diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 246c785a..91a4400b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "6.1.4",
     "idb-keyval": "6.0.3",
     "image-blob-reduce": "3.0.1",
-    "jotai": "1.6.4",
+    "jotai": "1.13.1",
     "lodash.throttle": "4.1.1",
     "nanoid": "3.3.3",
     "open-color": "1.9.1",
diff --git a/src/actions/actionProperties.tsx b/src/actions/actionProperties.tsx
index 6e921d6e..d319337c 100644
--- a/src/actions/actionProperties.tsx
+++ b/src/actions/actionProperties.tsx
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ const getFormValue = function <T>(
   elements: readonly ExcalidrawElement[],
   appState: AppState,
   getAttribute: (element: ExcalidrawElement) => T,
-  defaultValue?: T,
-): T | null {
+  defaultValue: T,
+): T {
   const editingElement = appState.editingElement;
   const nonDeletedElements = getNonDeletedElements(elements);
   return (
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ const getFormValue = function <T>(
           getAttribute,
         )
       : defaultValue) ??
-    null
+    defaultValue
   );
 };
 
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ export const actionChangeTextAlign = register({
     );
   },
 });
+
 export const actionChangeVerticalAlign = register({
   name: "changeVerticalAlign",
   trackEvent: { category: "element" },
@@ -865,16 +866,21 @@ export const actionChangeVerticalAlign = register({
               testId: "align-bottom",
             },
           ]}
-          value={getFormValue(elements, appState, (element) => {
-            if (isTextElement(element) && element.containerId) {
-              return element.verticalAlign;
-            }
-            const boundTextElement = getBoundTextElement(element);
-            if (boundTextElement) {
-              return boundTextElement.verticalAlign;
-            }
-            return null;
-          })}
+          value={getFormValue(
+            elements,
+            appState,
+            (element) => {
+              if (isTextElement(element) && element.containerId) {
+                return element.verticalAlign;
+              }
+              const boundTextElement = getBoundTextElement(element);
+              if (boundTextElement) {
+                return boundTextElement.verticalAlign;
+              }
+              return null;
+            },
+            VERTICAL_ALIGN.MIDDLE,
+          )}
           onChange={(value) => updateData(value)}
         />
       </fieldset>
diff --git a/src/colors.ts b/src/colors.ts
index 198ec12e..7da12839 100644
--- a/src/colors.ts
+++ b/src/colors.ts
@@ -164,4 +164,7 @@ export const getAllColorsSpecificShade = (index: 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4) =>
     COLOR_PALETTE.red[index],
   ] as const;
 
+export const rgbToHex = (r: number, g: number, b: number) =>
+  `#${((1 << 24) + (r << 16) + (g << 8) + b).toString(16).slice(1)}`;
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/components/App.tsx b/src/components/App.tsx
index 0b730fc4..f4c7689b 100644
--- a/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ import { jotaiStore } from "../jotai";
 import { activeConfirmDialogAtom } from "./ActiveConfirmDialog";
 import { actionWrapTextInContainer } from "../actions/actionBoundText";
 import BraveMeasureTextError from "./BraveMeasureTextError";
+import { activeEyeDropperAtom } from "./EyeDropper";
 
 const AppContext = React.createContext<AppClassProperties>(null!);
 const AppPropsContext = React.createContext<AppProps>(null!);
@@ -366,8 +367,6 @@ export const useExcalidrawActionManager = () =>
 
 let didTapTwice: boolean = false;
 let tappedTwiceTimer = 0;
-let cursorX = 0;
-let cursorY = 0;
 let isHoldingSpace: boolean = false;
 let isPanning: boolean = false;
 let isDraggingScrollBar: boolean = false;
@@ -425,7 +424,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
   hitLinkElement?: NonDeletedExcalidrawElement;
   lastPointerDown: React.PointerEvent<HTMLCanvasElement> | null = null;
   lastPointerUp: React.PointerEvent<HTMLElement> | PointerEvent | null = null;
-  lastScenePointer: { x: number; y: number } | null = null;
+  lastViewportPosition = { x: 0, y: 0 };
 
   constructor(props: AppProps) {
     super(props);
@@ -634,6 +633,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
                         </LayerUI>
                         <div className="excalidraw-textEditorContainer" />
                         <div className="excalidraw-contextMenuContainer" />
+                        <div className="excalidraw-eye-dropper-container" />
                         {selectedElement.length === 1 &&
                           !this.state.contextMenu &&
                           this.state.showHyperlinkPopup && (
@@ -724,6 +724,49 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
     }
   };
 
+  private openEyeDropper = ({ type }: { type: "stroke" | "background" }) => {
+    jotaiStore.set(activeEyeDropperAtom, {
+      swapPreviewOnAlt: true,
+      previewType: type === "stroke" ? "strokeColor" : "backgroundColor",
+      onSelect: (color, event) => {
+        const shouldUpdateStrokeColor =
+          (type === "background" && event.altKey) ||
+          (type === "stroke" && !event.altKey);
+        const selectedElements = getSelectedElements(
+          this.scene.getElementsIncludingDeleted(),
+          this.state,
+        );
+        if (
+          !selectedElements.length ||
+          this.state.activeTool.type !== "selection"
+        ) {
+          if (shouldUpdateStrokeColor) {
+            this.setState({
+              currentItemStrokeColor: color,
+            });
+          } else {
+            this.setState({
+              currentItemBackgroundColor: color,
+            });
+          }
+        } else {
+          this.updateScene({
+            elements: this.scene.getElementsIncludingDeleted().map((el) => {
+              if (this.state.selectedElementIds[el.id]) {
+                return newElementWith(el, {
+                  [shouldUpdateStrokeColor ? "strokeColor" : "backgroundColor"]:
+                    color,
+                });
+              }
+              return el;
+            }),
+          });
+        }
+      },
+      keepOpenOnAlt: false,
+    });
+  };
+
   private syncActionResult = withBatchedUpdates(
     (actionResult: ActionResult) => {
       if (this.unmounted || actionResult === false) {
@@ -1569,7 +1612,10 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
         return;
       }
 
-      const elementUnderCursor = document.elementFromPoint(cursorX, cursorY);
+      const elementUnderCursor = document.elementFromPoint(
+        this.lastViewportPosition.x,
+        this.lastViewportPosition.y,
+      );
       if (
         event &&
         (!(elementUnderCursor instanceof HTMLCanvasElement) ||
@@ -1597,7 +1643,10 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
       // prefer spreadsheet data over image file (MS Office/Libre Office)
       if (isSupportedImageFile(file) && !data.spreadsheet) {
         const { x: sceneX, y: sceneY } = viewportCoordsToSceneCoords(
-          { clientX: cursorX, clientY: cursorY },
+          {
+            clientX: this.lastViewportPosition.x,
+            clientY: this.lastViewportPosition.y,
+          },
           this.state,
         );
 
@@ -1660,13 +1709,13 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
       typeof opts.position === "object"
         ? opts.position.clientX
         : opts.position === "cursor"
-        ? cursorX
+        ? this.lastViewportPosition.x
         : this.state.width / 2 + this.state.offsetLeft;
     const clientY =
       typeof opts.position === "object"
         ? opts.position.clientY
         : opts.position === "cursor"
-        ? cursorY
+        ? this.lastViewportPosition.y
         : this.state.height / 2 + this.state.offsetTop;
 
     const { x, y } = viewportCoordsToSceneCoords(
@@ -1750,7 +1799,10 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
 
   private addTextFromPaste(text: string, isPlainPaste = false) {
     const { x, y } = viewportCoordsToSceneCoords(
-      { clientX: cursorX, clientY: cursorY },
+      {
+        clientX: this.lastViewportPosition.x,
+        clientY: this.lastViewportPosition.y,
+      },
       this.state,
     );
 
@@ -2083,8 +2135,8 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
 
   private updateCurrentCursorPosition = withBatchedUpdates(
     (event: MouseEvent) => {
-      cursorX = event.clientX;
-      cursorY = event.clientY;
+      this.lastViewportPosition.x = event.clientX;
+      this.lastViewportPosition.y = event.clientY;
     },
   );
 
@@ -2342,6 +2394,20 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
       ) {
         jotaiStore.set(activeConfirmDialogAtom, "clearCanvas");
       }
+
+      // eye dropper
+      // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      const lowerCased = event.key.toLocaleLowerCase();
+      const isPickingStroke = lowerCased === KEYS.S && event.shiftKey;
+      const isPickingBackground =
+        event.key === KEYS.I || (lowerCased === KEYS.G && event.shiftKey);
+
+      if (isPickingStroke || isPickingBackground) {
+        this.openEyeDropper({
+          type: isPickingStroke ? "stroke" : "background",
+        });
+      }
+      // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     },
   );
 
@@ -2471,8 +2537,8 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
       this.setState((state) => ({
         ...getStateForZoom(
           {
-            viewportX: cursorX,
-            viewportY: cursorY,
+            viewportX: this.lastViewportPosition.x,
+            viewportY: this.lastViewportPosition.y,
             nextZoom: getNormalizedZoom(initialScale * event.scale),
           },
           state,
@@ -6468,8 +6534,8 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
       this.translateCanvas((state) => ({
         ...getStateForZoom(
           {
-            viewportX: cursorX,
-            viewportY: cursorY,
+            viewportX: this.lastViewportPosition.x,
+            viewportY: this.lastViewportPosition.y,
             nextZoom: getNormalizedZoom(newZoom),
           },
           state,
diff --git a/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorInput.tsx b/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorInput.tsx
index bb9a8551..f179d415 100644
--- a/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorInput.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorInput.tsx
@@ -2,15 +2,23 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { getColor } from "./ColorPicker";
 import { useAtom } from "jotai";
 import { activeColorPickerSectionAtom } from "./colorPickerUtils";
+import { eyeDropperIcon } from "../icons";
+import { jotaiScope } from "../../jotai";
 import { KEYS } from "../../keys";
+import { activeEyeDropperAtom } from "../EyeDropper";
+import clsx from "clsx";
+import { t } from "../../i18n";
+import { useDevice } from "../App";
+import { getShortcutKey } from "../../utils";
 
 interface ColorInputProps {
-  color: string | null;
+  color: string;
   onChange: (color: string) => void;
   label: string;
 }
 
 export const ColorInput = ({ color, onChange, label }: ColorInputProps) => {
+  const device = useDevice();
   const [innerValue, setInnerValue] = useState(color);
   const [activeSection, setActiveColorPickerSection] = useAtom(
     activeColorPickerSectionAtom,
@@ -34,7 +42,7 @@ export const ColorInput = ({ color, onChange, label }: ColorInputProps) => {
   );
 
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
-  const divRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const eyeDropperTriggerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (inputRef.current) {
@@ -42,8 +50,19 @@ export const ColorInput = ({ color, onChange, label }: ColorInputProps) => {
     }
   }, [activeSection]);
 
+  const [eyeDropperState, setEyeDropperState] = useAtom(
+    activeEyeDropperAtom,
+    jotaiScope,
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      setEyeDropperState(null);
+    };
+  }, [setEyeDropperState]);
+
   return (
-    <label className="color-picker__input-label">
+    <div className="color-picker__input-label">
       <div className="color-picker__input-hash">#</div>
       <input
         ref={activeSection === "hex" ? inputRef : undefined}
@@ -60,16 +79,48 @@ export const ColorInput = ({ color, onChange, label }: ColorInputProps) => {
         }}
         tabIndex={-1}
         onFocus={() => setActiveColorPickerSection("hex")}
-        onKeyDown={(e) => {
-          if (e.key === KEYS.TAB) {
+        onKeyDown={(event) => {
+          if (event.key === KEYS.TAB) {
             return;
+          } else if (event.key === KEYS.ESCAPE) {
+            eyeDropperTriggerRef.current?.focus();
           }
-          if (e.key === KEYS.ESCAPE) {
-            divRef.current?.focus();
-          }
-          e.stopPropagation();
+          event.stopPropagation();
         }}
       />
-    </label>
+      {/* TODO reenable on mobile with a better UX */}
+      {!device.isMobile && (
+        <>
+          <div
+            style={{
+              width: "1px",
+              height: "1.25rem",
+              backgroundColor: "var(--default-border-color)",
+            }}
+          />
+          <div
+            ref={eyeDropperTriggerRef}
+            className={clsx("excalidraw-eye-dropper-trigger", {
+              selected: eyeDropperState,
+            })}
+            onClick={() =>
+              setEyeDropperState((s) =>
+                s
+                  ? null
+                  : {
+                      keepOpenOnAlt: false,
+                      onSelect: (color) => onChange(color),
+                    },
+              )
+            }
+            title={`${t(
+              "labels.eyeDropper",
+            )} — ${KEYS.I.toLocaleUpperCase()} or ${getShortcutKey("Alt")} `}
+          >
+            {eyeDropperIcon}
+          </div>
+        </>
+      )}
+    </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.scss b/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.scss
index bc7146b6..815e8e59 100644
--- a/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.scss
+++ b/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.scss
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     gap: 0.75rem;
+    outline: none;
   }
 
   .color-picker-content--default {
diff --git a/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.tsx b/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.tsx
index c470cc08..cec9ef9a 100644
--- a/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isTransparent } from "../../utils";
+import { isTransparent, isWritableElement } from "../../utils";
 import { ExcalidrawElement } from "../../element/types";
 import { AppState } from "../../types";
 import { TopPicks } from "./TopPicks";
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ import {
 import { useDevice, useExcalidrawContainer } from "../App";
 import { ColorTuple, COLOR_PALETTE, ColorPaletteCustom } from "../../colors";
 import PickerHeading from "./PickerHeading";
-import { ColorInput } from "./ColorInput";
 import { t } from "../../i18n";
 import clsx from "clsx";
+import { jotaiScope } from "../../jotai";
+import { ColorInput } from "./ColorInput";
+import { useRef } from "react";
+import { activeEyeDropperAtom } from "../EyeDropper";
 
 import "./ColorPicker.scss";
-import React from "react";
 
 const isValidColor = (color: string) => {
   const style = new Option().style;
@@ -40,9 +42,9 @@ export const getColor = (color: string): string | null => {
     : null;
 };
 
-export interface ColorPickerProps {
+interface ColorPickerProps {
   type: ColorPickerType;
-  color: string | null;
+  color: string;
   onChange: (color: string) => void;
   label: string;
   elements: readonly ExcalidrawElement[];
@@ -72,6 +74,11 @@ const ColorPickerPopupContent = ({
 >) => {
   const [, setActiveColorPickerSection] = useAtom(activeColorPickerSectionAtom);
 
+  const [eyeDropperState, setEyeDropperState] = useAtom(
+    activeEyeDropperAtom,
+    jotaiScope,
+  );
+
   const { container } = useExcalidrawContainer();
   const { isMobile, isLandscape } = useDevice();
 
@@ -87,23 +94,42 @@ const ColorPickerPopupContent = ({
       />
     </div>
   );
+  const popoverRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  const focusPickerContent = () => {
+    popoverRef.current
+      ?.querySelector<HTMLDivElement>(".color-picker-content")
+      ?.focus();
+  };
 
   return (
     <Popover.Portal container={container}>
       <Popover.Content
+        ref={popoverRef}
         className="focus-visible-none"
         data-prevent-outside-click
+        onFocusOutside={(event) => {
+          focusPickerContent();
+          event.preventDefault();
+        }}
+        onPointerDownOutside={(event) => {
+          if (eyeDropperState) {
+            // prevent from closing if we click outside the popover
+            // while eyedropping (e.g. click when clicking the sidebar;
+            // the eye-dropper-backdrop is prevented downstream)
+            event.preventDefault();
+          }
+        }}
         onCloseAutoFocus={(e) => {
+          e.preventDefault();
+          e.stopPropagation();
+
           // return focus to excalidraw container
           if (container) {
             container.focus();
           }
 
           updateData({ openPopup: null });
-
-          e.preventDefault();
-          e.stopPropagation();
-
           setActiveColorPickerSection(null);
         }}
         side={isMobile && !isLandscape ? "bottom" : "right"}
@@ -126,10 +152,38 @@ const ColorPickerPopupContent = ({
         {palette ? (
           <Picker
             palette={palette}
-            color={color || null}
+            color={color}
             onChange={(changedColor) => {
               onChange(changedColor);
             }}
+            onEyeDropperToggle={(force) => {
+              setEyeDropperState((state) => {
+                if (force) {
+                  state = state || {
+                    keepOpenOnAlt: true,
+                    onSelect: onChange,
+                  };
+                  state.keepOpenOnAlt = true;
+                  return state;
+                }
+
+                return force === false || state
+                  ? null
+                  : {
+                      keepOpenOnAlt: false,
+                      onSelect: onChange,
+                    };
+              });
+            }}
+            onEscape={(event) => {
+              if (eyeDropperState) {
+                setEyeDropperState(null);
+              } else if (isWritableElement(event.target)) {
+                focusPickerContent();
+              } else {
+                updateData({ openPopup: null });
+              }
+            }}
             label={label}
             type={type}
             elements={elements}
@@ -158,7 +212,7 @@ const ColorPickerTrigger = ({
   color,
   type,
 }: {
-  color: string | null;
+  color: string;
   label: string;
   type: ColorPickerType;
 }) => {
diff --git a/src/components/ColorPicker/CustomColorList.tsx b/src/components/ColorPicker/CustomColorList.tsx
index f606482b..b028dcc7 100644
--- a/src/components/ColorPicker/CustomColorList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ColorPicker/CustomColorList.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import HotkeyLabel from "./HotkeyLabel";
 
 interface CustomColorListProps {
   colors: string[];
-  color: string | null;
+  color: string;
   onChange: (color: string) => void;
   label: string;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/ColorPicker/Picker.tsx b/src/components/ColorPicker/Picker.tsx
index be6410e1..a2e17526 100644
--- a/src/components/ColorPicker/Picker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ColorPicker/Picker.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import PickerHeading from "./PickerHeading";
 import {
   ColorPickerType,
   activeColorPickerSectionAtom,
-  getColorNameAndShadeFromHex,
+  getColorNameAndShadeFromColor,
   getMostUsedCustomColors,
   isCustomColor,
 } from "./colorPickerUtils";
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_ELEMENT_BACKGROUND_COLOR_INDEX,
   DEFAULT_ELEMENT_STROKE_COLOR_INDEX,
 } from "../../colors";
+import { KEYS } from "../../keys";
+import { EVENT } from "../../constants";
 
 interface PickerProps {
-  color: string | null;
+  color: string;
   onChange: (color: string) => void;
   label: string;
   type: ColorPickerType;
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ interface PickerProps {
   palette: ColorPaletteCustom;
   updateData: (formData?: any) => void;
   children?: React.ReactNode;
+  onEyeDropperToggle: (force?: boolean) => void;
+  onEscape: (event: React.KeyboardEvent | KeyboardEvent) => void;
 }
 
 export const Picker = ({
@@ -42,6 +46,8 @@ export const Picker = ({
   palette,
   updateData,
   children,
+  onEyeDropperToggle,
+  onEscape,
 }: PickerProps) => {
   const [customColors] = React.useState(() => {
     if (type === "canvasBackground") {
@@ -54,16 +60,15 @@ export const Picker = ({
     activeColorPickerSectionAtom,
   );
 
-  const colorObj = getColorNameAndShadeFromHex({
-    hex: color || "transparent",
+  const colorObj = getColorNameAndShadeFromColor({
+    color,
     palette,
   });
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!activeColorPickerSection) {
       const isCustom = isCustomColor({ color, palette });
-      const isCustomButNotInList =
-        isCustom && !customColors.includes(color || "");
+      const isCustomButNotInList = isCustom && !customColors.includes(color);
 
       setActiveColorPickerSection(
         isCustomButNotInList
@@ -95,26 +100,43 @@ export const Picker = ({
     if (colorObj?.shade != null) {
       setActiveShade(colorObj.shade);
     }
-  }, [colorObj]);
+
+    const keyup = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (event.key === KEYS.ALT) {
+        onEyeDropperToggle(false);
+      }
+    };
+    document.addEventListener(EVENT.KEYUP, keyup, { capture: true });
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener(EVENT.KEYUP, keyup, { capture: true });
+    };
+  }, [colorObj, onEyeDropperToggle]);
+
+  const pickerRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
   return (
     <div role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-label={t("labels.colorPicker")}>
       <div
-        onKeyDown={(e) => {
-          e.preventDefault();
-          e.stopPropagation();
-
-          colorPickerKeyNavHandler({
-            e,
+        ref={pickerRef}
+        onKeyDown={(event) => {
+          const handled = colorPickerKeyNavHandler({
+            event,
             activeColorPickerSection,
             palette,
-            hex: color,
+            color,
             onChange,
+            onEyeDropperToggle,
             customColors,
             setActiveColorPickerSection,
             updateData,
             activeShade,
+            onEscape,
           });
+
+          if (handled) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            event.stopPropagation();
+          }
         }}
         className="color-picker-content"
         // to allow focusing by clicking but not by tabbing
diff --git a/src/components/ColorPicker/PickerColorList.tsx b/src/components/ColorPicker/PickerColorList.tsx
index bd2d2bfc..2491afba 100644
--- a/src/components/ColorPicker/PickerColorList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ColorPicker/PickerColorList.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import {
   activeColorPickerSectionAtom,
   colorPickerHotkeyBindings,
-  getColorNameAndShadeFromHex,
+  getColorNameAndShadeFromColor,
 } from "./colorPickerUtils";
 import HotkeyLabel from "./HotkeyLabel";
 import { ColorPaletteCustom } from "../../colors";
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { t } from "../../i18n";
 
 interface PickerColorListProps {
   palette: ColorPaletteCustom;
-  color: string | null;
+  color: string;
   onChange: (color: string) => void;
   label: string;
   activeShade: number;
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ const PickerColorList = ({
   label,
   activeShade,
 }: PickerColorListProps) => {
-  const colorObj = getColorNameAndShadeFromHex({
-    hex: color || "transparent",
+  const colorObj = getColorNameAndShadeFromColor({
+    color: color || "transparent",
     palette,
   });
   const [activeColorPickerSection, setActiveColorPickerSection] = useAtom(
diff --git a/src/components/ColorPicker/ShadeList.tsx b/src/components/ColorPicker/ShadeList.tsx
index 96c353e3..81ddaab2 100644
--- a/src/components/ColorPicker/ShadeList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ColorPicker/ShadeList.tsx
@@ -3,21 +3,21 @@ import { useAtom } from "jotai";
 import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import {
   activeColorPickerSectionAtom,
-  getColorNameAndShadeFromHex,
+  getColorNameAndShadeFromColor,
 } from "./colorPickerUtils";
 import HotkeyLabel from "./HotkeyLabel";
 import { t } from "../../i18n";
 import { ColorPaletteCustom } from "../../colors";
 
 interface ShadeListProps {
-  hex: string | null;
+  hex: string;
   onChange: (color: string) => void;
   palette: ColorPaletteCustom;
 }
 
 export const ShadeList = ({ hex, onChange, palette }: ShadeListProps) => {
-  const colorObj = getColorNameAndShadeFromHex({
-    hex: hex || "transparent",
+  const colorObj = getColorNameAndShadeFromColor({
+    color: hex || "transparent",
     palette,
   });
 
diff --git a/src/components/ColorPicker/TopPicks.tsx b/src/components/ColorPicker/TopPicks.tsx
index 3345632e..ae420c3f 100644
--- a/src/components/ColorPicker/TopPicks.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ColorPicker/TopPicks.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 interface TopPicksProps {
   onChange: (color: string) => void;
   type: ColorPickerType;
-  activeColor: string | null;
+  activeColor: string;
   topPicks?: readonly string[];
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/ColorPicker/colorPickerUtils.ts b/src/components/ColorPicker/colorPickerUtils.ts
index 4c4075b2..37e5c88a 100644
--- a/src/components/ColorPicker/colorPickerUtils.ts
+++ b/src/components/ColorPicker/colorPickerUtils.ts
@@ -6,23 +6,23 @@ import {
   MAX_CUSTOM_COLORS_USED_IN_CANVAS,
 } from "../../colors";
 
-export const getColorNameAndShadeFromHex = ({
+export const getColorNameAndShadeFromColor = ({
   palette,
-  hex,
+  color,
 }: {
   palette: ColorPaletteCustom;
-  hex: string;
+  color: string;
 }): {
   colorName: ColorPickerColor;
   shade: number | null;
 } | null => {
   for (const [colorName, colorVal] of Object.entries(palette)) {
     if (Array.isArray(colorVal)) {
-      const shade = colorVal.indexOf(hex);
+      const shade = colorVal.indexOf(color);
       if (shade > -1) {
         return { colorName: colorName as ColorPickerColor, shade };
       }
-    } else if (colorVal === hex) {
+    } else if (colorVal === color) {
       return { colorName: colorName as ColorPickerColor, shade: null };
     }
   }
@@ -39,12 +39,9 @@ export const isCustomColor = ({
   color,
   palette,
 }: {
-  color: string | null;
+  color: string;
   palette: ColorPaletteCustom;
 }) => {
-  if (!color) {
-    return false;
-  }
   const paletteValues = Object.values(palette).flat();
   return !paletteValues.includes(color);
 };
diff --git a/src/components/ColorPicker/keyboardNavHandlers.ts b/src/components/ColorPicker/keyboardNavHandlers.ts
index 4ed539ce..95ee7bee 100644
--- a/src/components/ColorPicker/keyboardNavHandlers.ts
+++ b/src/components/ColorPicker/keyboardNavHandlers.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { KEYS } from "../../keys";
 import {
   ColorPickerColor,
   ColorPalette,
@@ -5,12 +6,11 @@ import {
   COLORS_PER_ROW,
   COLOR_PALETTE,
 } from "../../colors";
-import { KEYS } from "../../keys";
 import { ValueOf } from "../../utility-types";
 import {
   ActiveColorPickerSectionAtomType,
   colorPickerHotkeyBindings,
-  getColorNameAndShadeFromHex,
+  getColorNameAndShadeFromColor,
 } from "./colorPickerUtils";
 
 const arrowHandler = (
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ interface HotkeyHandlerProps {
   activeShade: number;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @returns true if the event was handled
+ */
 const hotkeyHandler = ({
   e,
   colorObj,
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ const hotkeyHandler = ({
   customColors,
   setActiveColorPickerSection,
   activeShade,
-}: HotkeyHandlerProps) => {
+}: HotkeyHandlerProps): boolean => {
   if (colorObj?.shade != null) {
     // shift + numpad is extremely messed up on windows apparently
     if (
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ const hotkeyHandler = ({
       const newShade = Number(e.code.slice(-1)) - 1;
       onChange(palette[colorObj.colorName][newShade]);
       setActiveColorPickerSection("shades");
+      return true;
     }
   }
 
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@ const hotkeyHandler = ({
     if (c) {
       onChange(customColors[Number(e.key) - 1]);
       setActiveColorPickerSection("custom");
+      return true;
     }
   }
 
@@ -93,14 +98,16 @@ const hotkeyHandler = ({
       : paletteValue;
     onChange(r);
     setActiveColorPickerSection("baseColors");
+    return true;
   }
+  return false;
 };
 
 interface ColorPickerKeyNavHandlerProps {
-  e: React.KeyboardEvent;
+  event: React.KeyboardEvent;
   activeColorPickerSection: ActiveColorPickerSectionAtomType;
   palette: ColorPaletteCustom;
-  hex: string | null;
+  color: string;
   onChange: (color: string) => void;
   customColors: string[];
   setActiveColorPickerSection: (
@@ -108,27 +115,49 @@ interface ColorPickerKeyNavHandlerProps {
   ) => void;
   updateData: (formData?: any) => void;
   activeShade: number;
+  onEyeDropperToggle: (force?: boolean) => void;
+  onEscape: (event: React.KeyboardEvent | KeyboardEvent) => void;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @returns true if the event was handled
+ */
 export const colorPickerKeyNavHandler = ({
-  e,
+  event,
   activeColorPickerSection,
   palette,
-  hex,
+  color,
   onChange,
   customColors,
   setActiveColorPickerSection,
   updateData,
   activeShade,
-}: ColorPickerKeyNavHandlerProps) => {
-  if (e.key === KEYS.ESCAPE || !hex) {
-    updateData({ openPopup: null });
-    return;
+  onEyeDropperToggle,
+  onEscape,
+}: ColorPickerKeyNavHandlerProps): boolean => {
+  if (event[KEYS.CTRL_OR_CMD]) {
+    return false;
   }
 
-  const colorObj = getColorNameAndShadeFromHex({ hex, palette });
+  if (event.key === KEYS.ESCAPE) {
+    onEscape(event);
+    return true;
+  }
 
-  if (e.key === KEYS.TAB) {
+  // checkt using `key` to ignore combos with Alt modifier
+  if (event.key === KEYS.ALT) {
+    onEyeDropperToggle(true);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (event.key === KEYS.I) {
+    onEyeDropperToggle();
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  const colorObj = getColorNameAndShadeFromColor({ color, palette });
+
+  if (event.key === KEYS.TAB) {
     const sectionsMap: Record<
       NonNullable<ActiveColorPickerSectionAtomType>,
       boolean
@@ -147,7 +176,7 @@ export const colorPickerKeyNavHandler = ({
     }, [] as ActiveColorPickerSectionAtomType[]);
 
     const activeSectionIndex = sections.indexOf(activeColorPickerSection);
-    const indexOffset = e.shiftKey ? -1 : 1;
+    const indexOffset = event.shiftKey ? -1 : 1;
     const nextSectionIndex =
       activeSectionIndex + indexOffset > sections.length - 1
         ? 0
@@ -168,8 +197,8 @@ export const colorPickerKeyNavHandler = ({
         Object.entries(palette) as [string, ValueOf<ColorPalette>][]
       ).find(([name, shades]) => {
         if (Array.isArray(shades)) {
-          return shades.includes(hex);
-        } else if (shades === hex) {
+          return shades.includes(color);
+        } else if (shades === color) {
           return name;
         }
         return null;
@@ -180,29 +209,34 @@ export const colorPickerKeyNavHandler = ({
       }
     }
 
-    e.preventDefault();
-    e.stopPropagation();
+    event.preventDefault();
+    event.stopPropagation();
 
-    return;
+    return true;
   }
 
-  hotkeyHandler({
-    e,
-    colorObj,
-    onChange,
-    palette,
-    customColors,
-    setActiveColorPickerSection,
-    activeShade,
-  });
+  if (
+    hotkeyHandler({
+      e: event,
+      colorObj,
+      onChange,
+      palette,
+      customColors,
+      setActiveColorPickerSection,
+      activeShade,
+    })
+  ) {
+    return true;
+  }
 
   if (activeColorPickerSection === "shades") {
     if (colorObj) {
       const { shade } = colorObj;
-      const newShade = arrowHandler(e.key, shade, COLORS_PER_ROW);
+      const newShade = arrowHandler(event.key, shade, COLORS_PER_ROW);
 
       if (newShade !== undefined) {
         onChange(palette[colorObj.colorName][newShade]);
+        return true;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -214,7 +248,7 @@ export const colorPickerKeyNavHandler = ({
       const indexOfColorName = colorNames.indexOf(colorName);
 
       const newColorIndex = arrowHandler(
-        e.key,
+        event.key,
         indexOfColorName,
         colorNames.length,
       );
@@ -228,15 +262,16 @@ export const colorPickerKeyNavHandler = ({
             ? newColorNameValue[activeShade]
             : newColorNameValue,
         );
+        return true;
       }
     }
   }
 
   if (activeColorPickerSection === "custom") {
-    const indexOfColor = customColors.indexOf(hex);
+    const indexOfColor = customColors.indexOf(color);
 
     const newColorIndex = arrowHandler(
-      e.key,
+      event.key,
       indexOfColor,
       customColors.length,
     );
@@ -244,6 +279,9 @@ export const colorPickerKeyNavHandler = ({
     if (newColorIndex !== undefined) {
       const newColor = customColors[newColorIndex];
       onChange(newColor);
+      return true;
     }
   }
+
+  return false;
 };
diff --git a/src/components/Dialog.tsx b/src/components/Dialog.tsx
index a76f65e4..161d1805 100644
--- a/src/components/Dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Dialog.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import "./Dialog.scss";
 import { back, CloseIcon } from "./icons";
 import { Island } from "./Island";
 import { Modal } from "./Modal";
-import { AppState } from "../types";
 import { queryFocusableElements } from "../utils";
 import { useSetAtom } from "jotai";
 import { isLibraryMenuOpenAtom } from "./LibraryMenu";
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ export interface DialogProps {
   onCloseRequest(): void;
   title: React.ReactNode | false;
   autofocus?: boolean;
-  theme?: AppState["theme"];
   closeOnClickOutside?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +89,6 @@ export const Dialog = (props: DialogProps) => {
         props.size === "wide" ? 1024 : props.size === "small" ? 550 : 800
       }
       onCloseRequest={onClose}
-      theme={props.theme}
       closeOnClickOutside={props.closeOnClickOutside}
     >
       <Island ref={setIslandNode}>
diff --git a/src/components/EyeDropper.scss b/src/components/EyeDropper.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3273e4d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/EyeDropper.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+.excalidraw {
+  .excalidraw-eye-dropper-container,
+  .excalidraw-eye-dropper-backdrop {
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    z-index: 2;
+    touch-action: none;
+  }
+
+  .excalidraw-eye-dropper-container {
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
+
+  .excalidraw-eye-dropper-backdrop {
+    pointer-events: all;
+  }
+
+  .excalidraw-eye-dropper-preview {
+    pointer-events: none;
+    width: 3rem;
+    height: 3rem;
+    position: fixed;
+    z-index: 999999;
+    border-radius: 1rem;
+    border: 1px solid var(--default-border-color);
+    filter: var(--theme-filter);
+  }
+
+  .excalidraw-eye-dropper-trigger {
+    width: 1.25rem;
+    height: 1.25rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    padding: 4px;
+    margin-right: -4px;
+    margin-left: -2px;
+    border-radius: 0.5rem;
+    color: var(--icon-fill-color);
+
+    &:hover {
+      background: var(--button-hover-bg);
+    }
+    &.selected {
+      color: var(--color-primary);
+      background: var(--color-primary-light);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/EyeDropper.tsx b/src/components/EyeDropper.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e24b8d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/EyeDropper.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+import { atom } from "jotai";
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
+import { COLOR_PALETTE, rgbToHex } from "../colors";
+import { EVENT } from "../constants";
+import { useUIAppState } from "../context/ui-appState";
+import { mutateElement } from "../element/mutateElement";
+import { useCreatePortalContainer } from "../hooks/useCreatePortalContainer";
+import { useOutsideClick } from "../hooks/useOutsideClick";
+import { KEYS } from "../keys";
+import { invalidateShapeForElement } from "../renderer/renderElement";
+import { getSelectedElements } from "../scene";
+import Scene from "../scene/Scene";
+import { useApp, useExcalidrawContainer, useExcalidrawElements } from "./App";
+
+import "./EyeDropper.scss";
+
+type EyeDropperProperties = {
+  keepOpenOnAlt: boolean;
+  swapPreviewOnAlt?: boolean;
+  onSelect?: (color: string, event: PointerEvent) => void;
+  previewType?: "strokeColor" | "backgroundColor";
+};
+
+export const activeEyeDropperAtom = atom<null | EyeDropperProperties>(null);
+
+export const EyeDropper: React.FC<{
+  onCancel: () => void;
+  onSelect: Required<EyeDropperProperties>["onSelect"];
+  swapPreviewOnAlt?: EyeDropperProperties["swapPreviewOnAlt"];
+  previewType?: EyeDropperProperties["previewType"];
+}> = ({
+  onCancel,
+  onSelect,
+  swapPreviewOnAlt,
+  previewType = "backgroundColor",
+}) => {
+  const eyeDropperContainer = useCreatePortalContainer({
+    className: "excalidraw-eye-dropper-backdrop",
+    parentSelector: ".excalidraw-eye-dropper-container",
+  });
+  const appState = useUIAppState();
+  const elements = useExcalidrawElements();
+  const app = useApp();
+
+  const selectedElements = getSelectedElements(elements, appState);
+
+  const metaStuffRef = useRef({ selectedElements, app });
+  metaStuffRef.current.selectedElements = selectedElements;
+  metaStuffRef.current.app = app;
+
+  const { container: excalidrawContainer } = useExcalidrawContainer();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const colorPreviewDiv = ref.current;
+
+    if (!colorPreviewDiv || !app.canvas || !eyeDropperContainer) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let currentColor = COLOR_PALETTE.black;
+    let isHoldingPointerDown = false;
+
+    const ctx = app.canvas.getContext("2d")!;
+
+    const mouseMoveListener = ({
+      clientX,
+      clientY,
+      altKey,
+    }: {
+      clientX: number;
+      clientY: number;
+      altKey: boolean;
+    }) => {
+      // FIXME swap offset when the preview gets outside viewport
+      colorPreviewDiv.style.top = `${clientY + 20}px`;
+      colorPreviewDiv.style.left = `${clientX + 20}px`;
+
+      const pixel = ctx.getImageData(
+        clientX * window.devicePixelRatio,
+        clientY * window.devicePixelRatio,
+        1,
+        1,
+      ).data;
+
+      currentColor = rgbToHex(pixel[0], pixel[1], pixel[2]);
+
+      if (isHoldingPointerDown) {
+        for (const element of metaStuffRef.current.selectedElements) {
+          mutateElement(
+            element,
+            {
+              [altKey && swapPreviewOnAlt
+                ? previewType === "strokeColor"
+                  ? "backgroundColor"
+                  : "strokeColor"
+                : previewType]: currentColor,
+            },
+            false,
+          );
+          invalidateShapeForElement(element);
+        }
+        Scene.getScene(
+          metaStuffRef.current.selectedElements[0],
+        )?.informMutation();
+      }
+
+      colorPreviewDiv.style.background = currentColor;
+    };
+
+    const pointerDownListener = (event: PointerEvent) => {
+      isHoldingPointerDown = true;
+      // NOTE we can't event.preventDefault() as that would stop
+      // pointermove events
+      event.stopImmediatePropagation();
+    };
+
+    const pointerUpListener = (event: PointerEvent) => {
+      isHoldingPointerDown = false;
+
+      // since we're not preventing default on pointerdown, the focus would
+      // goes back to `body` so we want to refocus the editor container instead
+      excalidrawContainer?.focus();
+
+      event.stopImmediatePropagation();
+      event.preventDefault();
+
+      onSelect(currentColor, event);
+    };
+
+    const keyDownListener = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (event.key === KEYS.ESCAPE) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        event.stopImmediatePropagation();
+        onCancel();
+      }
+    };
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    eyeDropperContainer.tabIndex = -1;
+    // focus container so we can listen on keydown events
+    eyeDropperContainer.focus();
+
+    // init color preview else it would show only after the first mouse move
+    mouseMoveListener({
+      clientX: metaStuffRef.current.app.lastViewportPosition.x,
+      clientY: metaStuffRef.current.app.lastViewportPosition.y,
+      altKey: false,
+    });
+
+    eyeDropperContainer.addEventListener(EVENT.KEYDOWN, keyDownListener);
+    eyeDropperContainer.addEventListener(
+      EVENT.POINTER_DOWN,
+      pointerDownListener,
+    );
+    eyeDropperContainer.addEventListener(EVENT.POINTER_UP, pointerUpListener);
+    window.addEventListener("pointermove", mouseMoveListener, {
+      passive: true,
+    });
+    window.addEventListener(EVENT.BLUR, onCancel);
+
+    return () => {
+      isHoldingPointerDown = false;
+      eyeDropperContainer.removeEventListener(EVENT.KEYDOWN, keyDownListener);
+      eyeDropperContainer.removeEventListener(
+        EVENT.POINTER_DOWN,
+        pointerDownListener,
+      );
+      eyeDropperContainer.removeEventListener(
+        EVENT.POINTER_UP,
+        pointerUpListener,
+      );
+      window.removeEventListener("pointermove", mouseMoveListener);
+      window.removeEventListener(EVENT.BLUR, onCancel);
+    };
+  }, [
+    app.canvas,
+    eyeDropperContainer,
+    onCancel,
+    onSelect,
+    swapPreviewOnAlt,
+    previewType,
+    excalidrawContainer,
+  ]);
+
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  useOutsideClick(
+    ref,
+    () => {
+      onCancel();
+    },
+    (event) => {
+      if (
+        event.target.closest(
+          ".excalidraw-eye-dropper-trigger, .excalidraw-eye-dropper-backdrop",
+        )
+      ) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      // consider all other clicks as outside
+      return false;
+    },
+  );
+
+  if (!eyeDropperContainer) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return createPortal(
+    <div ref={ref} className="excalidraw-eye-dropper-preview" />,
+    eyeDropperContainer,
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/components/HelpDialog.tsx b/src/components/HelpDialog.tsx
index bd2f3841..da43330f 100644
--- a/src/components/HelpDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/HelpDialog.tsx
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ export const HelpDialog = ({ onClose }: { onClose?: () => void }) => {
               label={t("toolBar.eraser")}
               shortcuts={[KEYS.E, KEYS["0"]]}
             />
+            <Shortcut
+              label={t("labels.eyeDropper")}
+              shortcuts={[KEYS.I, "Shift+S", "Shift+G"]}
+            />
             <Shortcut
               label={t("helpDialog.editLineArrowPoints")}
               shortcuts={[getShortcutKey("CtrlOrCmd+Enter")]}
diff --git a/src/components/LayerUI.tsx b/src/components/LayerUI.tsx
index f05f5df1..bf64bf5c 100644
--- a/src/components/LayerUI.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LayerUI.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import { actionToggleStats } from "../actions/actionToggleStats";
 import Footer from "./footer/Footer";
 import { isSidebarDockedAtom } from "./Sidebar/Sidebar";
 import { jotaiScope } from "../jotai";
-import { Provider, useAtomValue } from "jotai";
+import { Provider, useAtom, useAtomValue } from "jotai";
 import MainMenu from "./main-menu/MainMenu";
 import { ActiveConfirmDialog } from "./ActiveConfirmDialog";
 import { HandButton } from "./HandButton";
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import { TunnelsContext, useInitializeTunnels } from "../context/tunnels";
 import { LibraryIcon } from "./icons";
 import { UIAppStateContext } from "../context/ui-appState";
 import { DefaultSidebar } from "./DefaultSidebar";
+import { EyeDropper, activeEyeDropperAtom } from "./EyeDropper";
 
 import "./LayerUI.scss";
 import "./Toolbar.scss";
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@ const LayerUI = ({
   const device = useDevice();
   const tunnels = useInitializeTunnels();
 
+  const [eyeDropperState, setEyeDropperState] = useAtom(
+    activeEyeDropperAtom,
+    jotaiScope,
+  );
+
   const renderJSONExportDialog = () => {
     if (!UIOptions.canvasActions.export) {
       return null;
@@ -350,6 +356,21 @@ const LayerUI = ({
           {appState.errorMessage}
         </ErrorDialog>
       )}
+      {eyeDropperState && !device.isMobile && (
+        <EyeDropper
+          swapPreviewOnAlt={eyeDropperState.swapPreviewOnAlt}
+          previewType={eyeDropperState.previewType}
+          onCancel={() => {
+            setEyeDropperState(null);
+          }}
+          onSelect={(color, event) => {
+            setEyeDropperState((state) => {
+              return state?.keepOpenOnAlt && event.altKey ? state : null;
+            });
+            eyeDropperState?.onSelect?.(color, event);
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
       {appState.openDialog === "help" && (
         <HelpDialog
           onClose={() => {
@@ -371,7 +392,7 @@ const LayerUI = ({
           }
         />
       )}
-      {device.isMobile && (
+      {device.isMobile && !eyeDropperState && (
         <MobileMenu
           appState={appState}
           elements={elements}
diff --git a/src/components/Modal.tsx b/src/components/Modal.tsx
index 30a4e6fd..3dd737e4 100644
--- a/src/components/Modal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Modal.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import "./Modal.scss";
 
-import React, { useState, useLayoutEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import React from "react";
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import clsx from "clsx";
 import { KEYS } from "../keys";
-import { useExcalidrawContainer, useDevice } from "./App";
 import { AppState } from "../types";
-import { THEME } from "../constants";
+import { useCreatePortalContainer } from "../hooks/useCreatePortalContainer";
 
 export const Modal: React.FC<{
   className?: string;
@@ -17,8 +16,10 @@ export const Modal: React.FC<{
   theme?: AppState["theme"];
   closeOnClickOutside?: boolean;
 }> = (props) => {
-  const { theme = THEME.LIGHT, closeOnClickOutside = true } = props;
-  const modalRoot = useBodyRoot(theme);
+  const { closeOnClickOutside = true } = props;
+  const modalRoot = useCreatePortalContainer({
+    className: "excalidraw-modal-container",
+  });
 
   if (!modalRoot) {
     return null;
@@ -56,43 +57,3 @@ export const Modal: React.FC<{
     modalRoot,
   );
 };
-
-const useBodyRoot = (theme: AppState["theme"]) => {
-  const [div, setDiv] = useState<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
-
-  const device = useDevice();
-  const isMobileRef = useRef(device.isMobile);
-  isMobileRef.current = device.isMobile;
-
-  const { container: excalidrawContainer } = useExcalidrawContainer();
-
-  useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    if (div) {
-      div.classList.toggle("excalidraw--mobile", device.isMobile);
-    }
-  }, [div, device.isMobile]);
-
-  useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    const isDarkTheme =
-      !!excalidrawContainer?.classList.contains("theme--dark") ||
-      theme === "dark";
-    const div = document.createElement("div");
-
-    div.classList.add("excalidraw", "excalidraw-modal-container");
-    div.classList.toggle("excalidraw--mobile", isMobileRef.current);
-
-    if (isDarkTheme) {
-      div.classList.add("theme--dark");
-      div.classList.add("theme--dark-background-none");
-    }
-    document.body.appendChild(div);
-
-    setDiv(div);
-
-    return () => {
-      document.body.removeChild(div);
-    };
-  }, [excalidrawContainer, theme]);
-
-  return div;
-};
diff --git a/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx b/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
index c03682fb..ee94beca 100644
--- a/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import React, {
   forwardRef,
   useImperativeHandle,
   useCallback,
-  RefObject,
 } from "react";
 import { Island } from ".././Island";
 import { atom, useSetAtom } from "jotai";
@@ -27,38 +26,10 @@ import { SidebarTabTriggers } from "./SidebarTabTriggers";
 import { SidebarTabTrigger } from "./SidebarTabTrigger";
 import { SidebarTabs } from "./SidebarTabs";
 import { SidebarTab } from "./SidebarTab";
+import { useUIAppState } from "../../context/ui-appState";
+import { useOutsideClick } from "../../hooks/useOutsideClick";
 
 import "./Sidebar.scss";
-import { useUIAppState } from "../../context/ui-appState";
-
-// FIXME replace this with the implem from ColorPicker once it's merged
-const useOnClickOutside = (
-  ref: RefObject<HTMLElement>,
-  cb: (event: MouseEvent) => void,
-) => {
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const listener = (event: MouseEvent) => {
-      if (!ref.current) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      if (
-        event.target instanceof Element &&
-        (ref.current.contains(event.target) ||
-          !document.body.contains(event.target))
-      ) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      cb(event);
-    };
-    document.addEventListener("pointerdown", listener, false);
-
-    return () => {
-      document.removeEventListener("pointerdown", listener);
-    };
-  }, [ref, cb]);
-};
 
 /**
  * Flags whether the currently rendered Sidebar is docked or not, for use
@@ -133,7 +104,7 @@ export const SidebarInner = forwardRef(
       setAppState({ openSidebar: null });
     }, [setAppState]);
 
-    useOnClickOutside(
+    useOutsideClick(
       islandRef,
       useCallback(
         (event) => {
diff --git a/src/components/dropdownMenu/DropdownMenuContent.tsx b/src/components/dropdownMenu/DropdownMenuContent.tsx
index 7585649c..c80b5bc0 100644
--- a/src/components/dropdownMenu/DropdownMenuContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dropdownMenu/DropdownMenuContent.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import { useOutsideClick } from "../../hooks/useOutsideClick";
 import { Island } from "../Island";
-
 import { useDevice } from "../App";
 import clsx from "clsx";
 import Stack from "../Stack";
-import React from "react";
+import React, { useRef } from "react";
 import { DropdownMenuContentPropsContext } from "./common";
+import { useOutsideClick } from "../../hooks/useOutsideClick";
 
 const MenuContent = ({
   children,
@@ -24,7 +23,9 @@ const MenuContent = ({
   style?: React.CSSProperties;
 }) => {
   const device = useDevice();
-  const menuRef = useOutsideClick(() => {
+  const menuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  useOutsideClick(menuRef, () => {
     onClickOutside?.();
   });
 
diff --git a/src/components/icons.tsx b/src/components/icons.tsx
index 543248a1..ee71fb7b 100644
--- a/src/components/icons.tsx
+++ b/src/components/icons.tsx
@@ -1607,3 +1607,12 @@ export const tablerCheckIcon = createIcon(
   </>,
   tablerIconProps,
 );
+
+export const eyeDropperIcon = createIcon(
+  <g strokeWidth={1.25}>
+    <path stroke="none" d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"></path>
+    <path d="M11 7l6 6"></path>
+    <path d="M4 16l11.7 -11.7a1 1 0 0 1 1.4 0l2.6 2.6a1 1 0 0 1 0 1.4l-11.7 11.7h-4v-4z"></path>
+  </g>,
+  tablerIconProps,
+);
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 3b21dd40..cb63a4d4 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export enum EVENT {
   GESTURE_START = "gesturestart",
   GESTURE_CHANGE = "gesturechange",
   POINTER_MOVE = "pointermove",
+  POINTER_DOWN = "pointerdown",
   POINTER_UP = "pointerup",
   STATE_CHANGE = "statechange",
   WHEEL = "wheel",
diff --git a/src/excalidraw-app/collab/Collab.tsx b/src/excalidraw-app/collab/Collab.tsx
index e48484ab..eb12952d 100644
--- a/src/excalidraw-app/collab/Collab.tsx
+++ b/src/excalidraw-app/collab/Collab.tsx
@@ -834,7 +834,6 @@ class Collab extends PureComponent<Props, CollabState> {
             setErrorMessage={(errorMessage) => {
               this.setState({ errorMessage });
             }}
-            theme={this.excalidrawAPI.getAppState().theme}
           />
         )}
         {errorMessage && (
diff --git a/src/excalidraw-app/collab/RoomDialog.tsx b/src/excalidraw-app/collab/RoomDialog.tsx
index daec8cfe..6b070627 100644
--- a/src/excalidraw-app/collab/RoomDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/excalidraw-app/collab/RoomDialog.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { useRef, useState } from "react";
 import * as Popover from "@radix-ui/react-popover";
 
 import { copyTextToSystemClipboard } from "../../clipboard";
-import { AppState } from "../../types";
 import { trackEvent } from "../../analytics";
 import { getFrame } from "../../utils";
 import { useI18n } from "../../i18n";
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ export type RoomModalProps = {
   onRoomCreate: () => void;
   onRoomDestroy: () => void;
   setErrorMessage: (message: string) => void;
-  theme: AppState["theme"];
 };
 
 export const RoomModal = ({
@@ -210,12 +208,7 @@ export const RoomModal = ({
 
 const RoomDialog = (props: RoomModalProps) => {
   return (
-    <Dialog
-      size="small"
-      onCloseRequest={props.handleClose}
-      title={false}
-      theme={props.theme}
-    >
+    <Dialog size="small" onCloseRequest={props.handleClose} title={false}>
       <div className="RoomDialog">
         <RoomModal {...props} />
       </div>
diff --git a/src/hooks/useCreatePortalContainer.ts b/src/hooks/useCreatePortalContainer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f56011ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useCreatePortalContainer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { useState, useRef, useLayoutEffect } from "react";
+import { useDevice, useExcalidrawContainer } from "../components/App";
+import { useUIAppState } from "../context/ui-appState";
+
+export const useCreatePortalContainer = (opts?: {
+  className?: string;
+  parentSelector?: string;
+}) => {
+  const [div, setDiv] = useState<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+
+  const device = useDevice();
+  const { theme } = useUIAppState();
+  const isMobileRef = useRef(device.isMobile);
+  isMobileRef.current = device.isMobile;
+
+  const { container: excalidrawContainer } = useExcalidrawContainer();
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (div) {
+      div.classList.toggle("excalidraw--mobile", device.isMobile);
+    }
+  }, [div, device.isMobile]);
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    const container = opts?.parentSelector
+      ? excalidrawContainer?.querySelector(opts.parentSelector)
+      : document.body;
+
+    if (!container) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const div = document.createElement("div");
+
+    div.classList.add("excalidraw", ...(opts?.className?.split(/\s+/) || []));
+    div.classList.toggle("excalidraw--mobile", isMobileRef.current);
+    div.classList.toggle("theme--dark", theme === "dark");
+
+    container.appendChild(div);
+
+    setDiv(div);
+
+    return () => {
+      container.removeChild(div);
+    };
+  }, [excalidrawContainer, theme, opts?.className, opts?.parentSelector]);
+
+  return div;
+};
diff --git a/src/hooks/useOutsideClick.ts b/src/hooks/useOutsideClick.ts
index cda7e50d..c720a836 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useOutsideClick.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useOutsideClick.ts
@@ -1,42 +1,86 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { EVENT } from "../constants";
 
-export const useOutsideClick = (handler: (event: Event) => void) => {
-  const ref = useRef(null);
+export function useOutsideClick<T extends HTMLElement>(
+  ref: React.RefObject<T>,
+  /** if performance is of concern, memoize the callback */
+  callback: (event: Event) => void,
+  /**
+   * Optional callback which is called on every click.
+   *
+   * Should return `true` if click should be considered as inside the container,
+   * and `false` if it falls outside and should call the `callback`.
+   *
+   * Returning `true` overrides the default behavior and `callback` won't be
+   * called.
+   *
+   * Returning `undefined` will fallback to the default behavior.
+   */
+  isInside?: (
+    event: Event & { target: HTMLElement },
+    /** the element of the passed ref */
+    container: T,
+  ) => boolean | undefined,
+) {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function onOutsideClick(event: Event) {
+      const _event = event as Event & { target: T };
 
-  useEffect(
-    () => {
-      const listener = (event: Event) => {
-        const current = ref.current as HTMLElement | null;
+      if (!ref.current) {
+        return;
+      }
 
-        // Do nothing if clicking ref's element or descendent elements
-        if (
-          !current ||
-          current.contains(event.target as Node) ||
-          [...document.querySelectorAll("[data-prevent-outside-click]")].some(
-            (el) => el.contains(event.target as Node),
-          )
-        ) {
-          return;
-        }
+      const isInsideOverride = isInside?.(_event, ref.current);
 
-        handler(event);
-      };
+      if (isInsideOverride === true) {
+        return;
+      } else if (isInsideOverride === false) {
+        return callback(_event);
+      }
 
-      document.addEventListener("pointerdown", listener);
-      document.addEventListener("touchstart", listener);
-      return () => {
-        document.removeEventListener("pointerdown", listener);
-        document.removeEventListener("touchstart", listener);
-      };
-    },
-    // Add ref and handler to effect dependencies
-    // It's worth noting that because passed in handler is a new ...
-    // ... function on every render that will cause this effect ...
-    // ... callback/cleanup to run every render. It's not a big deal ...
-    // ... but to optimize you can wrap handler in useCallback before ...
-    // ... passing it into this hook.
-    [ref, handler],
-  );
+      // clicked element is in the descenendant of the target container
+      if (
+        ref.current.contains(_event.target) ||
+        // target is detached from DOM (happens when the element is removed
+        // on a pointerup event fired *before* this handler's pointerup is
+        // dispatched)
+        !document.documentElement.contains(_event.target)
+      ) {
+        return;
+      }
 
-  return ref;
-};
+      const isClickOnRadixPortal =
+        _event.target.closest("[data-radix-portal]") ||
+        // when radix popup is in "modal" mode, it disables pointer events on
+        // the `body` element, so the target element is going to be the `html`
+        // (note: this won't work if we selectively re-enable pointer events on
+        // specific elements as we do with navbar or excalidraw UI elements)
+        (_event.target === document.documentElement &&
+          document.body.style.pointerEvents === "none");
+
+      // if clicking on radix portal, assume it's a popup that
+      // should be considered as part of the UI. Obviously this is a terrible
+      // hack you can end up click on radix popups that outside the tree,
+      // but it works for most cases and the downside is minimal for now
+      if (isClickOnRadixPortal) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // clicking on a container that ignores outside clicks
+      if (_event.target.closest("[data-prevent-outside-click]")) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      callback(_event);
+    }
+
+    // note: don't use `click` because it often reports incorrect `event.target`
+    document.addEventListener(EVENT.POINTER_DOWN, onOutsideClick);
+    document.addEventListener(EVENT.TOUCH_START, onOutsideClick);
+
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener(EVENT.POINTER_DOWN, onOutsideClick);
+      document.removeEventListener(EVENT.TOUCH_START, onOutsideClick);
+    };
+  }, [ref, callback, isInside]);
+}
diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index 66b635d4..f751353a 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@
       "unlockAll": "Unlock all"
     },
     "statusPublished": "Published",
-    "sidebarLock": "Keep sidebar open"
+    "sidebarLock": "Keep sidebar open",
+    "eyeDropper": "Pick color from canvas"
   },
   "library": {
     "noItems": "No items added yet...",
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 52a75b61..8354ced9 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ export type AppClassProperties = {
   id: App["id"];
   onInsertElements: App["onInsertElements"];
   onExportImage: App["onExportImage"];
+  lastViewportPosition: App["lastViewportPosition"];
 };
 
 export type PointerDownState = Readonly<{
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index eca6964b..720e61a3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7143,10 +7143,10 @@ jiti@^1.17.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jiti/-/jiti-1.18.2.tgz#80c3ef3d486ebf2450d9335122b32d121f2a83cd"
   integrity sha512-QAdOptna2NYiSSpv0O/BwoHBSmz4YhpzJHyi+fnMRTXFjp7B8i/YG5Z8IfusxB1ufjcD2Sre1F3R+nX3fvy7gg==
 
-jotai@1.6.4:
-  version "1.6.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jotai/-/jotai-1.6.4.tgz#4d9904362c53c4293d32e21fb358d3de34b82912"
-  integrity sha512-XC0ExLhdE6FEBdIjKTe6kMlHaAUV/QiwN7vZond76gNr/WdcdonJOEW79+5t8u38sR41bJXi26B1dRi7cCRz9A==
+jotai@1.13.1:
+  version "1.13.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jotai/-/jotai-1.13.1.tgz#20cc46454cbb39096b12fddfa635b873b3668236"
+  integrity sha512-RUmH1S4vLsG3V6fbGlKzGJnLrDcC/HNb5gH2AeA9DzuJknoVxSGvvg8OBB7lke+gDc4oXmdVsaKn/xDUhWZ0vw==
 
 js-sdsl@^4.1.4:
   version "4.4.0"