1. A system, comprising: a computing device having a display; and, a digital stylus configured to capture colors from an operating environment; the digital stylus configured to wirelessly communicate data relating to an individual color from the operating environment to the computing device, the computing device configured to: identify a context in which the individual color is input to the computing device by the digital stylus; select a particular function to perform on the computing device based at least upon the context in which the individual color is input to the computing device by the digital stylus; and perform the particular function on the computing device, wherein: in a first instance, the particular function is a drawing function performed on the computing device using the individual color, and in a second instance, the particular function is another function performed on the computing device using the individual color.