Pixie - an on screen colour picker
review from Chris Wells, Mar 2007, permalink Color-Pickers
From Clif:
Thanks Chris, I like this program too. I used to use it all of the time. Now I'm partial to a little utility called Zzoom. Pixie is better for picking out new colors though.
Chris Wells wrote the following:

Pixie - an On screen colour picker
IS IT FREEWARE? Yes
WHERE IS THE WEBSITE AT?
http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.html
IS THE DOWNLOAD LINK EASY TO FIND? Yup
WHAT KIND OF PROGRAM IS IT? colour picker
WHAT VERSIONS OF WINDOWS ARE REQUIRED? Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP
DOES IT REQUIRE ANYTHING ELSE? (LIKE .NET) Nope
IS IT A LARGE OR SMALL DOWNLOAD? Very small - 62 kB
IS IT AN EASY PROGRAM TO INSTALL? Yup
DOES IT COME WITH AN UNINSTALLER? Yup
WHERE DID YOU FIND IT? Recommended by a friend
WERE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS? No - but can't live without it now!
WHAT ARE YOU USING IT FOR? Graphic and web design; colour matching exact colours when redo-ing logos, or designing something to match a logo
WHAT WERE YOU USING BEFORE YOU FOUND THIS? Print screen command and Photoshop
HAS IT SOLVED A PROBLEM YOU WERE HAVING? Just makes life easier
WHAT PROBLEMS HAS IT CAUSED? None
IS THE PROGRAM EASY TO USE? Very!
DOES IT COME WITH HELP FILES? Yes, built into the program itself
WHAT FEATURES DO YOU LIKE OR NOT LIKE? hotkey commands interfere with Photoshop key commands (Ctrl + Alt + Z), but you can change them