed via their App Stores. If you are worried, you can do further research on the product and why it exists: https://annystudio.com/software/colorpicker/ . I use it at work for graphics creation and at home personally for web development without issue.

It offers more Color Code Formats, lets you store multiple colors you picked during the session, allows you to preview modifying those colors within the app (as well as hue, saturation, value or lightness), and provides a wonderful built-in color scheme generator.

 

[iAssimilated]

UPDATE: I did not realize this app costs money now... I do not remember that when I got Just Color Picker in the past.

 

[HDFan]

Just Color Picker 6.1 - best free colour tool for Windows and macOS

Free portable colour picker and colour editor for webmasters, photographers, graphic designers and digital artists. Works on Windows and macOS.

annystudio.com

UPDATE: I did not realize this app costs money now... I do not remember that when I got Just Color Picker in the past.

It's free if you download it from the website link you quoted:

Just Color Picker 6.1 - best free colour tool for Windows and macOS

Free portable colour picker and colour editor for webmasters, photographers, graphic designers and digital artists. Works on Windows and macOS.

annystudio.com

 

[iAssimilated]

It's free if you download it from the website link you quoted:

Good point. I was referring to it costing money in the App Store.

 

[adrianlondon]

If you need something more advanced than Digital Color Meter, you can get Just Color Picker from the App Store.

I have that. I might not have downloaded it if I knew about the included Color Meter app but the Color Picker seems to be more useful anyway.