Persistent color picker (when unpinned from right panel)

I guess you could do ⌃C (color picker) and hover through each element you want to compare, I find this to be the fastest way.

Wow, I can’t believe I didn’t notice the color values in the magnification view when using the ⌃C (color picker) and I use that all the time. Thanks for pointing that out. I’ll definitely be using that for comparing values.

I still think the persistent picker is still valuable so you can select an object, adjust the color, then select the next object and adjust, etc.

Yep, I think that still would be valuable. Not just for comparing colors, but for picking colors for multiple objects, for example. When you are in search of that perfect color combination, you would switch a lot between objects and opening the color menu every time isn’t nice.

Please, please build this soon. Developing color palettes is very tedious when I have to open three menus to adjust a style. Every time I check color contrast, the menu goes away and I have to start all over. Or, at least add a keyboard shortcut to open the color menu? It is fiddly to have to click, hover, and click again on these small targets. Screen Recording 2021-03-15...

I really miss it when comparing colors. I’ll choose one to check its hue, then another to compare it, then the color picker automatically hides when changing layers. A workaround is to select multiple and click the different “Selection colors” list, but this is too time-consuming and sometimes cumbersome, especially when comparing more than two or three colors.

After selecting the color in the shape state and switching to the font, the color palette will disappear. You need to click the color palette again, and the experience is not very good

In general, Figma’s workflow involves too many clicks, which is literally a physical pain point for those of us with carpal tunnel neuropathy—it’s getting to be a blocker. Having the color palette go away with each selection gets to be too much work. It’s even more steps when dealing with styles.

While we are at it, and in the same vein, it would be a life changer to display color using my last-used color system. Thank you.

This behaviour shouldn’t just apply to the color palette. There’s no reason all palettes shouldn’t remain open after detaching them.

I want to detach the palettes so they’re more convenient to access. What’s the point of detaching it from the sidebar if it’s going to disappear the moment I select something else?

@Christopher_Coleman I completely agree. That makes total sense to make them all function the same.

Came here to say I would love this too! I’ve been creating a palette and it’s very tedious to keep opening the picker. I actually expected detaching it would keep it open like a plugin and was surprised when it closed.

Sometimes it is frustrating make some bad workflows in Figma, it is great the bigger releases, but there is a lot of serious workflows and usability issues.

I think plugins shouldn’t be used as crutches to those issues.

Look at the work that is needed to change a color within a style, and after editing these you have to do it all over again, there should be at least shortcuts as a palliative.

Just adding a vote to have the color picker persistently stay open, or have a user preference for the behavior.

+1 to a persistent color picker. it is a pain to click multiple times just to see the HSB values.

Would be very useful yes,… I need this too

It’s been a couple years now so I’m not sure this is going to happen. I know it would be great to have it as a native feature but at this point maybe someone will create a plugin. I’ve come across one that’s specific to HSL but I like using HSB so something that allows a user to choose would be nice.

+1 on this idea.
It is still accurate, and even more know that we have the Style Picker persistent as we wish with the Color Picker.

+1 This would make working with colours a lot easier.

I would like this as well but also with the type styles palette. Super annoying to ahve to scroll through my styles every time. I don’t see why you cant just keep them open or select the size you want an leave it that way. Possibly the only thing I’d like to see come over from adobe products other than the pen tool from illustrator.

Working on a color palette and it’s so tedious and hard to compare color values without this option. Has anyone come across a plugin for this? I found this but it doesn’t update the color when I select an item: Better Color Picker | Figma Community

Damn, I was hoping this was going to be on the list of Little Big Updates just released.

Sorry to disappoint, @Keven_Lupien!

We’ll pass this thread onto our team for future consideration. The more feedback and votes a feature request gets, the better!

+1 for this. Seems like a very necessary function that should have been there long ago. Not sure why Figma doesn’t just look at other design tools and take the best of what they already have.

I really, really, really need this. I have up to 50 colours to currently show, in simple square blocks, and I the colour dialogue box closes after each time I open it… 🙄

+1 Please add this.

+1 adding to the thread.

It has gotten 10x worse after the introduction of variables as the styles list became an uscopped infinite scroll. I can’t believe Figma designers working in Figma to design Figma aren’t noticing these basic UX issues (and if they use a plugin or another tool, that is wack, yo)