# ColorMeter camera color picker

> ColorMeter: take live color around you with camera and use it for wallpaper.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vistechprojects.colormeter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vistechprojects.colormeter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.vistechprojects.colormeter`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** vistech.projects
- **Category:** PERSONALIZATION
- **Downloads:** 48,990
- **Rating:** 4.39 / 5 (259 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1.3
- **Last updated:** 2023-11-02
- **First published:** 2012-03-27
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 4.85 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-29
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vistechprojects.colormeter)
- **Website:** [http://www.vistechprojects.com](http://www.vistechprojects.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://rebrand.ly/vtp\_pp](https://rebrand.ly/vtp_pp)

## Description

ColorMeter is an intuitive camera-based color picker designed to help you capture and analyze live colors directly from your surroundings. Use the live camera view to identify colors in real-time or take snapshots and analyze gallery images to extract precise RGB and hexadecimal color codes. Customize your experience with adjustable white balance, zoom, and autofocus features for accuracy.

Create and manage custom color palettes, share them via HTML files, and find the closest matching hues easily. Additional features include flashlight support, color preview with freeze mode, and the unique ability to set chosen colors as your device's wallpaper. Whether you're a designer, artist, or color enthusiast, ColorMeter offers a versatile and user-friendly platform for all your color picking needs.

## Rankings

- #303,979 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`

## Review summary

Users praise the ColorMeter app for its accurate color picking through the camera, clear display of hex and RGB values, and simplicity for tasks like paint matching. However, multiple reviews note drawbacks including mandatory permissions for camera and microphone even when using images from the gallery, absence of color name display, limited color coordinate options such as HSV and full CMYK, and unclear saving or file export functions. The app is well-liked for its core functionality but users desire more color information features and greater flexibility.

### Pros

- Accurately identifies and picks colors using the camera.
- Displays color information including hex codes and RGB values.
- Simple and effective interface, easy to use for color matching and painting projects.
- Free and provides useful color information for various applications.
- Helpful for capturing and recording colors alphanumerically and via color palette.

### Cons

- App requires both camera and microphone permissions and refuses to work without them, limiting usage for gallery images.
- Lack of color name identification feature; users want to see color names along with codes.
- Limited color coordinate options; lacks HSV color space and comprehensive printing ink measures including K channel.
- The app loads only in landscape mode, which may be inconvenient for some users.
- Unclear file management; users do not know where pictures or data are saved, and saving or exporting options are not apparent.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vistechprojects.colormeter)