Read a color the instant you point
You don’t always want to snap a picture and dig through your library — sometimes you just want the answer in front of you. As a color picker from camera, Color Identifier reads colors live: open Live Camera, point your iPhone at a sofa, a wall, a flower, or a product label, and the color name and codes appear as you move.
How the live picker works
- Open Color Identifier and choose Live Camera.
- Point at the object or surface you want to read.
- Watch the reading update live as you reframe.
- Read the name plus Hex, RGB, CMYK and Pantone codes.
Because this color picker from camera runs in real time, you can sweep across an object and compare shades without stopping to take photos.
When the live camera wins
- Speed — get a color without capturing and reopening an image.
- Real surfaces — read physical things exactly as they look now.
- Outdoors and in stores — grab colors wherever you happen to be.
Keep the colors you find
When the live reading settles on a shade worth keeping, save it to a palette so it survives the moment. A color picker from camera is most useful when those readings stay put — your saved codes are ready to export or share later. Prefer working from a still image? Switch to From Photo and tap any point in a picture. It’s free to download, with your first scans free.