A new tool that copies exactly the color that's seen by the user on the screen through transparent objects
Currently, when I like a certain color that's formed through the combination of 2 or more transparent objects (or objects with blend modes applied), I can't copy that exact color. The eye-dropper tool simply copies the color from the topmost object. I often find myself taking a snap of the display and then paste that image within illustrator and copying the color I want from that image.
Request: I'd like a tool, similar to the eye-dropper, but instead, it picks the RESULTANT color(s) that is displayed through transparent objects or even objects with BLEND-MODES applied to them.
I've attached an extremely simplified image.
Subin George
shared this idea
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Eyedropper picks the local color of the object underneath, as the Appearance panel displays it, not the rendered color that might happen with blur or other effects or transparency applied — and it seems to be the case here.
There is no way to pick this color natively, but there is a plugin developed that can do exactly this, AG Color Select Tool: https://docs.astutegraphics.com/subscribe/ag-color-select-tool -
Astute Graphics recently released a dedicated plugin tool just for this, Color Select Tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBVV_sOTbCQ
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A way to workaround this is to Rasterize a copy of the stacked stuff and then pick color from it
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Jamie
commented
Eyedropper picks up the wrong color. As seen in the clip attached, the eyedropper does not always pick up the correct color. After speaking with a few Adobe support members, they were unable to come up with a solution.
