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BUG: eyedropping a color bypassed setting it on the Style color

  • April 29, 2026
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john-mainboard

Previously if you selected an element with a style on it and then clicked on the setting for the style and then revealed the eye dropper and clicked a color, it would change the style’s eyedropper color. 

Now it only changes the selected elements color, instead of changing the color ONLY in the style you just tried to edit. 

The only way to make it work now, is to actually unselect everything and then change the style directly using the style panel. 

I want the behaviour back because I often change the color directly on it’s application point, but that’s not longer possible. Please can you revert back to the previous way, so when I eye drop on a style setting on a style applied to a page element, it changes the style and automatically the style will still be applied/attached to the currently selected element. Currently the new bad behaviour disconnects the element from the style and adds the color directly to the element, instead of what it did before.  

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    • Junko3
    • Figmate
    • April 30, 2026

    Hi ​@john-mainboard ,

     

    I understand you're looking to update a color style by selecting an element where the color style is applied.

    I tested this on my end but wasn't able to reproduce the issue. Here's what I observed:

    1. Select a layer with a color style applied
    2. In the Fill section of the Properties panel, click on the color style you want to update
    3. Click the "Edit Style" icon in the Libraries picker to open the "Edit color style" modal
    4. Click the color swatch under the Properties section to open the Color Picker and select a different color

    When I followed these steps, the color of the layer updated and the the circle style swatch color changed as well. For reference, here's a video of my test: Video

    Note that if you're using a style from library, you'll need to click "Go to style definition to edit" to navigate to the original library file and make changes there.

    For more details, check out this guide: Manage and share styles

     

    To cover the basics, could you try the Quick Fixes in our Troubleshooting checklist? If the issue persists, I'd recommend submitting a bug report. Here's how:

    1. Go to the Support Hub
    2. Type "Report a bug"
    3. Click Start a chat
    4. Fill out the form and include:
      • A direct URL to the file
      • View access to the affected file shared with support-share@figma.com (our official support account — you won't be billed for this)
      • A screen recording or screenshot showing the issue

    This will help our team reproduce and investigate the issue more efficiently.

     

    Thanks!

    john-mainboard
    • john-mainboard
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    • April 30, 2026

    Here is a video of my experience showing the bug. Previously the Primary color would be changed to yellow, but not it’s not doing that. I don’t use external librarys, only styles inside the actual file.

    In your video you didn’t use the EYEDROPPER, which is what I clearly stated above, not selecting a color in the color picker. We often have to match the primary color to one provided on a PNG graphic.

    I’ve now logged a bug report.

     

    Video attached.

      john-mainboard

      In addition. When you try to change a color in a gradient in a STYLE color - even if you do it via the STYLE route - where nothing is selected currently - then the eyedropped does absolutely nothing.

       

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