Wish: A color picker for the grad filter

When I use color for the grad filter, I often wish I could pick the color from my image. It is "fiddly stuff" to get the color right with the color panel as it is now.
It would be great to have a color picker that takes the color from a chosen spot in the image.
WW

Oh I see, sneaky little devil!
Thanks for the tip, Lee Jay.
Correct answer.
WW

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