diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a98dd2f..cb51e85 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ window.actions = actionWrapper(actions, store.dispatch);
 
 // add inital shapes
 import * as CAL from 'cal';
-store.dispatch(actions.addObject({
-  type: 'FREE_HAND',
-  fill: false,
-  solid: false,
-  points: [new CAL.Vector(-20, 0), new CAL.Vector(10, 1)],
-  transform: new CAL.Matrix({ x: 0, y: 0 })
-}));
+// store.dispatch(actions.addObject({
+//   type: 'FREE_HAND',
+//   fill: false,
+//   solid: false,
+//   points: [new CAL.Vector(-20, 0), new CAL.Vector(10, 1)],
+//   transform: new CAL.Matrix({ x: 0, y: 0 })
+// }));
 store.dispatch(actions.addObject({
   type: 'RECT',
   fill: true,
diff --git a/src/components/D2Panel.js b/src/components/D2Panel.js
index 2bc9012..b7377ca 100644
--- a/src/components/D2Panel.js
+++ b/src/components/D2Panel.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import * as CAL from 'cal';
 import * as toolNames from '../constants/d2Tools';
+import { PIPETTE } from '../constants/contextTools.js';
 import { CANVAS_SIZE } from '../constants/d2Constants';
 import createRAFOnce from '../utils/rafOnce.js';
 import Grid from '../d2/Grid.js';
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import EraserTool from '../d2/tools/EraserTool.js';
 import BrushTool from '../d2/tools/BrushTool.js';
 import PolygonTool from '../d2/tools/PolygonTool.js';
 import CircleTool from '../d2/tools/CircleTool.js';
+import PipetteTool from '../d2/tools/PipetteTool.js';
 import TextTool from '../d2/tools/TextTool.js';
 import BucketTool from '../d2/tools/BucketTool.js';
 import PhotoGuideTool from '../d2/tools/PhotoGuideTool.js';
@@ -30,14 +32,15 @@ const CANVAS_WIDTH = CANVAS_SIZE * 2;
 const CANVAS_HEIGHT = CANVAS_SIZE * 2;
 
 const tools = {
-  [toolNames.TRANSFORM]:          TransformTool,
-  [toolNames.ERASER]:             EraserTool,
-  [toolNames.TEXT]:               TextTool,
-  [toolNames.BUCKET]:             BucketTool,
-  [toolNames.PHOTO_GUIDE]:        PhotoGuideTool,
-  [toolNames.BRUSH]:              BrushTool,
-  [toolNames.POLYGON]:            PolygonTool,
-  [toolNames.CIRCLE]:             CircleTool
+  [toolNames.TRANSFORM]: TransformTool,
+  [toolNames.ERASER]: EraserTool,
+  [toolNames.TEXT]: TextTool,
+  [toolNames.BUCKET]: BucketTool,
+  [toolNames.PHOTO_GUIDE]: PhotoGuideTool,
+  [toolNames.BRUSH]: BrushTool,
+  [toolNames.POLYGON]: PolygonTool,
+  [toolNames.CIRCLE]: CircleTool,
+  [PIPETTE]: PipetteTool
 };
 
 // TODO the same as 3d
diff --git a/src/components/SubMenu.js b/src/components/SubMenu.js
index 5d4cfdf..44f4ea8 100644
--- a/src/components/SubMenu.js
+++ b/src/components/SubMenu.js
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import Button from './Button.js';
 import Menu from './Menu.js';
 import bowser from 'bowser';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { hexToStyle } from '../utils/colorUtils.js';
 // import createDebug from 'debug';
 // const debug = createDebug('d3d:ui:submenu');
 
-export default class SubMenu extends React.Component {
+class SubMenu extends React.Component {
   static propTypes = {
     onSelect: PropTypes.func,
     onOpen: PropTypes.func,
@@ -64,12 +66,17 @@ export default class SubMenu extends React.Component {
     }
   };
   render() {
-    const { id, value, selected, open, selectedValue, children, svg, toggleBehavior } = this.props;
+    const { id, value, selected, open, selectedValue, children, svg, toggleBehavior, color, solid } = this.props;
+
+    const style = {};
+    if (id === 'color-picker-tool') {
+      style.fill = solid ? hexToStyle(color) : 'url(#holepattern)';
+    }
 
     let className = 'submenu';
     if (open) className += ' open';
     return (
-      <li id={id} className={className} ref="li">
+      <li id={id} className={className} ref="li" style={style}>
         <Button
           id={`${selectedValue}-menu`}
           value={selectedValue}
@@ -89,3 +96,8 @@ export default class SubMenu extends React.Component {
     );
   }
 }
+
+export default connect(state => ({
+  color: state.sketcher.present.context.color,
+  solid: state.sketcher.present.context.solid
+}))(SubMenu);
diff --git a/src/constants/contextTools.js b/src/constants/contextTools.js
index 74f1bcb..b15ab59 100644
--- a/src/constants/contextTools.js
+++ b/src/constants/contextTools.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const DARK_GREEN = 'color-dark-green';
 export const DARK_PINK = 'color-dark-pink';
 export const DARK_YELLOW = 'color-dark-yellow';
 export const HOLE_MATERIAL = 'color-hole-material';
+export const PIPETTE = 'pipette-tool';
 
 export const COLORS = [
   LIGHT_BLUE,
diff --git a/src/constants/d2Tools.js b/src/constants/d2Tools.js
index 2912359..a722c80 100644
--- a/src/constants/d2Tools.js
+++ b/src/constants/d2Tools.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export const TRANSFORM = 'transform-tool';
 export const ERASER = 'eraser-tool';
 export const TEXT = 'text-tool';
 export const PHOTO_GUIDE = 'photo-guide-tool';
+export const PIPETTE = 'pipette-tool';
 
 export const CIRCLE = 'circle-tool';
 export const CIRCLE_SEGMENT = 'circle-segment-tool';
diff --git a/src/constants/general.js b/src/constants/general.js
index 1071e34..4d06717 100644
--- a/src/constants/general.js
+++ b/src/constants/general.js
@@ -18,22 +18,3 @@ export const COLOR_STRING_TO_HEX = {
   [contextTools.DARK_PINK]: 0xe94481,
   [contextTools.DARK_YELLOW]: 0xdfde24
 };
-export const COLOR_HEX_TO_STRING = Object
-  .entries(COLOR_STRING_TO_HEX)
-  .reduce((obj, [key, value]) => {
-    obj[value] = key;
-    return obj;
-  }, {});
-
-// LEGACY
-// add old color codes to corresponding color strings
-// so old doodles with old colors are previewd correctly in color picker color selector
-COLOR_HEX_TO_STRING[0x96cbef] = contextTools.BLUE;
-COLOR_HEX_TO_STRING[0x9bca87] = contextTools.GREEN;
-COLOR_HEX_TO_STRING[0xf08eb2] = contextTools.PINK;
-COLOR_HEX_TO_STRING[0xfff59a] = contextTools.YELLOW;
-COLOR_HEX_TO_STRING[0x7098b3] = contextTools.DARK_BLUE;
-COLOR_HEX_TO_STRING[0x7ab063] = contextTools.DARK_GREEN;
-COLOR_HEX_TO_STRING[0xb36984] = contextTools.DARK_PINK;
-COLOR_HEX_TO_STRING[0xf5e872] = contextTools.DARK_YELLOW;
-COLOR_HEX_TO_STRING[0x00DDFF] = contextTools.BLUE;
diff --git a/src/constants/menu.js b/src/constants/menu.js
index 75e5c7b..0c8ddc1 100644
--- a/src/constants/menu.js
+++ b/src/constants/menu.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const context = {
         { value: contextTools.LIGHT_GREEN, svg: '#color-picker-empty-fill' },
         { value: contextTools.LIGHT_PINK, svg: '#color-picker-empty-fill' },
         { value: contextTools.LIGHT_YELLOW, svg: '#color-picker-empty-fill' },
-        // { value: contextTools.HOLE_MATERIAL, svg: '#color-picker-empty-fill' },
+        { value: contextTools.PIPETTE },
         { value: contextTools.BLUE, svg: '#color-picker-empty-fill' },
         { value: contextTools.GREEN, svg: '#color-picker-empty-fill' },
         { value: contextTools.PINK, svg: '#color-picker-empty-fill' },
diff --git a/src/d2/tools/PipetteTool.js b/src/d2/tools/PipetteTool.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78a9e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/d2/tools/PipetteTool.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import BaseTool from './BaseTool.js';
+
+export default class PipetteTool extends BaseTool {
+  constructor(dispatch, sceneSpaceContainer, renderRequest) {
+    super(dispatch, sceneSpaceContainer, renderRequest);
+    this.enableHitDetection = true;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/reducer/contextReducer.js b/src/reducer/contextReducer.js
index 75bbbe7..f2e6be8 100644
--- a/src/reducer/contextReducer.js
+++ b/src/reducer/contextReducer.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import * as actions from '../actions/index.js';
 import { select } from './menusReducer.js';
 import { getSelectedObjectsSelector, getBoundingBox } from '../utils/selectionUtils.js';
 import { Matrix } from 'cal';
+import { updateTool as updateTool2d } from './d2/toolReducer.js';
+import { updateColor } from './selectionReducer.js';
 
 export default function (state, action) {
   switch (action.category) {
@@ -16,15 +18,7 @@ export default function (state, action) {
       const [firstSelected] = state.selection.objects;
       const isSolid = firstSelected ? state.objectsById[firstSelected.id].solid : true;
 
-      let color;
-      if (!isSolid) {
-        color = contextTools.HOLE_MATERIAL;
-      } else {
-        const colorHex = firstSelected ? state.objectsById[firstSelected.id].color : state.context.color;
-        // pick current draw color when color is unknown
-        color = COLOR_HEX_TO_STRING[colorHex] || COLOR_HEX_TO_STRING[state.context.color];
-      }
-
+      const color = isSolid ? contextTools.PIPETTE : contextTools.HOLE_MATERIAL;
       menus = select(menus, color);
 
       const fillBool = firstSelected && state.objectsById[firstSelected.id].fill;
@@ -40,7 +34,8 @@ export default function (state, action) {
 
   switch (action.type) {
     case actions.D2_CHANGE_TOOL: {
-      const color = state.context.solid ? COLOR_HEX_TO_STRING[state.context.color] : contextTools.HOLE_MATERIAL;
+      const color = state.context.solid ? contextTools.PIPETTE : contextTools.HOLE_MATERIAL;
+
       return update(state, {
         menus: { $set: select(state.menus, color) }
       });
@@ -51,6 +46,17 @@ export default function (state, action) {
   }
 
   switch (action.tool) {
+    case contextTools.PIPETTE: {
+      state = update(state, {
+        context: {
+          lastTool: { $set: state.d2.tool }
+        }
+      });
+      state = updateTool2d(state, contextTools.PIPETTE);
+
+      return state;
+    }
+
     case contextTools.HOLE_MATERIAL: {
       return update(state, {
         objectsById: state.selection.objects.reduce((updateObject, { id }) => {
@@ -76,19 +82,7 @@ export default function (state, action) {
     case contextTools.DARK_PINK:
     case contextTools.DARK_YELLOW: {
       const color = COLOR_STRING_TO_HEX[action.tool];
-      return update(state, {
-        objectsById: state.selection.objects.reduce((updateObject, { id }) => {
-          updateObject[id] = {
-            color: { $set: color },
-            solid: { $set: true }
-          };
-          return updateObject;
-        }, {}),
-        context: {
-          solid: { $set: true },
-          color: { $set: color }
-        }
-      });
+      return updateColor(state, color);
     }
 
     case contextTools.ERASER_SIZE_SMALL:
diff --git a/src/reducer/d2/toolReducer.js b/src/reducer/d2/toolReducer.js
index 37735b6..3839b3b 100644
--- a/src/reducer/d2/toolReducer.js
+++ b/src/reducer/d2/toolReducer.js
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ import textReducer from './tools/textReducer.js';
 import photoGuideReducer from './tools/photoGuideReducer.js';
 import { transformReducer } from './tools/transformReducer.js';
 import eraserReducer from './tools/eraserReducer.js';
+import pipetteReducer from './tools/pipetteReducer.js';
 import * as actions from '../../actions/index.js';
 import * as tools from '../../constants/d2Tools.js';
+import { PIPETTE } from '../../constants/contextTools.js';
 import createDebug from 'debug';
 const debug = createDebug('d3d:reducer:d2:tool');
 
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@ const reducers = {
   [tools.PHOTO_GUIDE]: photoGuideReducer,
   [tools.BUCKET]: bucketReducer,
   [tools.TEXT]: textReducer,
-  [tools.BRUSH]: penReducer
+  [tools.BRUSH]: penReducer,
+  [PIPETTE]: pipetteReducer
 };
 
 export default function toolReducer(state, action) {
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ export default function toolReducer(state, action) {
   }
 }
 
-function updateTool(state, newTool) {
+export function updateTool(state, newTool) {
   if (newTool === state.d2.tool) {
     return state;
   } else {
diff --git a/src/reducer/d2/tools/bucketReducer.js b/src/reducer/d2/tools/bucketReducer.js
index a4aa83d..3eb94dd 100644
--- a/src/reducer/d2/tools/bucketReducer.js
+++ b/src/reducer/d2/tools/bucketReducer.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { shapeToPoints } from '../../../shape/shapeToPoints.js';
 import { applyMatrixOnShape, pathToVectorPath } from '../../../utils/vectorUtils.js';
 import { addObject } from '../../../reducer/objectReducers.js';
 import subtractShapeFromState from '../../../utils/subtractShapeFromState.js';
-import { getColor, getFirst, filterType, getObjectsFromIds } from '../../../utils/objectSelectors.js';
 import createDebug from 'debug';
 const debug = createDebug('d3d:reducer:bucket');
 
@@ -20,19 +19,6 @@ export default function bucketReducer(state, action) {
   switch (action.type) {
     case actions.D2_TAP:
       const color = state.context.color;
-      // if (experimentalColorPicker) {
-      //   const imageColor = getColor(
-      //     getFirst(
-      //       filterType(
-      //         getObjectsFromIds(state, action.objects),
-      //         'IMAGE_GUIDE'
-      //       )
-      //     ),
-      //     action.position,
-      //     action.screenMatrixZoom
-      //   );
-      //   if (imageColor !== null) color = imageColor;
-      // }
 
       // if clicked on a filled shape change shape color
       const filledPathIndex = action.objects.findIndex(id => (
diff --git a/src/reducer/d2/tools/pipetteReducer.js b/src/reducer/d2/tools/pipetteReducer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..234fad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/reducer/d2/tools/pipetteReducer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { updateColor } from '../../selectionReducer.js';
+import { getColor } from '../../../utils/objectSelectors.js';
+import { select } from '../../menusReducer.js';
+import update from 'react-addons-update';
+import { updateTool as updateTool2d } from '../toolReducer.js';
+
+export default function pipetteReducer(state, action) {
+  const [object] = action.objects;
+  if (object) {
+    const shapeData = state.objectsById[object];
+    let color;
+    if (shapeData.type === 'IMAGE_GUIDE') {
+      color = getColor(shapeData, action.position, action.screenMatrixZoom);
+    } else {
+      color = shapeData.color;
+    }
+    state = updateColor(state, color);
+  }
+  state = updateTool2d(state, state.context.lastTool);
+  return state;
+}
diff --git a/src/reducer/selectionReducer.js b/src/reducer/selectionReducer.js
index 354b968..1ea7725 100644
--- a/src/reducer/selectionReducer.js
+++ b/src/reducer/selectionReducer.js
@@ -131,3 +131,19 @@ function deselectAll(state) {
     });
   }
 }
+
+export function updateColor(state, color) {
+  return update(state, {
+    objectsById: state.selection.objects.reduce((updateObject, { id }) => {
+      updateObject[id] = {
+        color: { $set: color },
+        solid: { $set: true }
+      };
+      return updateObject;
+    }, {}),
+    context: {
+      solid: { $set: true },
+      color: { $set: color }
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/styles/styles.css b/styles/styles.css
index 44aead2..d233a7a 100644
--- a/styles/styles.css
+++ b/styles/styles.css
@@ -257,45 +257,49 @@
 	flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
 
-#color-light-blue, #color-light-blue-menu {
+#color-light-blue {
 	fill: #c8e4f7;
 }
-#color-light-green, #color-light-green-menu {
+#color-light-green {
 	fill: #cbe6c0;
 }
-#color-light-pink, #color-light-pink-menu {
+#color-light-pink {
 	fill: #f8c4d8;
 }
-#color-light-yellow, #color-light-yellow-menu {
+#color-light-yellow {
 	fill: #f5f5c0;
 }
-#color-blue, #color-blue-menu {
+#color-blue {
 	fill: #92c8ef;
 }
-#color-green, #color-green-menu {
+#color-green {
 	fill: #99cc81;
 }
-#color-pink, #color-pink-menu {
+#color-pink {
 	fill: #f28bb1;
 }
-#color-yellow, #color-yellow-menu {
+#color-yellow {
 	fill: #ebea7f;
 }
-#color-dark-blue, #color-dark-blue-menu {
+#color-dark-blue {
 	fill: #50a8e4;
 }
-#color-dark-green, #color-dark-green-menu {
+#color-dark-green {
 	fill: #5aae31;
 }
-#color-dark-pink, #color-dark-pink-menu {
+#color-dark-pink {
 	fill: #e94481;
 }
-#color-dark-yellow, #color-dark-yellow-menu {
+#color-dark-yellow {
 	fill: #dfde24;
 }
-#color-hole-material, #color-hole-material-menu {
+#color-hole-material {
 	fill: url(#holepattern);
 }
+#pipette-tool {
+	background-size: 30px;
+	background-image: url('../img/contextmenu/btnPicker.png');
+}
 
 /* menu's */
 .menu {