(Note: FindPaintColor runs on iPhone 7 and newer. Not supported on iPad. Available in U.S. and Canada.) 

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 is a paint color matching app that 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, W1-1) 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. 

To provide a pleasant no-hassle user experience, FindPaintColor has no in-app purchases, no ads, and does not request reviews.  

Aug 19 2023: FindPaintColor is ranked #39 in App Store Utilities (thanks all!). The  refund rate is below 1%. 

Product Update Nov 21 2023: Version 2.4.2 was released, correcting an issue with certain vivid blue-green colors (e.g. PPG “Jamaican Sea”), plus other refinements.

Dec 5 2023: Family Handyman Magazine selects FindPaintColor as best paint matching app for Apple users.

April 9 2024: A few users were expecting the app to work with uploaded photos, but no - as mentioned above, it only works with new photos taken within the app, for accuracy reasons. Some others were expecting a calibration process, similar to computer monitor calibration tools, but this is not required - the iPhone camera is already factory calibrated.

April 26 2024: Version 2.4.3 and 2.4.4 released, with several minor refinements.

May 10 2024: Sherwin-Williams provides color chips (including the above-mentioned) free by land mail, at: https://samples.sherwin-williams.com/ (In Canada: https://samples.sherwin-williams.ca )

May 25 2024: FindPaintColor is ranked #25 in App Store Utilities. Many thanks to the thousands of users!

July 2 2024: FindPaintColor is ranked #18 in App Store Utilities.

Sept 2 2024: FindPaintColor reaches #15 in App Store Utilities.

To help ensure a smooth experience, please watch the 3 minute App WalkThru Video below to see exactly what the app does, and how to use it, so that you’ll be finding the closest match standard paint color to your wall color in a few minutes.