Sampling colors

About sampling colors

Color sampling appears in two slightly different forms within Affinity Photo 2. It exists as a panel 'component' as well as a standalone tool.

Both versions function in slightly different ways:

A color picker appears in the Color panel (and other color-related pop-up panels).
A standalone Color Picker Tool appears in the Photo Persona only.

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

To use the Color Picker Tool:

From the Photo Persona, select Color Picker Tool.
Adjust the settings on the context toolbar. Radius lets you sample from a single point or from a color-averaging area.
Do one of the following:
- Tap to pick up any color on the page.
- Drag to select any color under a magnifier.

To use the panel's color picker:

From the Color panel, drag from the color picker icon to select any pixel on your screen.

To apply a sampled color to an object:

To automatically apply a sampled color to an object:

On the Color panel, tap a color selector to set where you want to apply color.
From the toolbar, select the Color Picker Tool.
On the context toolbar, ensure Auto-apply is enabled (default).
Do one of the following, to apply to selected objects:
- Tap on a color on the page.
- Drag to select any color under a magnifier anywhere within the document view.