How to: Get the HTML Hexadecimal Value of a Color Anywhere

Well, not outside of your desktop of course. If you are a gnome user and have that Sticky Note applet in your panel.

Here's how to do it

1. Right click on the sticky note icon.


- if you dont have it yet:
- Right click on your panel
- Click Add to Panel
- In the Find an Item to Add to the Panel Search Field type in 'Sticky Note'
- Click on Add

2. Click on Preferences
3. Click on Note Color





4. Click the eyedropper icon



5. Point to the color that you like on a picture, on your panel, on your desktop - anywhere - yeah, well at least anywhere not outside of your PC
6. The hexadecimal code will display