Matching Paint colors

[rogue3d]

So after years of going blind trying to match on screen colors to those of the swatches on my desk, I have found two cheats.

 

the first is a swatch palette from Sherwin Williams that plugs in to photoshop. Obviously, it only works with Sherwin williams colors but 90% of the arch projects I work on spec either SW or MAB paints. After dropping the file into the swatches folder you can load it in your swatch palette and then if you select list instead of thumbnail you get the number and the name of the color. So no fighting with the client if the color is correct. Sherein williams has this as a free download so I'm attaching it to this post.

 

the other color helper is a website:

http://www.easyrgb.com/index.php?X=SEEK

 

sherwin williams site to download the swatch file.

http://www.sherwin-williams.com/pro/paint_colors/paint_color_samples/color_visualizer/index.jsp

Edited November 24, 2008 by rogue3d
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[Crazy Homeless Guy]

Use this with LWF, and you are really onto something.

[CHE]

We sample colors from this website:

 

http://www.colorcharts.org/ccorg/

 

Then, we save the colors as PNG swatches into our library and use them as diffuse maps. As Travis suggested, you should be using this along with LWF for better results.

[theapprentice]

In our office we use the Pantone color swatch chart. It works pretty well but what is LWF and how do you save the colors as a png file? I'm sure this is probaly elementary stuff but I would like to know of other ways to get colors to match my screen since I don't have an extra Pantone chart at home. Thanks in advance.

[Jeff Mottle]

Buy a spectrophotometer and you can sample the color swatch and get the exact color you want. Of course there is always the fudge factor of editing the color once light actually hits it. It's amazing how clients discount the illuminant in the real world, but have a hard time doing so when looking at a photograph or rendering.

[danb4026]

what is "LWF"?

[3dp]

same kind of issue but i've always insisted that designers spec their colours - more so if it's a planning application

i came across this resource a long time ago and checked it's still here.............

 

http://www.e-paint.co.uk/

 

lots of ral colours to match off - in the past i'd downloaded the full website but for quick and easy i save the colour as a image and put that in a 3dsmax diffuse slot

 

bingo no arguements from a client on colour reference other than trying to turn a typical english summer day into a mediterranean sky

[quizzy]

if you're looking for RAL colors, or sikkens, I made material libraries for Max for free....

 

shameless plug: http://www.exchange3d.com/cubecart/index.php?searchStr=3idee&act=doSearch

 

edit: oops this is in the photoshop forum..

[Justin Hunt]

http://http://www.dulux.com.au/html/specifier/colour_atlas.aspx

 

Dulux colours , gives RGB values

 

 

http://http://www.resene.co.nz/swatches/resene_find_a_colour.htm

 

Resen, same deal as Dulux

 

A good 90% of my colours come frome these two

 

jhv