Datacolor ColorReader

Color & Paint Matching App

Published by: Datacolor
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Matching paint color by eye is subjective. Job quality is not. That’s why you need the Datacolor ColorReader. It matches paint color with more than 90% accuracy. All at the push of a button. All in the brand of your choice. The ColorReader analyzes the color of a wall or object and matches it in less than a second to the closest paint color. For those who need to know paint color to do their jobs. No more matching by eye and searching through fan decks or color cards.
Paint confidently. Design confidently. DIY confidently. Be confident with color.
Highest Accuracy Across Popular Paint Brands
• Industry leading matching with more than 90% success rate
• Matches color to any uploaded fan deck
• Easy to use
• One-click analysis
• Ultra-portable
• Bluetooth®-connected
• OLED display for standalone device use (ColorReader Pro only)

Expanded capabilities through the mobile app:
• Build, save, and share color palettes
• Color measurement history
• Color scheme recommendations for harmonious color flow
• Get paint brand color name and number
• Get color values for measurements and color matches including RGB, Hex, CIELab, and more!
• QC functionality (ColorReader and ColorReader Pro only)

Backed by the Leading Precision Color Company
For more than 45 years, Datacolor’s passion for precision color has helped us meet the exacting needs of more than a million customers whose entire job depends on the accuracy of their colors.
What People Are Saying about ColorReader?
“This device is incredibly easy to use - and it’s dependable.”
John Metz - Haddon Painting
“I love it. It cut one hour of time off my desk.”
Debbie Deutsh – Interiors by Cornerstone
“In this industry, time is money. If I can’t get the exact color they want, I’m losing time and material costs. “
Jon Ipock – ProTastic Painting
“I have not stopped using it in matching colors to fabric and wall covering. It has saved me so much time in trying to match with paint chips.”
Vincent Wolf – Vincent Wolf Associates, Inc.
“There are many contenders in this field, but this in my opinion is the only one that provides the best balance between accuracy, ease-of-use and price. Whatever color you read with your ColorReader will be matched against those fan decks and the best matching returned. This is a much better alternative to purchasing multiple paint samples and trying them out, and is in my opinion the best bang for the buck.”
Amazon Customer
“Bought this (the lower cost one) because it seemed there had to be a better way than trying to match paint swatches to what is on the walls now. Setup was straight forward, and the app is fairly easy to use to take readings. The device accurately identified a swatch that I had, and it was straight forward to take multiple readings of the long ago painted walls in our old house.“
Amazon Customer
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In-Apps

NCS Colour (yearly)
€97.99
NCS Colour (monthly)
€10.99
British Standards (yearly)
€164.99
British Standards (monthly)
€16.49

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Datacolor ColorReader FAQ

  • Is Datacolor ColorReader free?

    Yes, Datacolor ColorReader is free to download, however it contains in-app purchases or subscription offerings.

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  • How much does Datacolor ColorReader cost?

    Datacolor ColorReader has several in-app purchases/subscriptions, the average in-app price is €72.62.

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User Rating

5 out of 5

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Ratings History

Datacolor ColorReader Reviews

Won’t connect

27448262gnfnsj on

United States

This reader won’t even connect to my phone and currently on a job where I need it to connect right now. Your product is losing us money no good 👎🏻

Color match

The Painter Dreamer on

United States

This little piece of technology is making my life easier , !!!!

Worthless

mikhale131 on

United States

I have tried this thing 20 different times and it cannot detect the accurate color even from the sample lol I’ve tried every color in the PPG color scheme and every time this thing is 100% wrong!

Good

78 macias on

United States

Good

Needs updated color selections

Jmspdx on

United States

I’ve had this device for a few years and it seems to have fewer current paint colors in its match library than it used to. I recently researched 7 suggested matches for Sherwin-Williams colors, and only 4 of them are still available.

Brands don’t match the colors

FeistyNC on

United States

Every “Sherwin Williams” reading is actually a Benjamin Moore color. I know the brand is Sherwin Williams! But I need the actual name. Ugh so frustrating. Don’t recommend.

Solid device, app could use improvements

All names are taken 7 on

United States

This thing works! Comes fully loaded with every paint brand I’ve heard of, and it’s a very functional app. I appreciate the minimal permissions required; this is doing just what it needs to do. Beyond being functional, the app feels clumsy, though. The main drawback, as others have noted, is that you have to be connected to the device to pull up any scanned colors, a major annoyance when you’re at the hardware store to pick up paint. Bring the scanner with you or plan to take screenshots (before you disconnect??), I guess. Developer should really store these colors at least on the phone, if not iCloud so you don’t lose them when you change phones.

Color match not perfect

pajd318 on

United States

I tested the color reader on different Sherwin-Willams paint samples on paper stock. It accurately detected 8 out of 10 colors and close on the others. However, it was consistently off when tried on Samplize samples. Maybe the texture needs to be totally smooth for it be accurate. The other features, such as the ability to set up custom palettes and showing analogous and complementary colors is nice. Being able to paint photos of different types of rooms is helpful, but does not allow for a different color for trim or cabinets.

A fun toy, but…

Guitarmd1 on

United States

I finish custom furniture and cabinets for a living; although I wasn’t expecting perfection, I thought this might be useful in my work. Out of about a dozen known color samples, it got 1 exactly right. The others were maybe half in the ballpark and the other half not even close. I enjoy playing around with it, but in the grand scheme of things I wouldn’t consider it a very useful tool.

The EZ ColorReader is so inaccurate

oliver the cat on

United States

To test the accuracy I selected the Sherwin Williams Color Snap palette. I scanned a Sherwin Williams paint chip from that palette. The ColorReader result was nowhere near the chip color. Very disappointing. Would not recommend purchasing the ColorReader EZ device.

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