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Open the Color Picker via AppleScript
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# Open the Color Picker via AppleScript
# http://qsapp.com/wiki/Color_Picker_(AppleScript)
tell application "System Events" to set _frontMostApp to (name of processes whose frontmost is true)
set _frontMostApp to item 1 of _frontMostApp
tell application _frontMostApp to activate
choose color
@TrevorSayre
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So others know how to use this:

  1. Open /Applications/Utilities/Script Editor.app
  2. Paste in the above code
  3. File > Save...
  4. Set File Format to Application
  5. Name it whatever you want (I chose Color Picker) and save to /Applications

I would also recommend taking a look at:
https://bjango.com/mac/skalacolor/

This is a free enhancement for the macOS color picker.

@amartinez1660
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Is there a way to get the right color profile of what it picks?
For example, photoshop color picker and 'choose color' script gives don't match the hex color code.

Nevertheless, thanks a lot for the snippet!

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