You’re right. I wasn’t clicking Show Shaded Material in Viewport. Plus, I had to use1.0 as the gamma value. Now it works.
BUT… I have to mention that I found an even cooler way. The link I posted above also links to a plugin called the CoolPicker. I’m using it right now and it is the coolest thing since sliced bread! The best part is being able to click and drag anywhere on my screen and pick up the color. Also being able to use Lab colors is great since that is how my spectrocolorimeter reports colors. Don’t know why ADesk doesn’t pick this one up. It’s been around since Max 1 or something.
Craig