StarHue is a very simple color-picking tool that allows you to copy any color on your screen. It provides color codes in RGB and HEX formats.
Supports: Windows 10 and Windows 11 64-bit (x64) operating systems.
Developed and designed by @justinnas
You can also download the latest version of StarHue installer or portable edition from GitHub Releases.
Scroll down to 'Assets' section and choose between the installer or the portable version based on your preference.
After downloading the application, double-click the .exe file to begin installation.
In some cases, you may see a "Windows protected your PC" warning. This appears because the application is new and not yet recognized by Microsoft. To proceed: Click "More info" and then click "Run anyway".
Once past the warning, follow the on-screen instructions in the setup wizard to complete the installation.
If you allow the installer to create a Start Menu folder during installation, you can easily launch the app by typing 'StarHue', 'Color Picker', or 'ColorPicker' in the Windows search bar.
- Click the "Pick a color" button.
- Move your mouse to the desired color on the screen.
- Left-click to select the color.
- To cancel, either right-click or press the ESC key.
To copy a color code, you must pick a color first.
RGB Code:
- Click the copy icon next to the RGB title to copy the value in the format 255, 255, 255.
- You can also click on the individual RGB values to copy just the red, green, or blue values.
HEX Code:
- Click the copy icon next to the HEX title to copy the value in the format #FFFFFF.
- Click on the HEX value itself to copy the value without the hashtag (FFFFFF).
- Pick a color.
- Right-click with your mouse on the color square.
- Click "Save color".
- Choose your desired save location.
- If you want to view the saved color file, right-click the square again and click "Open saved color".
You can also run multiple instances of this program to have more colors picked at the same time.
The application is developed in C# using the .NET Framework 4.8. If you prefer, you're welcome to review the source code and compile the application yourself.
The setup wizard was made using InnoSetup.
This project uses the System.Drawing (MIT License) library. License file could be found here.
To display color names, this project is using Color-Names list by David Aerne (meodai), licensed under MIT License. License file could be found here.
StarHue is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0 license, please see the license file for more details.