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June 24, 2019
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Copy foreground RGB values to clipboard

  • June 24, 2019
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Hi, is there any know script that can take the foreground color of Photoshop and copy the RGB values to the clipboard? If not could someone savvy with scripting create one. I know a lot of user want this. Thanks

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Correct answer Chuck Uebele

Try this:

var doc = activeDocument;
var bR = foregroundColor.rgb.red;
var bG = foregroundColor.rgb.green;
var bB = foregroundColor.rgb.blue 
var myColor = Math.round(bR) + ' ' + Math.round(bG) + ' ' + Math.round(bB);
var d = new ActionDescriptor();  
d.putString(stringIDToTypeID("textData"), myColor);  
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("textToClipboard"), d, DialogModes.NO); 

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Chuck Uebele
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Chuck UebeleCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
June 24, 2019

Try this:

var doc = activeDocument;
var bR = foregroundColor.rgb.red;
var bG = foregroundColor.rgb.green;
var bB = foregroundColor.rgb.blue 
var myColor = Math.round(bR) + ' ' + Math.round(bG) + ' ' + Math.round(bB);
var d = new ActionDescriptor();  
d.putString(stringIDToTypeID("textData"), myColor);  
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("textToClipboard"), d, DialogModes.NO); 
    pctechtv
    pctechtvAuthor
    Inspiring
    June 24, 2019

    Wow, you can... thanks you so much. This is super helpful. I am loving this already it makes selecting a lot of colors through out the day a dream. I see a user up voted it as helpful the minute you posted it last night. I think many user will find this helpful. Thank you so much again!!!

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    pctechtvAuthor
    Inspiring
    June 24, 2019

    This is so great I might be on my way to creating scripts as helpful as Chucks someday. This is why examples can be a wealth when a user like Chuck lends a hand. What I was currently working with was asking for RGB values. However, I forgot that most times I want the hex value because I am working in things like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Adobe Animate, and Adobe Dreamweaver and many others. So, referring Chuck's gracious code I then tracked down this document. I search around for syntax like Chuck"s code to get the property I am looking for. That property being hexValue. So I extended this script just a little to also grab the hex value. I don't think I need any function like Math.round() wrapped around it because it stated the type was a string. I works well this is a dream!!! and thank you again Chuck!

    var doc = activeDocument;  
      
    var bR = foregroundColor.rgb.red;  
    var bG = foregroundColor.rgb.green;  
    var bB = foregroundColor.rgb.blue;   
    var bx = foregroundColor.rgb.hexValue;
      
    var myColor = Math.round(bR) + ' ' + Math.round(bG) + ' ' + Math.round(bB) + ' ' + bx;  
      
    var d = new ActionDescriptor();    
    d.putString(stringIDToTypeID("textData"), myColor);    
    executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("textToClipboard"), d, DialogModes.NO);

    To anybody that wants to understand how to use it. Put the code in text file in a text editor. Don't use things like MS Word that add formatting to the text. Use a text specific editor. Save the file any name you want with the .jsx extension. The find your scripts directory in you Adobe Photoshop folder. For example mine live at

    C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Presets\Script

    Then drop the save file with the .jsx file extension in there (eg filename PsdRgbh2Txt.jsx) . Relaunch Photoshop, and it should work.

      Chuck Uebele
      Community Expert
      Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 24, 2019

      Also what OS are you using?

      Chuck Uebele
      Community Expert
      Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 24, 2019

      You can copy hex values. As far as actual rgb values, you can have a script get the numbers, but they would have to be combined in some form like comma separated values, which then would have to be broken apart to paste into different rgb fields.

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      pctechtvAuthor
      Inspiring
      June 24, 2019

      I just want to grab them without having to open the color picker and select each field to copy them. If they were copied to the clipboard like this it would be fine.

      255 170 210

      68 199 255

      Chuck Uebele
      Community Expert
      Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 24, 2019

      How would you select what color to select?

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