Colour mixer and matcher
Pick a colour — or click a spot on your own photo — to see its value, temperature and a suggested starting mix from ten basic paints.
Load a photo, then tap the colour you want to match.
Value:
Temperature:
Complement:
Suggested mixes
Calculated with a simplified pigment-mixing model and typical paint colours. Real paints differ by brand, so treat these as a starting point and adjust by eye. Parts are by volume — a big ratio such as 64 : 1 means add the stronger paint a tiny touch at a time.
How to match by eye
- Decide the hue family and start with the nearest tube colour.
- Match the value next — squint and compare.
- Adjust intensity: dull it with the complement, or start from a cleaner colour.
- Test a dab next to your reference before painting.
Read the full lesson: Matching and mixing colours.