Color picker does not show the correct color when selecting color on the moving object

Unity: IMGUI Controls

Won't Fix

6.2.X

6.1.X

6.0.X

2022.3.X

2021.3.X

The color picker is an running on the editor update loop which doesn't run at the same frequency as the scene view. The color is sampled on click. A workaround is to pause the visual effect with the in-scene overlay so that the color in the scene view stays the same.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Create a new project
2. Install Visual Effect Graph package (Window > Package Management > Package Manager)
3. Create Visual Effect Graph (Create > Visual Effects > Visual Effect Graph)
4. Select any of the default Graphs (ex. Simple Loop)
5. Create a GameObject, add Visual Effect Component and attach Visual Effect Asset to it
6. Select Color field to open HDR Gradient Editor (linear) window
7. Select one of the gradient markers and press on HDR Color field to open HDR Color window
8. Press on color picker icon in the newly opened window, hover over the moving VFX particles and observe the preview window
9. Select a color of the moving VFX particle

Actual results: Selected color is different than the one that was clicked on and preview window does not show the VFX particles moving
Expected results: Preview shows movement of the VFX particles or the selected colour is the same colour that was clicked on

Reproducible with versions: 2021.3.52f1, 2022.3.62f1, 6000.0.49f1, 6000.1.4f1, 6000.2.0b2
Tested on (OS): macOS Sequoia 15.4 (M4)

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Color picker does not show the correct color when selecting color on the moving object

Unity: IMGUI Controls

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Won't Fix

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6.2.XWon't FixThe color picker is an running on the editor update loop which doesn't run at the same frequency as the scene view. The color is sampled on click. A workaround is to pause the visual effect with the in-scene overlay so that the color in the scene view stays the same.

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Color picker does not show the correct color when selecting color on the moving object

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6.2.XWon't FixThe color picker is an running on the editor update loop which doesn't run at the same frequency as the scene view. The color is sampled on click. A workaround is to pause the visual effect with the in-scene overlay so that the color in the scene view stays the same.

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