OsX - 'Importing' the right colour to Finder windows

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kelibkelib
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I prefer coloured Finder windows but it annoys me when I can't pick the exact mach to the Desktop Picture I'm using. (I don't like pictures in the windows) What would be the easiest way to import the right colour? I need to pick it from the desktop picture and use it in the Finder windows



Thanks in advance



[ 10-04-2002: Message edited by: kelib ]</p>

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  • Reply 1 of 10
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    Can't you just use the magnifying glass in the color picker?
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  • Reply 2 of 10
    kelibkelib Posts: 740member
    [quote]Originally posted by BuonRotto:

    <strong>Can't you just use the magnifying glass in the color picker?</strong><hr></blockquote> I guess you mean the colour picker in the 'Show View Options'? The problem is that I can only get 'so close' with this method. I want the exact match
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  • Reply 3 of 10
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    What do you mean you can only get "so close" with the picker? The picker has a range of millions of colors. Click the magnifying glass, take it over the color you want to use, click. In every case I've tried, that works flawlessly.



    Is that really not working? :confused:



    You could always open the image in an editor like GraphicConverter or Photoshop, get the RGB values on the color you want, and enter them manually into the Finder color picker.
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  • Reply 4 of 10
    russsrusss Posts: 115member
    Or use the DigitalColor Meter in the Utilities folder to get the RGB values and enter them manually like Brad said.
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    ibrowseibrowse Posts: 1,749member
    I don't know exactly what you mean by that, but if you needed a last resort couldn't you create a 1 x 1 pixel image of that color and set that as the background image? Or will it not repeat the image? I forget now.
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  • Reply 6 of 10
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    brad, why don't u make a gif showing the magnifying glass in use ?



    (I know where it is, and how to use, but u know...)
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    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
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  • Reply 8 of 10
    kelibkelib Posts: 740member
    I'm in 10.1.5. I guess that's the problem. Will get 10.2 on Monday and give it a try. It looks all different in 10.1 Thanks for your help
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  • Reply 9 of 10
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    Do you have Photoshop or Photoshop-like application? You can use the eye dropper and write down the RGB/HSB value from the info palette.
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  • Reply 10 of 10
    kelibkelib Posts: 740member
    [quote]Originally posted by BuonRotto:

    <strong>Do you have Photoshop or Photoshop-like application? You can use the eye dropper and write down the RGB/HSB value from the info palette.</strong><hr></blockquote> Thanks big time, this did the trick
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