PaintColorMatcherCIE ΔE2000 & CAT16 Lab

Paint Color Matcher — Photo & Brand Studio (Find Paint Color from Photo (Sherwin-Williams, Behr & BM))

11,249 Colors • CIE ΔE2000 & CAT16

Use our calibrated paint color finder to find paint color from photo uploads instantly. Tap a white trim or ceiling reference to strip warm lightbulb cast and match 11,249 official fan-deck formulas.

SUNLIT-LIVING.RAWCAT16 2700K Calibrated
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Wall Sample • 15×15px Blur
#E5DCCB→ #E7DFD1
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✓ White Ref Trim Baseboard
CAT16 Room Lighting & White-Balance Compensation
Calibrated to Standard D65 (6500K)
Correlated Color Temp (CCT)2700 K
2700K Tungsten5000K Daylight6500K Overcast
Tint Cast Compensation+2 Tint
-30 Foliage Green Cast0 Neutral+30 Warm Cast
Chromatic Reconstruction ComparisonCALIBRATED TARGET
Raw Photo Pixel
#E5DCCB
Warm tungsten lamp cast
True Wall Swatch
#E7DFD1
Standard D65 daylight corrected
LRV
74.4%
Undertone
Warm Yellow-Cream
L* (HK)
89.6
Filter by Brand PortfolioSorted by lowest ΔE2000
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OPTICAL WALL COLOR EXTRACTION

How Our Paint Color Finder Eliminates Lighting Cast

When you try to find paint color from photo snapshots using a basic HEX eyedropper, warm 2700K lamps make crisp whites look muddy yellow. Our paint color finder applies CIE CAM16 chromatic adaptation before searching all three major North American paint brands.

Pro Field Photography Tips
  • Include a small corner of white baseboard or door casing in the frame.
  • Sample the mid-wall plane away from direct window glare or deep corner shadows.
  • Compare the Top 3 CIE ΔE2000 matches across Behr, Sherwin-Williams, and Benjamin Moore.
Room LightingCCT KelvinUncalibrated Drift
D65 Daylight6500K0.0 ΔE (Reference)
Noon Sun5000K+1.8 ΔE Warm
Cool LED4000K+3.4 ΔE Neutral
Warm Bulb2700K+9.6 ΔE Yellow Cast
STEP 01CAT16 CALIBRATED

Upload Any Room or Exterior Wall Photo

Your image stays 100% inside your browser’s HTML5 Canvas memory—zero server uploads, zero compression degradation.

Works with iPhone HEIC/JPEG photos, real estate listing screenshots, Pinterest inspiration rooms, or close-up shots of painted drywall and cabinetry.

STEP 02CAT16 CALIBRATED

Tap a White Trim or Ceiling Reference Point

Tap your baseboard, crown molding, or ceiling to anchor the scene’s true illuminant white point before sampling the wall.

Our 2-step Bradford CAT16 chromatic adaptation calculates the exact Kelvin shift caused by 2700K warm bulbs or afternoon window glare and reconstructs D65 daylight reflectance.

STEP 03CAT16 CALIBRATED

Sample the Wall with 15×15px Median Blur

Single-pixel color pickers fail on textured walls because drywall stipple creates micro-shadows and specular highlights.

Every click runs a 15×15 pixel spatial median kernel around your crosshair, discarding noise and matching the true paint pigment against 11,249 Behr, Sherwin-Williams, and Benjamin Moore colors.

STEP 04CAT16 CALIBRATED

Preview Recolored Wall & Export Schedule PDF

Click "Wall Preview" on any matched swatch to recolor your photo while preserving natural room shadows (CIELAB L* lock).

Once you find your match, save it to your Contractor Paint Schedule or order a real-paint peel-and-stick sample to verify undertones on your wall.