diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
index 8d94f099f..74c5284d5 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
@@ -639,6 +639,35 @@ fn draw_cursor_badge(painter: &egui::Painter, p: Pos2, c: Cursor, t: &Tokens) {
 }
 
 /// Render options for the canvas texture.
+/// The colour the canvas shows at screen point `pos` (the Color Picker's eyedropper): one device
+/// pixel rendered as the page is, over its paper. None off the pages.
+pub fn color_at(app: &mut DesignApp, ctx: &egui::Context, pos: Pos2) -> Option<[u8; 3]> {
+    let rect = app.canvas_rect.filter(|r| r.contains(pos))?;
+    let v = *app.view()?;
+    let xf = Xf::new(rect, &v);
+    let at = xf.to_canvas(pos);
+    let st = app.session.active()?;
+    let doc = st.doc.clone();
+    let layout = CanvasLayout::new(&doc, st.editing_parents);
+    let on_page = layout
+        .slots
+        .iter()
+        .any(|slot| doc.spread(slot.spread).is_some_and(|sp| sp.pages.iter().any(|page| slot.xf.transform_rect_bbox(page.bounds()).contains(at))));
+    if !on_page {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let placed: Vec<designcraft_render::Placed> = layout.slots.iter().map(|s| designcraft_render::Placed { spread: s.spread, xf: s.xf }).collect();
+    let ppp = ctx.pixels_per_point() as f64;
+    let view = Affine::scale(ppp) * Affine::scale(xf.zoom) * Affine::translate((-at.x, -at.y));
+    let opts = screen_options(app, &layout, app.ui.screen_mode != ScreenMode::Normal, ppp);
+    let img = app.canvas.patcher.render(&doc, &app.session.cache, &placed, 1, 1, view, &opts);
+    let [r, g, b, a] = <[u8; 4]>::try_from(img.pixels.get(..4)?).ok()?;
+    // Premultiplied over the paper.
+    let paper = doc.resolve_color(designcraft_color::swatch::PAPER, 1.0).unwrap_or(designcraft_color::Color::WHITE).to_rgba8(1.0);
+    let over = |c: u8, p: u8| (u32::from(c) + u32::from(p) * (255 - u32::from(a)) / 255).min(255) as u8;
+    Some([over(r, paper[0]), over(g, paper[1]), over(b, paper[2])])
+}
+
 fn screen_options(app: &DesignApp, layout: &CanvasLayout, preview: bool, ppp: f64) -> designcraft_render::RenderOptions {
     designcraft_render::RenderOptions {
         printing_only: preview,
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
index 443df730e..5b3849243 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
@@ -6870,7 +6870,7 @@ fn color_picker(app: &mut DesignApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut Dialog) {
     if comp_now != comp {
         d.fields.insert("component".into(), json!(comp_now.key()));
     }
-    // The hex code, and the eyedropper's mark beside it.
+    // The hex code, and the eyedropper beside it.
     let cy = area.min.y + at::ROWS[7];
     text(ui, egui::pos2(area.min.x + 321.0, cy), egui::Align2::LEFT_CENTER, "#:");
     let hr = egui::Rect::from_min_size(egui::pos2(area.min.x + 341.0, cy - 10.5), egui::vec2(64.0, 21.0));
@@ -6886,12 +6886,26 @@ fn color_picker(app: &mut DesignApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut Dialog) {
         p = Picked::from_rgb(c.to_rgb_uncalibrated(), p.hsb[0]);
     }
     d.fields.insert("hexEdit".into(), json!(h));
-    crate::icons::paint(
-        ui.painter(),
-        egui::Rect::from_center_size(egui::pos2(hr.right() + 16.0, cy), egui::vec2(15.0, 15.0)),
-        "tool-eyedropper",
-        t.icon,
-    );
+    // The eyedropper, as InDesign's: dragged onto the page, it takes the colour shown under the
+    // pointer when it is let go.
+    let tip = tr("Eyedropper: drag it onto the page");
+    let er = egui::Rect::from_center_size(egui::pos2(hr.right() + 16.0, cy), egui::vec2(21.0, 21.0));
+    let resp = ui.interact(er, egui::Id::new("color_picker_eyedropper"), egui::Sense::click_and_drag());
+    resp.widget_info(|| egui::WidgetInfo::labeled(egui::WidgetType::Button, true, &tip));
+    if resp.hovered() || resp.dragged() {
+        ui.painter().rect_filled(er, 3.0, t.hover);
+    }
+    crate::icons::paint(ui.painter(), egui::Rect::from_center_size(er.center(), egui::vec2(15.0, 15.0)), "tool-eyedropper", t.icon);
+    if resp.dragged() {
+        ui.ctx().set_cursor_icon(egui::CursorIcon::Crosshair);
+    }
+    if resp.drag_stopped()
+        && let Some(pos) = ui.input(|i| i.pointer.latest_pos())
+        && let Some(c) = crate::canvas::color_at(app, ui.ctx(), pos)
+    {
+        p = Picked::from_rgb(c.map(|v| f32::from(v) / 255.0), p.hsb[0]);
+    }
+    resp.on_hover_text(tip);
     if p != before {
         store_picked(d, &p);
         if let Some(c) = exact_cmyk {
@@ -10017,8 +10031,63 @@ mod tests {
 
     /// The Color Picker laid out as InDesign's: a field and a slider for the component whose radio
     /// is on, the new colour over the old one, and the values in every space.
+    /// The course's chapter 23: the Color Picker's eyedropper, dragged from the picker onto the
+    /// page and let go there, takes the colour the page shows.
     #[test]
+    fn the_color_pickers_eyedropper_takes_a_colour_off_the_page() {
+        use egui_kittest::{Harness, kittest::Queryable};
+        let mut app = DesignApp::new(designcraft_engine::Session::new(), crate::Services::default());
+        app.run("file.new", json!({})).unwrap();
+        let id = app.run("frame.create", json!({"rect": [36, 36, 560, 700], "content": "unassigned"})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+        app.run("object.fill", json!({"ids": [id], "swatch": "C=0 M=100 Y=100 K=0"})).unwrap();
+        app.ui.dialog = Some(Dialog::new("colorPicker", json!({"target": "fill", "hex": "#000000"})));
+        let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(egui::vec2(1400.0, 900.0)).build_ui_state(
+            |ui, app: &mut DesignApp| {
+                let ctx = ui.ctx().clone();
+                app.logic(&ctx);
+                app.ui(ui);
+            },
+            app,
+        );
+        h.run_steps(6);
+        // Where the frame shows on screen.
+        let target = {
+            let app = h.state();
+            let doc = &app.session.doc().unwrap().doc;
+            let layout = designcraft_tools::CanvasLayout::new(doc, false);
+            let v = *app.view().unwrap();
+            crate::canvas::Xf::new(app.canvas_rect.unwrap(), &v).to_screen(layout.slots[0].xf * designcraft_geom::Point::new(300.0, 600.0))
+        };
+        let from = h.get_by_label("Eyedropper: drag it onto the page").rect().center();
+        h.hover_at(from);
+        h.drag_at(from);
+        h.run_steps(1);
+        for k in 1..=4 {
+            h.hover_at(from + (target - from) * (k as f32 / 4.0));
+            h.run_steps(1);
+        }
+        h.drop_at(target);
+        h.run_steps(3);
+        let d = h.state().ui.dialog.as_ref().expect("the picker stays open");
+        let [r, g, b, _] = h.state().session.doc().unwrap().doc.resolve_color("C=0 M=100 Y=100 K=0", 1.0).unwrap().to_rgba8(1.0);
+        let got: Vec<f64> = d.fields["rgb"].as_array().unwrap().iter().map(|v| v.as_f64().unwrap()).collect();
+        for (a, e) in got.iter().zip([r, g, b]) {
+            assert!((a - f64::from(e)).abs() <= 3.0, "{got:?} vs {:?}", [r, g, b]);
+        }
+        assert!(d.b("edited"));
+        // Let go off the page (here, on the dialog's own field area): no colour, nothing changes.
+        let hex = d.s("hex");
+        h.hover_at(from);
+        h.drag_at(from);
+        h.run_steps(1);
+        h.hover_at(from + egui::vec2(-40.0, 0.0));
+        h.run_steps(1);
+        h.drop_at(egui::pos2(2.0, 2.0));
+        h.run_steps(3);
+        assert_eq!(h.state().ui.dialog.as_ref().unwrap().s("hex"), hex);
+    }
 
+    #[test]
     fn the_color_picker_picks_on_its_field_and_slider_and_adds_a_cmyk_swatch() {
         use egui_kittest::kittest::Queryable;
         let mut app = DesignApp::new(designcraft_engine::Session::new(), crate::Services::default());
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs
index 6e9a0b40b..0443399cd 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs
@@ -848,6 +848,16 @@ const TABLE: &[(&str, [&str; 5])] = &[
     ("Choose Image…", ["Choose Image…", "Choisir une image…", "Choose Image…", "Choose Image…", "选择图像…"]),
     ("Class:", ["Class:", "Classe :", "Class:", "Class:", "类别："]),
     ("Color Picker", ["Color Picker", "Sélecteur de couleurs", "Color Picker", "Color Picker", "拾色器"]),
+    (
+        "Eyedropper: drag it onto the page",
+        [
+            "Pipette: auf die Seite ziehen",
+            "Pipette : faites-la glisser sur la page",
+            "Cuentagotas: arrástrelo a la página",
+            "スポイト : ページにドラッグ",
+            "吸管：将其拖到页面上",
+        ],
+    ),
     ("Color Settings", ["Color Settings", "Réglages des couleurs", "Color Settings", "Color Settings", "颜色设置"]),
     ("Color:", ["Color:", "Couleur :", "Color:", "Color:", "颜色："]),
     ("Columns", ["Columns", "Colonnes", "Columns", "Columns", "栏"]),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.rs
index b050de38b..b74df5167 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "قص"),
     ("Copy", "نسخ"),
     ("Paste", "لصق"),
+    ("Eyedropper: drag it onto the page", "القطارة: اسحبها إلى الصفحة"),
     ("Paste Vector Art", "لصق رسم متجه"),
     ("Baseline Options", "خيارات خط الأساس"),
     ("Fixed Number", "عدد ثابت"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.rs
index e77e72a1c..e16f71a0b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "Vyjmout"),
     ("Copy", "Kopírovat"),
     ("Paste", "Vložit"),
+    ("Eyedropper: drag it onto the page", "Kapátko: přetáhněte ho na stránku"),
     ("Reverse Path", "Obrátit cestu"),
     ("Set Anchor", "Nastavit kotvu"),
     ("Clear", "Vymazat"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.rs
index a918a9829..59caf152a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "Taglia"),
     ("Copy", "Copia"),
     ("Paste", "Incolla"),
+    ("Eyedropper: drag it onto the page", "Contagocce: trascinalo sulla pagina"),
     ("Paste Vector Art", "Incolla grafica vettoriale"),
     ("Baseline Options", "Opzioni linea di base"),
     ("Fixed Number", "Numero fisso"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.rs
index d938c2dc7..99c455519 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "ამოჭრა"),
     ("Copy", "კოპირება"),
     ("Paste", "ჩასმა"),
+    ("Eyedropper: drag it onto the page", "პიპეტი: გადაიტანეთ გვერდზე"),
     ("Inches Decimal", "ინჩები (ათობითი)"),
     ("Back", "უკან"),
     ("Warning", "გაფრთხილება"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.rs
index 68d685d99..ec533dbb0 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "Wytnij"),
     ("Copy", "Kopiuj"),
     ("Paste", "Wklej"),
+    ("Eyedropper: drag it onto the page", "Kroplomierz: przeciągnij go na stronę"),
     ("Clear", "Wyczyść"),
     ("Duplicate", "Powiel"),
     ("Select All", "Zaznacz wszystko"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt_br.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt_br.rs
index 8521de594..f8ed98d04 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt_br.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt_br.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "Recortar"),
     ("Copy", "Copiar"),
     ("Paste", "Colar"),
+    ("Eyedropper: drag it onto the page", "Conta-gotas: arraste-o para a página"),
     ("Paste Vector Art", "Colar arte vetorial"),
     ("Baseline Options", "Opções de linha de base"),
     ("Fixed Number", "Número fixo"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.rs
index 251555ca5..13b74df76 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "Вырезать"),
     ("Copy", "Копировать"),
     ("Paste", "Вставить"),
+    ("Eyedropper: drag it onto the page", "Пипетка: перетащите её на страницу"),
     ("Clear", "Очистить"),
     ("Duplicate", "Дублировать"),
     ("Select All", "Выделить все"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.rs
index dd4a1434d..a5652335c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "Вирізати"),
     ("Copy", "Копіювати"),
     ("Paste", "Вставити"),
+    ("Eyedropper: drag it onto the page", "Піпетка: перетягніть її на сторінку"),
     ("Paste Vector Art", "Вставити векторну графіку"),
     ("Baseline Options", "Параметри базової лінії"),
     ("Fixed Number", "Фіксована кількість"),