If you’re a web designer, you’re no doubt a bit frustrated with OS X’s built-in color picker. Skala Color aims to improve it with a plug-in that enhances the standard color picker by adding a few handy features.
Skala Color works by adding a tab to the color picker. It works in much the same way – you adjust the brightness and saturation by dragging the color sample circle around. You can also adjust the hue, on the fly, by dragging the outer edge of the circle around. As you adjust the color, a larger sample bar appears allowing you to really target the exact hue you’re looking for.
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If you’re frustrated with the tiny size of the color ramp area in Photoshop’s built-in Color panel (as seen in the screenshot at the right), you’ll find some much-welcomed relief in Anastasiy’s (a talented Adobe developer) new SWF panel, available for 
You can get the same thing in Photoshop without this new tool, but it requires a trip to a dialog box. By using this Color Picker, the tool is available from a regular panel via a click of the icon. To install the new Color Picker, expand the zip file and drop the resulting colorpicker folder into your Adobe Photoshop CS4/plug-Ins/Panels directory. To activate the Color Picker, go to your Photoshop menubar and select Window>Extensions>Color Picker.