>To grab the color I use snagit (www.snagit.com) to capture the region of the screen then I use PaintShop Pro to find the color code.
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SnagIt, at least the current version, has an eyedropper tool that does this. Just select the tool and mouseover the color you want. This is available even in the Capture Preview mod, so you can find a color in a couple of seconds.

-- Randy