Colordrop: Color Picker2.5.1 - App Store

Capture and inspect the colors in your photos with Colordrop - a modern and advanced color picker.

CAPTURE
Capture colors from your photos.

- Pick colors from any image or photo.
- Open from your Photo Library, Camera, or Files.
- Live Capture lets you see the colors around you in real time.
- Open images or import colors from Adobe Creative Cloud.
- Easily view and pick the most dominant colors in an image.
- Select a 'capture radius' to have granular control over the colors you capture.
- The Colordrop app extension lets you pick colors without opening the app, for example in the Photos app.
- Today View widget shows you your most recent colors.
- Manually add a color by hex code or using the built-in color picker.
INSPECT
The most detailed color analysis tool available on iPhone or iPad.

- RGB, CYMK and RYB color overviews.
- CIE-LAB, CIE-LCH, HSL, HSV, XYZ color values (and many more).
- Complementary and split-complementary colors.
- Triadic and tetradic colors.
- Tints, shades, tones and monochromatic colors.
- Square and analogous colors.
- Similar colors for RAL Classic, Web, HKS and many more.
- Color blindness simulator and color contrast checker.
- Quickly copy or share color codes.
- Color descriptions describe the appearance of a color in real terms.
- Metadata tells you the source of the color, and when you saved it.

EVEN MORE...
A powerful tool for developers and creatives alike.

- Powerful search feature, including support for Spotlight.
- Organize your colors with tags.
- Drag and drop colors to other apps, or to save new ones.
- Siri Shortcuts for capturing or viewing colors.
- Apple Watch app to view all of your saved colors at a glance.
- Export colors to Procreate swatch, Adobe color swatch, or to JSON or CSV formats.
- Change the default illuminant for accurate color in any environment.
- Customize the color data you see.
Colordrop is developed by a team of one! Any feedback and suggestions for new features are greatly appreciated. You can get in touch on Twitter (@penguingeorge), or by emailing help@penguingeorge.com.

Version History This version includes bug fixes and other minor improvements. 2.5.1 09/15/2020 This version includes:

LIVE CAPTURE
The new "Live Capture" feature lets you view the colors around you in real time. Simply point your device's camera at the colors you want to capture and tap Save. You can also lock the camera, letting you reposition the Loupe to capture colors more accurately.

MAGNIFIER LOUPE
The new Magnifier loupe makes it easier to see which colors you're capturing, right down to individual pixels. If you prefer the old way, you can toggle the magnifier on or off in the Capture Options pane.

COLOR AS CODE
View and copy Swift, Objective-C and CSS representations of your colors. Choose from over 30 different options, and customise which styles appear.

SHARE AS IMAGE
You can now save and share a color as an image. You'll find this new feature alongside the regular Share buttons in the app.

Also included:
- HKS color system added to "Related Colors".
- "Copy on Capture" setting copies newly saved colors to the clipboard automatically.
- Tagging your colors is now much easier. The redesigned Tags view lets you add or modify the tags you've assigned to a color.
- OSA-UCS 74 and OSA-UCS 90 color values added.
- Improvements to the "Metadata" view, particularly for viewing the source image.
- Improvements to the accuracy of color temperature readings, including the addition of Duv value.
- Minor improvements to accessibility throughout the app, including support for larger fonts.
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements.

If you like Colordrop, please give a rating and a review – it really helps! If you have feedback or feature suggestions, please get in touch by emailing help@penguingeorge.com. 2.5 07/13/2020 This update includes bug fixes and other minor improvements.

Like Colordrop? Please consider providing a rating and review - it really helps us out! For support and other questions, please email help@penguingeorge.com. 2.4.2 04/23/2020 This update includes:

- Improved drag and drop support for colors.
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements.

Like Colordrop? Please consider providing a rating and review - it really helps us out! For support and other questions, please email help@penguingeorge.com. 2.4.1 03/30/2020 OPEN FROM FILE
You can now open images from iCloud Drive and other locations on your iPad using the new "Files" option in the source picker menu.

RECENT COLORS
The color picker (available in the manual "Add a Color" screen) now shows you the 5 most recently picked colors. Tap on a color to select it, or long press for more options.

This update also includes:
- Drag and drop a color in to the "Colors" tab to add it.
- You can now drag any color you see in the Inspector view.
- Support for the latest version of iOS and iPadOS.
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements.

Like Colordrop? Please consider providing a rating and review - it really helps us out! For support and other questions, please email help@penguingeorge.com. 2.4 03/27/2020 This update includes bug fixes and other minor improvements:

- Improvements to the tags editor on iPad.
- Fixes a crashing bug when using some keyboard shortcuts.

If you enjoy using Colordrop, please leave a rating and review - it really helps! For any support queries, please email help@penguingeorge.com. 2.3.1 06/03/2019 This update includes:

SIRI SHORTCUTS
Commanding Colordrop just got easier. You can now ask Siri to perform basic actions for you, like viewing the latest color, opening the latest photo from your library, or even adding a new color from the clipboard. Go to More > Siri Shortcuts to view the full list.

TAGS
Organize your colors with tags. Tags let you more easily organize and search your saved colors. Tags are synced over iCloud, so they're always available to you.

EXPORT
You can now export your colors as a swatch to use in other apps. Choose between Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE), CSV, JSON or Procreate Swatch formats. To get started, tap the export button when editing in the Colors tab.

- The Add a Color view has a redesigned and more intuitive color picker, making it easy to refine the color code you want.
- Minor design changes to the About screen.

If you enjoy using Colordrop, please leave a rating and review - it really helps! For any support queries, please email help@penguingeorge.com. 2.3 05/27/2019 This update includes bug fixes and other minor improvements.

- Adds 'Color Temperature' to the Color Spaces list. This is only an approximate value.
- Improves the scaling of images in the Capture tab.
- Fixes a rare bug where saved colors may not have matched the captured color.

If you find Colordrop useful, or would like to see a new feature, please leave a rating and review. For help, contact help@penguingeorge.com. 2.2.3 05/13/2019 This update includes bug fixes and other minor improvements.

- Use the arrow keys on an external keyboard to move the color loupe over the image and get more precise captures.
- Use the Alt+Cmd+C shortcut to center the loupe in the image.
- Fixes a bug where incorrect colors could be copied, shared or saved from the Inspector view.

If you find Colordrop useful, or would like to see a new feature, please leave a rating and review. For help, contact help@penguingeorge.com. 2.2.2 04/25/2019 This update includes bug fixes and other minor improvements.

- Added the RYB (Red-Yellow-Blue) color space.
- Colordrop will now offer suggested color codes when typing in the "Add a Color" view.
- Replaces the "Use CMYK" preference with a new "Summary Type" option, letting you choose between RGB, CMYK, and RYB color overviews.
- Improves color descriptions for shades of gray.
- Fixed a bug where some color spaces would not be displayed correctly.
- Fixed a bug where Related Colors were not being displayed correctly in some instances.
- Fixed a display bug where the hex keyboard would be too small on iPad.
- Fixed a bug where color codes could not be pasted in to the "Add a Color" view if they started with a # symbol.

If you find Colordrop useful, or would like to see a new feature, please leave a rating and review. For help, please contact help@penguingeorge.com. 2.2.1 02/19/2019 This version includes:

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Perform common tasks and actions in Colordrop using a keyboard connected to your device. Hold down the command button to view a list of available keyboard shortcuts.

CMYK MODE
If you work in print or publishing, you may prefer to use CMYK over the default RGB. In Settings, toggle on "Use CMYK" to see CMYK color values in the color inspector view.

RELATED COLORS
Colordrop now includes even more related colors to compare against. Now you can view Munsell colors, Material Design, and colors from the Open Color specification.

- When capturing, Colordrop now more clearly communicates "Precision Mode" (radius 0) over less precise loupe sizes.
- Manual color entry has been improved with a refreshed hexadecimal keyboard design.
- Accessibility improvements throughout the app, including darker tint colors when opening menus and popovers.

This update also includes bug fixes and other minor improvements.

For support issues, please visit help.penguingeorge.com, or email is at help@penguingeorge.com. If you like using Colordrop, please consider leaving a rating and review - it really helps! 2.2 02/12/2019 Colordrop 2 now supports the latest devices. This update also includes bug fixes and other minor improvements.

If you like using Colordrop, please leave a rating and review. For support, queries and more information, please contact us at help@penguingeorge.com. Thank you! 2.1.7 11/08/2018 This update includes:

RELATED COLORS
See equivalent colors in a number of "real world" palettes, including Web Safe, RAL Classic and Crayola®. To get started, enable "Related Colors" option in Settings > Color Data.

This update also includes bug fixes and other minor improvements.

If you like using Colordrop, please leave a rating and review. For support, queries and more information, please contact us at help@penguingeorge.com. Thank you! 2.1.5 10/06/2018 This update includes:

SUGGESTED COLORS
When you open an image, Colordrop will suggest colors you may be interested in. These are usually the most dominant colors in an image. Tap on the star icon to view them, then tap the color to preview or save it.

OPEN LAST PHOTO
Quickly open the last photo you took with the camera using the new "Open Last Photo Taken" capture option. On iPhone, you can also 3D Touch the Colordrop app icon to bring up a quick shortcut option.

AND MORE...
- Photos you take with the camera in Colordrop will now be saved to your Photo Library. This option can be disabled in Settings.
- Manual Entry has been improved! You can now use a color picker to enter a new color, rather than having to type a color code.

This update also includes bug fixes and other minor improvements.

If you like using Colordrop, please leave a rating and review. For support, queries, and more information, please contact us at help@penguingeorge.com. Thank you! 2.1 10/03/2018 This update includes bug fixes and other minor improvements throughout the app, including:

- Fixes an issue where some images opened in the app extension would be rotated incorrectly.
- Fixes an issue where some images would be zoomed out too much.

If you love Colordrop, please consider leaving a rating and a review - it really helps us out. For help and queries, please get in touch with us via help@penguingeorge.com. 2.0.2 07/30/2018 This update includes bug fixes and other minor improvements. 2.0.1 07/11/2018 2.0 06/21/2018