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A smart use case for labels is on color pickers with predefined values. Depending on the app's context you can even omit labels. Consider keeping them for color-blind people who struggle to identify colors though.
Complement your link copy with a visual representation of the selected value. In this example, the labels show you how capitalization will look. It's not always possible to do this hack, so go all into it when the opportunity presents itself.