Look out for the Colour Match label on our tinted products - this means they can be matched to any shade. If you’re unsure how many litres you need, your decorator can usually advise. If you are doing it yourself, use our handy paint calculator on the product page, just below the colour selection.
At The Paint Shed we pride ourselves on being able to offer one of the best colour-matching services you’ll find in the UK, both online and in our stores. We can tint paint in any finish, in almost any colour.
Simple Steps To Buying Colour Match Paint
Choose a colour match paint
Tell us your colour
Simply enter your chosen brand and colour in the box labelled “Type brand/colour for a custom mix/match” and add to your basket. If there are any questions about your selection, our team will be in touch. If you like a colour on a fabric, wallpaper or any other item you’d like to match, contact our Customer Service team, or visit one of our stores.
That's it!
Complete your order and we’ll take care of the rest. We’ll mix your paint as quickly as we can and pack it up safely using recycled packaging designed specifically for safe paint delivery. We’ll send delivery updates by email, so keep an eye out.
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Colour Matching FAQ’s
Simply choose from our wide range of colour-matching paints, select your chosen product and choose how much you need with the help of our handy paint calculator (1L - 10L) and then type in your chosen shade in the free text box where it says "Type brand/colour for a custom mix/match". Once you have written your brand & colour, choose your quantity of paint and hit "Add to basket".
Alternatively, you can also use our colour finder to browse the colour charts of your chosen brand. Just like you'll find in-store, our website showcases colour swatches from all the top brands, like Dulux, Crown and Johnstone’s Trade. Enter a RAL code, NCS, British Standard Colour or colour palette code if you know the exact colour or code you are looking for in the same way you'd enter a colour match request. Can’t find the colour you are looking for when you search? Simply type in the brand name, colour name and code if you have it into the text box, and our team will do the hard work for you and find what you are looking for. If in doubt, we’ll always get in touch before mixing your paint to make sure we have it spot on.
There are millions of colours to choose from but sometimes, it’s that specific shade of blue or green or whatever you have in mind that you just can’t quite seem to find. That’s where colour matching comes in. Paint colour matching allows you to pick any shade from almost any item, brand, colour card, colour range or shade pack and mix to order the colour you’re looking for, in the type of paint finish you’d prefer.
Yes. If you’ve seen a colour on a fabric, wallpaper or any other item you like we can use this to match the colour. To do so, simply contact our Customer Service team, who will be happy to advise – you can bring the item into store for us to scan with our colour scanner, or we may be able to arrange for you to post the item to us so we can match the shade as closely as possible.
Yes, simply enter the colour brand and colour name into the text box manually. If in doubt when we receive your order, we will always get in touch before mixing the paint.
No, unfortunately, we can’t colour match paint to anything metallic. The light reflections make this too tricky and mean we can’t be sure of the outcome. Standard decorative paint also doesn’t contain aluminium or other metals to create the metallic finish.
How old the colour is doesn’t necessarily stop us from matching it. Enter it manually in the colour finder text box online noting as much information as possible. For example, Pale Peach Dulux Trade circa 1998. We’ll get in touch if we need to confirm with you.
All colour-matched paint is a close equivalent, it's not exact which is why we always recommend buying a paint sample in your chosen colour match first, before ordering a full tin to ensure you're happy with the shade match. If in the unfortunate event that you're not happy with your colour-matched paint, as it is mixed to order, it is not eligible for an exchange or refund. For more information on returns and exchanges, please read our full returns policy.
They should still match if you are buying more of the same product in the same colour code but colours will very rarely match exactly due to the nature of mixing each tin to order. That’s why we always suggest ordering slightly more rather than slightly less to avoid any shade discrepancies. When painting a large area, we recommend that you buy the paint all at once and mix them together to maintain shade consistency. This also applies if you think you’ll need more paint, always keep some of the original paint to mix with the next order to ensure shade consistency.