Awesome Color Picker

Slick and awesome color picker tool. Pick colors from a browser tab and copy in any format.
What is Awesome Color Picker?
Awesome Color Picker is a slick and awesome Chrome extension that allows you to select colors from a browser tab and copy them in popular formats such as hex, RGB, and HSL. It also provides a history panel and extracts web page palettes for some websites. Use the keyboard shortcuts for quick access and enjoy the convenience of this powerful color picker tool.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2021-12-28
By: Corywood
Users: 400,000+
Rating: 4.82 (11)
Version: 1.1.5 (Last updated: 2021-12-26)
Creation date: 2021-07-20
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • commands
  • <all_urls>
Size: 5.33M

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Extension summary

Awesome color picker allows you to select a pixel on the page and get color in popular formats.

Features: ⭐ Pick a color from the page ⭐ Formats: hex, hex shorthand, X11 color name, RGB, HSL ⭐ History panel with the latest selected colors ⭐ For some web pages, the app extracts a web page palette. For example, it works on https://material.io/

Tips:

  • Use the “Alt-P” keyboard shortcut to activate the color picker. Change shortcut on this page: chrome://extensions/shortcuts
  • Press “Esc” to cancel the tool on the page
  • Hex representation will be copied automatically
  • Click on format box e.g. rgb(255,204,0) to copy the contents to the clipboard
  • The app shows hex values in both upper and lowercase.

User reviews

Very helpful and simple, thanks.
by karim elsisi, 2021-12-13

The app is just super! Now it is very convenient to work!
by Oleg Tishinevich, 2021-10-20

Exactly what I needed - something that was fast
by leica, 2021-10-20
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Awesome Color Picker requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Awesome Color Picker may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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