I have animated the position of the target layer. It appears that the point control moves with it. So it'll always pick the same color... I am sure there is some code magic that can help with this. maybe https://forums.adobe.com/people/Dan%20Ebberts can help with this. but in the meantime try this: create a color picker shape layer, put this in the color fill parameter in the shape: target = thisComp.layer("target layer") samplePoint = target.effect("Point Control")("Point"); sampleRadius = [100,100]; averageColor = target.sampleImage(target.fromWorld(toWorld(anchorPoint)), sampleRadius); (source: Use sampleImage() to create a color picker - aenhancers ) this will be your color picker. set it as a guide layer so it won't render. in the solid layer put the effect Color Link and set the color picker layer as the source layer. here's the project file: ColorPicker.aep - Google Drive
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