FindPaintColor 4+
Match that unknown paint color
Larry Maki
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- $2.99
iPhone Screenshots
Description
Trying to find a paint color to match an unknown existing wall (or other surface) color? Or maybe find lighter or darker colors of the same hue, or possibly complementary colors?
FindPaintColor finds the best-match paint colors from thousands available from major paint vendors, by analyzing a photo of your unknown color with a specified white color chip available free from your paint dealer. The photo is taken within the app, and must be taken in natural (window) lighting only.
Although other high-accuracy solutions require an external color sensor, FindPaintColor uses the iPhone camera and advanced image processing, so no separate color measurement device is required.
Accuracy is similar to external color sensing devices, and will identify the nearest few color chips for your final match, including the many that are available but not usually on display at your paint store. The app can save multiple trips back and forth to your dealer and eliminates the vexing need to bring in a sample.
It finds paints from these four major paint vendors: Behr, Benjamin Moore, PPG, and Sherwin Williams.
The app also finds paints darker or lighter than your color, and complementary colors, using industry-standard color wheel methods.
It provides industry-standard ‘sRGB’ (standard Red Green Blue) values, to allow finding paints from other vendors. It also shows HSV (Hue Saturation Value) and LRV (Light Reflectance Value) numbers, to help you compare colors numerically as well as by eye.
The required white color chip is used by the app to measure ambient light – a must for accuracy, and as long used by professional photographers to ensure color accuracy.
This white chip may be any one of the following, available free from your paint dealer:
Behr:
PR-W15 (PPU18-06) Ultra Pure White
PR-W14U Bit of Sugar
Benjamin Moore:
OC-65 (2120-70) Chantilly Lace
OC-68 Distant Gray
PPG:
PPG1172-1 Snow Storm
PPG1049-1 Snowy Mount
Sherwin Williams:
SW 7757 Highly Reflective White
SW 7006 Extra White
Any one of the above chips will work to find the closest colors from all four paint vendors.
The app provides simple instructions for use, and trial demonstration photos to ensure a smooth start.
What’s New
Version 2.4.4
Viewability Improvements
Ratings and Reviews
Not intuitive, basically useless
It’s so difficult to use that it feels like it doesn’t do anything. The interface is amateurish. I work in technology and spent 20 minutes trying to make it work correctly only to give up. I can’t believe I paid money for this app and I’d like my money back, please.
Developer Response ,
Hi Jim
Sorry to hear of this experience. You can request your refund from the very bottom of the App Store page, should you wish.
Please be assured that the app is in wide use and does work as stated. Would you have the patience to work through this, via email at support@findpaintcolor.com? If so, should be able to get you going, and also allow improving the app to help avoid others from later having similar issues. Thanks in advance!
No. No. NO!
Friends-I own a software company. I have worked with computers for over 20 years and after an hour trying to find some way to upload a photo I simply quit. Caveat Emptor! This one is bad/real bad. I should have read the reviews-that’s my mistake.
Developer Response ,
As per the previous comment, FindPaintColor is not intended to work with external photos - and works only with photos taken within the app with a known white chip (as the Product Page says). This allows it to measure ambient light, as required to achieve high color matching accuracy with the iPhone camera, without requiring an external color measurement sensor.
Terrible app
This app is just terrible. There’s nobody that actually buys this then uses it. You can even upload photos. You can only take Live Photos. Junk.
Developer Response ,
It is unfortunate that FindPaintColor did not meet your expectations, but the Product Description says clearly that it works by taking in-app photos (and that is how it achieves the high accuracy that it does). And correct - it is not intended to work with photos taken outside the app.
Although a small fraction of folks (way less than 1%) have had issues, please be assured that FindPaintColor is in wide daily use across North America, accurately finding the closest standard paint colors without the aggravation of finding matching color chips or bringing in a sample, and used by more and more people every day (thanks!).
The 3 minute video on findpaintcolor.com gives a good idea of the app in use, and typical accuracy.
App Privacy
The developer, Larry Maki, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Larry Maki
- Size
- 49.1 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Larry Maki 2024
- Price
- $2.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.