fix issue 19341

src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/ValueConverters/ColorPickerValueConverter.cs

@@ -22,34 +22,29 @@ public class ColorPickerValueConverter : PropertyValueConverterBase
         => propertyType.EditorAlias.InvariantEquals(Constants.PropertyEditors.Aliases.ColorPicker);
 
     public override Type GetPropertyValueType(IPublishedPropertyType propertyType)
-        => UseLabel(propertyType) ? typeof(PickedColor) : typeof(string);
+        => typeof(PickedColor);
 
     public override PropertyCacheLevel GetPropertyCacheLevel(IPublishedPropertyType propertyType)
         => PropertyCacheLevel.Element;
 
     public override object? ConvertSourceToIntermediate(IPublishedElement owner, IPublishedPropertyType propertyType, object? source, bool preview)
     {
-        var useLabel = UseLabel(propertyType);
-
         if (source is null)
         {
-            return useLabel ? null : string.Empty;
+            return null;
         }
 
         var value = source.ToString()!;
         if (value.DetectIsJson())
         {
             PickedColor? convertedValue = _jsonSerializer.Deserialize<PickedColor>(value);
-            return useLabel ? convertedValue : convertedValue?.Color;
+            return convertedValue;
         }
-
-        // This seems to be something old old where it may not be json at all.
-        if (useLabel)
+        else
         {
+            // This seems to be something old old where it may not be json at all.
             return new PickedColor(value, value);
         }
-
-        return value;
     }
 
     private bool UseLabel(IPublishedPropertyType propertyType) => ConfigurationEditor