Pick a paint color out of a photo
You do not always have the wall in front of you, but you often have a photo of it. A paint color picker from image lets you reach into that picture and pull the color out. Color Identifier works like an eyedropper for paint: open the photo, tap the painted area, and read the shade with its codes.
How the paint color picker from image works
- Open Color Identifier and choose From Photo.
- Load the photo of the painted surface.
- Tap a clean section of the paint, away from glare.
- Read the Hex, RGB, CMYK and Pantone codes and save them.
A paint color picker from image reads the exact pixel you tap, so pick a spot in even light rather than a shadowed corner. It is handy whenever the wall is out of reach — a room you photographed while visiting, a swatch shot you took instead of grabbing the sample, or an old project picture from before records were kept.
Codes ready for the store
The picker gives you codes, not a brand label, and that flexibility is the point. Universal values let you match the closest shade in any brand wherever you shop. Save the reading to a palette first so it is ready when you go.