Reverting to Mavericks Color Picker

The Yosemite color picker is a step backward in every way. There's a two step eyedropper function instead of one. There are too few spaces for color swatches and I can't seem to increase the number. It isn't apparent how one clears existing color swatches.
I wish to revert to the Mavericks Color Picker but can't seem to find the app hidden in the system library. Does anyone have an idea where the color picker is located?
Thanks.

Thanks baltwo, I tried swapping the five varied color picker plugins from the System Libraries of Yosemite and Mavericks after I had posted my question. It didn't work. One of the older plugins wouldn't render and the basic framework was still the Yosemite Color Picker. There must be an app or framework that I need in addition to the Color Picker plugins.
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