Paint companies are terrible at matching each other’s colours. Whether a paint company has a computerized matching system or does it by eyeball, it’s rarely accurate.

Does color matching paint really work?

NO! We never recommend paint color matches from one brand to another – results are rarely good. If you need to use a specific paint company, find their version of the color that you want. Paint companies invest a lot of time and money to create proprietary paint color formulas.

What does it mean to color match paint?

To match a paint color, Mauro recommends cutting a small section of the paint away to create a chip to then bringing to a home center or paint store to be color matched. Utility knives can be found at home centers and almost every home center is capable of color matching a paint sample.