Colour matching paint

[ANiceSliceOfCake]

Is there anywhere that will colour match a paint from a photo? Would it work?

I want to paint a cupboard the same colour as my bath panel, but don't fancy lugging my bath panel around. Thanks.

I don't think you would get an identical match. I'd lug if I were you.

Oh no really. It's just been sealed in to. You can remove it for bath leaks but I was hoping to not have to disturb it. Buggar.

I think its dulux that do this, check their trade website. My dh is a painter but not home atm to ask

Dulux do it but it matches to one of their paints, so say yours was crown, it wouldn't be an exact match just the closest dulux one iykwim.

You can take a photo and use...

This website and then find the closest paint using...

This website.

Might help...

The colour matching service is usually where they scan the item and the computer picks the nearest colour. So you have to take the item with you.

It only really works on solid items, textiles are problematic especially coarse woven fabrics (can you tell I have done this a lot)

Best thing is to get a paint colour brochure, find the closest match and then bring back the colour swatches and match it up the best you can.

Or contact the bath panel company and find out the paint colour or RAL number of the paint, google that and it will tell you the paint colour.

Even if it seems to be the same colour, it will tend to look different under different light. For example I matched a vinyl silk (walls) to a satinwood (radiator) and they match in daylight but not artificial light. As their surfaces are different textures they don't look quite the same. If they were not next to each other you might not notice. Otherwise, they would look better "different" than "not quite the same"

Thanks everyone. Some good ideas, I may email the company as a starting point and see if they can help. Then grab a load of colour charts.