Colour match paint from a photo, the easy way
Spotted a wall colour you love in a friend’s front room or a magazine spread? You can colour match paint from photo without a single trip to the shop first. Photograph it (or save the image), open Color Identifier, tap the shade, and the app hands you the codes to take to your decorator’s merchant.
A quick walkthrough
- Open Color Identifier and tap From Photo.
- Choose the picture — a room you snapped, a screenshot, a downloaded swatch.
- Tap the precise spot; it behaves like an eyedropper for photos.
- Read the colour name plus Hex, RGB, CMYK and Pantone values.
- Save it to a palette or share the codes when you order your paint.
Made for real decorating
Hallways, skirting, a moody feature wall — UK rooms rarely sit in perfect light. Tapping the colour from a clear photo gives you a steady reading rather than a guess made under a lampshade. Pick a well-lit picture and zoom in before you tap so you catch the true colour, not a shadow.
Match in any brand
The values are universal, so to colour match paint from photo you simply walk in with the Hex or Pantone code and ask for the closest match in whichever range you prefer. Color Identifier is free to download, and your first scans are free.