diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/color_button.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/color_button.py
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+import pyqtgraph as pg
+
+
+class ColorButton(pg.ColorButton):
+    """
+    A ColorButton that opens a dialog to select a color. Inherits from pyqtgraph.ColorButton.
+    Patches event loop of the ColorDialog, if opened in another QDialog.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def selectColor(self):
+        self.origColor = self.color()
+        self.colorDialog.setCurrentColor(self.color())
+        self.colorDialog.open()
+        self.colorDialog.exec()