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Dulux Colour Mixing
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mto
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Hi,
Does anyone know how the Dulux colour mixing service works, ie. which colour system they use? I understand its basically a pot of white paint which they then add colour to, so if I went in and specified a particular RGB value, could they mix it even if it isn't one of their standard colours.
Thanks
mto
Does anyone know how the Dulux colour mixing service works, ie. which colour system they use? I understand its basically a pot of white paint which they then add colour to, so if I went in and specified a particular RGB value, could they mix it even if it isn't one of their standard colours.
Thanks
mto
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As I understand it, its the colours in their range from the cards in store. Even if you scan a colour and send it to dulux it's the nearest match in the range.0
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I took in a pantone chart, and the guy found the nearest dulux colour to it - they won't match pantone and RGB directly, but it helped him a lot to say "Pantone 482c" instead of yellowy green or whatever...0
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RGB is used for emitted light - eg from a monitor. It can be resolved into other systems susch as Hue Saturation and Lightness - see http://serennu.com/colour/hsltorgb.php
For reflected light, as in printing and painting there is more to it as there is a black component too. Printing tends to use CYMK - Cyan Magenta Yellow Black - and the paint companies use similar schemes.
The Dulux Trade and Leyland Johnstone interactive colour wheels are here http://dulux.trade-decorating.co.uk/colours/ranges/index.jsp and here http://www.johnstonestrade.com/natural-colour-system.aspx In both cases, the number for the colour represents its coordinates in their respective systems.
Both can scan a colour if you can print it - but the match is only generally consistent rather than exactYou might as well ask the Wizard of Oz to give you a big number as pay a Credit Referencing Agency for a so-called 'credit-score'0
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