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Default Match indoor paint color

Higgs Boson wrote:
Need to paint my LR/DR walls. A certain beautiful green from a
picture mat.

I heard of a gadget -- spectro-something? -- that electronically
matches the color of the sample you bring in.

My nabe BM store doesn't have it.

Before I start calling around, does anyone have experience matching
colors with the gadget?

Appreciate your input.


Another option (if you have a color printer).

Print out the entire Pantone Reference chart. Find the color on the chart
that matches your target.

Take the 1" square from the Pantone chart to the paint matcher.

The printing works best on a portrait (high resolution) printer with glossy
paper.