P: Color sliders will NOT update in the Color Panel when color sampled

Aaron - try updating photoshop. Another thread revealed that the newest update fixes your issue.

If you can't, the only solution I've found it to switch from one option to another. When I'm working via RGB sliders, if I switch to HSB sliders and back, the RGB sliders change to the correct color. This is true no matter what you're working with / switching to.

Bueller? Bueller? Anyone?

Not sure the above video will show it, but I tried selecting both the background and foreground color blocks and eye dropping both background and foreground colors and there was no case where the color and sliders were updating for me in the color wheel.

The color panel color and sliders are not changing for me when I select a new color with the eye dropper. Neither foreground nor background work (option or no-option clicking).

https://streamable.com/r3zux0

Hi Cory

I had a niggling feeling this is how it indeed has always worked and the behaviour has been flagged before but I don't use the Color panel much these days as I now work mainly in B&W, and use colours for painting only on masks, so was just as confused as some other users.

As you can see via the various threads, behaviour is confusing and, IMO, should be revisited so that when the Eyedropper tool is used, sliders reflect whichever color is being sampled: foreground, or background (ie, Option-drag os press X first). 

Example:

--Press D

--Select Eyedropper tool

--Select the foreground color box in the Color panel so that it has an outline.

--Drag tool

Result: sliders reflect the color values under the tool. All good.

--Option-drag so that the background colour is sampled.

Result: sliders don't budge because the foreground color is selected in the Color panel. Not so good (hence confusing).

--Select the background color box so it is highlighted

--Drag tool on the image

Result: sliders don't move because the tool is still sampling the foreground color, even though the background is selected in the Color panel.

--Click on the background color in the Color panel

--Choose a color in the Color Picker

--Click OK.

Result: the sliders refelect the color selected in the Color Picker. All good if you don't use the Eyedropper tool.

Minor mismatch but the color pickers in the toolbar don't acquire an outline when one is active, but do in the Color panel (I doubt if anyone notices but you can make a case for the two duplicating behaviour).

Hi @Shangara Singh, wanted to pass this on from the team to hopefully clear this up:

"The sliders and other color indicators in the color panel reflect the color that's currently targeted by the foreground/background color swatch control at the top-left of the color panel. The currently targeted color (foreground or background) is indicated by a heavier, emphasized outline. You choose which color is targeted by clicking on it.

Regular clicking and dragging with the dropper tool will change the foreground color. If the foreground color is currently targeted in the color panel, you will see the sliders and other color indicators update accordingly. But if the background color is targeted in the color panel, you won't see the sliders and other color indicators change because they represent the background color which is not changing.

Likewise, option/alt-click and drag with the dropper tool changes the background color. So if the background color is currently targeted in the color panel, you will see the sliders update. But if the foreground color is targeted, you will not see the sliders update.

So in short, the color targeted by the color panel needs to be consistent with the color you're actually selecting with the dropper tool in order for the sliders to update. We realize, however, that this can be a bit confusing. It's debatable whether we should automatically switch the color panel target based on which color the dropper is currently selecting. But we think the current behavior is how it has been working for a while, at least, if not forever."

Ah, now we see it, sorry @Shangara Singh. Thanks for the reply, we see it as well.

@Shangara Singh  in Ps beta m.2388 we see the sliders moving as expected... if you update your beta, does this also now work?

I was giving feedbak on the sliders: 

1. Press D
2. Press I (Eyedropper)
3. Drag Eyedropper in image

Result, foreground color changes but sliders in the Color panel remain static.

Hold down Option/Alt and drag: sliders update.

Shangara.