Find the Paint Colour Seen in a Photo!
Do you often see photos on Houzz and fall in love with the colours shown? Here's how to find a matching paint shade
Houzz AU
5 March 2022
Life’s too short to spend hours searching for the right paint colour for your decorating project. If you see a shade you like in a Houzz photo – be it on a wall, a piece of furniture, or anywhere in the photograph – there’s a quick and easy way to find the closest Wattyl colour to match.
How to use the Colour Picker tool on your desktop computer
Find a photo on Houzz with a colour you love. Display it in full-screen mode by clicking on the image.
Find a photo on Houzz with a colour you love. Display it in full-screen mode by clicking on the image.
The Colour Picker tool will appear on the right-hand side of the photograph. Click on the ‘Show Paint Colours’ button and it will activate the Colour Picker tool.
Up to five hot spots, marked as + signs, will appear on the photo you are looking at. These hot spots can all be dragged around the photo and whatever they land on, they will identify the closest matching Wattyl paint colour for you.
These five colours will also appear as a list on the right-hand side of the photo. Here, you can click on an individual colour to go through to the Wattyl website and order an A5 colour swatch.
And, you can save the paint palette to an Ideabook on Houzz, to use as a reference during your home improvement project… as well as to share on social media.
These five colours will also appear as a list on the right-hand side of the photo. Here, you can click on an individual colour to go through to the Wattyl website and order an A5 colour swatch.
And, you can save the paint palette to an Ideabook on Houzz, to use as a reference during your home improvement project… as well as to share on social media.
How to use the Colour Picker tool on the Houzz app
Find a photo on the Houzz app with a colour you love. Display it in full-screen mode by tapping the image.
Find a photo on the Houzz app with a colour you love. Display it in full-screen mode by tapping the image.
The next screen will show you rooms that people who liked your photo also liked, as well as a palette of the Wattyl colour matches.
Go back to the image you chose by selecting the ‘View in Photo’ button and touch the specific colour you’re interested in.
The Wattyl colour-matched paint name will appear below.
The Wattyl colour-matched paint name will appear below.
Touch the ‘View Details’ button to be taken to the Wattyl website and discover more about the colour.
Whether you’re on a laptop, desktop computer or the app, the Colour Picker tool can be used on any colour you like, on any photo. Just be aware that it suggests matching Wattyl shades – it doesn’t mean that Wattyl paint was used in the project pictured.
So, seize the day and enjoy using the Colour Picker. It’s easy, fast and fun, and can save you hours of time during your new build, renovation or home-refresh project.
And, if you’re still in the market for some colour inspiration and advice, take a look at the Wattyl website.
Whether you’re on a laptop, desktop computer or the app, the Colour Picker tool can be used on any colour you like, on any photo. Just be aware that it suggests matching Wattyl shades – it doesn’t mean that Wattyl paint was used in the project pictured.
So, seize the day and enjoy using the Colour Picker. It’s easy, fast and fun, and can save you hours of time during your new build, renovation or home-refresh project.
And, if you’re still in the market for some colour inspiration and advice, take a look at the Wattyl website.
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What a brilliant tool. Thank you for helping to eliminate one more tough decision.
Very useful. Thank you.