microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
The color picker displays colors that are not present at the mouse pointer location
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.97.0
### Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
### Area(s) with issue?
ColorPicker
### Steps to reproduce
The color picker picks some colors that is not present on the screen.
Details: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4af19d04-f0fb-4299-b8bb-2e54fa53a664
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
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### ❌ Actual Behavior
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### Additional Information
windows 11
Bug report package generated by PowerToys:
[PowerToysReport_2026-02-06-14-21-46.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/25119829/PowerToysReport_2026-02-06-14-21-46.zip)
### Other Software
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked reproduction details and the attached PowerToysReport package, then inspect the ColorPicker area to trace how the sampled pointer location is determined. Compare the reported color with the pixel at the pointer and document a reproducible case. Done means the picker consistently reports the color actually under the pointer.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100