Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.php
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--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.php	(revision 17751)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.php	(working copy)
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 					<td>
 						<fieldset><legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php _e( 'Link Color', 'twentyeleven' ); ?></span></legend>
 							<input type="text" name="twentyeleven_theme_options[link_color]" id="link-color" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $options['link_color'] ); ?>" />
-							<span id="link-color-example"></span> <a class="hide-if-no-js" href="#" id="pickcolor"><?php _e( 'Select a Color', 'twentyeleven' ); ?></a>
+							<a class="hide-if-no-js" href="#" id="pickcolor"><?php _e( 'Select a Color', 'twentyeleven' ); ?></a>
 							<div id="colorPickerDiv" style="z-index: 100; background:#eee; border:1px solid #ccc; position:absolute; display:none;"></div>
 							<br />
 							<small class="description"><?php printf( __( 'Default color: %s', 'twentyeleven' ), $default_options['link_color'] ); ?></small>
Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.css
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--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.css	(revision 17751)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.css	(working copy)
@@ -19,13 +19,4 @@
 }
 .image-radio-option img {
 	margin: 0 0 0 -2px;
-}
-#link-color-example {
-	padding: 4px 14px;
-	margin: 0 7px 0 3px;
-	-moz-border-radius: 4px;
-	-khtml-border-radius: 4px;
-	-webkit-border-radius: 4px;
-	border-radius: 4px;
-	border: 1px solid #dfdfdf;
 }
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Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.js
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--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.js	(revision 17751)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.js	(working copy)
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
 var farbtastic;
 
 (function($){
-	var pickColor = function(a) {
-		farbtastic.setColor(a);
-		$('#link-color').val(a);
-		$('#link-color-example').css('background-color', a);
-	}
-
 	$(document).ready( function() {
-		farbtastic = $.farbtastic('#colorPickerDiv', pickColor);
+		farbtastic = $.farbtastic('#colorPickerDiv', '#link-color');
 
-		pickColor( $('#link-color').val() );
-
 		$('#pickcolor').click( function(e) {
 			$('#colorPickerDiv').show();
 			e.preventDefault();
@@ -25,7 +17,7 @@
 			if ( '#' + a !== b )
 				$('#link-color').val(a);
 			if ( a.length === 3 || a.length === 6 )
-				pickColor( '#' + a );
+				a = '#' + a;
 		});
 
 		$(document).mousedown( function() {