Sampling colors

The act of color picking lets you sample colors within or outside Affinity Designer, then use them throughout your design.

Sampling colors

About sampling colors

Color sampling appears in two slightly different forms within Affinity Designer. It exists as a 'component' of selected panels as well as a standalone tool.

Both versions function in slightly different ways:

Regardless of which you use, a sampled color is stored and applied from the swatch next to the color picker's icon on the Color or Swatches panel.

Color Picker Tool To use the Color Picker Tool:
  1. On the Tools panel, select the Color Picker Tool.
  2. Adjust the settings on the context toolbar.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • (For on-page sampling) Click to pick up any color on the page.
    • (For screen-wide 'magnified' sampling) Drag to select any color under a magnifier anywhere within or outside the app.
color picker To use a panel's color picker:
  1. (Optional) Select an object to adopt the picked color on picking.
  2. Click the selector you want to apply the color to.
  3. Drag the Color Picker to the color you want to sample.

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