I added code from this example and it works! (wp 9 still has same issue with color picker)
<script>
( function( $ ){
function initColorPicker( widget ) {
widget.find( '.color-picker' ).wpColorPicker( {
change: _.throttle( function() { // For Customizer
$(this).trigger( 'change' );
}, 3000 )
});
}
function onFormUpdate( event, widget ) {
initColorPicker( widget );
}
$( document ).on( 'widget-added widget-updated', onFormUpdate );
$( document ).ready( function() {
$( '#widgets-right .widget:has(.color-picker)' ).each( function () {
initColorPicker( $( this ) );
} );
} );
}( jQuery ) );