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Match your HEX to find the perfect matching paint color.

Paste any HEX code from design tools, CSS, or a spec sheet—we map it to ranked real paint colors. Our engine scans thousands of paint chips from major brands using LAB distance (ΔE00), not naive RGB gaps.
  • Professional accuracy
  • Paint-ready matches from major brands

Input HEX code

Enter your 3- or 6-digit HEX value

Type your HEX code — your preview appears here

For best results, enter an exact HEX code.

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Find your perfect paint match by HEX code

Moving from a screen to a wall is harder than it sounds. Digital colors shift with brightness and calibration, while real paint gains depth from light, sheen, and texture.

Our matcher closes that gap: you bring a HEX, and we return close paint colors you can actually buy—so your palette decisions hold up in the room, not just in Figma.

Why choose our matching system?

  • DeltaE-aware comparisons tuned for how humans see color difference, not raw RGB distance.
  • Coverage across major paint brands, so you can compare product lines in one place.
  • A single HEX entry—no account required to explore your first matches.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find a paint color from a HEX code?

Type your six-digit HEX (or three-digit shorthand) in the tool above—digits only; the # is already shown. Submit to see real paint colors from our catalog, ranked by perceptual closeness (DeltaE-style), not naive RGB distance. You don’t need an account for your first lookup. We recommend shortlisting the top matches, then checking a physical sample in your room before you buy full cans.

How accurate are HEX-to-paint matches in real life?

Ranking uses perceptual color distance, which usually tracks how people judge “near” or “far” better than treating RGB as geometry on a cube. Accuracy still depends on your display, the paint line, sheen, and room light—so we present matches as a curated shortlist, not a guarantee without a swatch.

Do I need to type the # symbol when I enter a HEX code?

No. The form shows a fixed #—enter only the three- or six-digit code (for example 1e90ff or fff).

Which paint brands can HEX matching return?

Results come from our paint catalog, which we expand over time and which can vary by market or region. Enter your HEX to see which brands and color names are available where you browse.

What’s the difference between HEX and RGB when I want to buy paint?

HEX and RGB are two ways to write the same digital color. After normalization they map to one value and use the same matching pipeline—so choosing HEX here versus entering RGB elsewhere on our site should yield consistent ordering for that color.

What does “closest paint match” mean for my HEX?

It is the catalog color with the smallest perceptual distance to your HEX under our scoring (DeltaE-style)—not merely the smallest raw RGB gap. Finish and lighting still shift how it reads on a wall; a sample confirms the winner.

Can I use a HEX code from Figma, Photoshop, CSS, or a website?

Yes, for standard sRGB-style six-digit (or shorthand) HEX from design tools, CSS, or brand pages. Paste with or without #; only the digits go in the field.

Will my wall look exactly like the HEX on my phone or monitor?

Rarely pixel-perfect. Screens vary in calibration and brightness; paint gains depth from texture, sheen, and your room’s light. Use the matcher to narrow to a few candidates, then judge with a real swatch on the wall.

Why don’t you rank paints using simple RGB distance?

Because human vision doesn’t treat red, green, and blue as equal “steps” on a grid. Perceptual models (DeltaE-style) align better with side-by-side judgments, which is what you care for when picking a tin of paint.

What should I do after I find a paint match from HEX?

Save the brand and color name, compare the next few options in the list, then order a sample pot or peel-and-stick swatch. View it next to trim and fixed finishes in daylight and evening light before you commit to full coverage.