B&Q no longer stock the paint I used to paint my living room

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Hi all

Just looking for ideas outside of repainting our entire living room. I got some B&Q brand interior paint which was called "Wholemeal". The link is below but it seems like a link that can only be found through the search engines and is not findable through the website.

So, after kids have drawn on the wall and ripped out a curtain rail, leaving two big holes to be repaired, I need the paint. I've tried a few samples and thought the colour is similar it's not the same. Any tips? 

https://www.diy.com/departments/skip19b-colours-standard-matt-emulsion/578229_BQ.prd

Dazed_and_C0nfused

See if they (or another retailer) can colour match it.

It will likely cost a bit more but shouldn't break the bank

FreeBear

Even if you did find the exact same colour, painting small patches will stand out. The paint on the wall will have faded a little, and there will also be variations from one batch to another.

tacpot12

Best option might be to paint the walls completely with a new paint. B&Q will have something that is very close to 'Wholemeal'.

TELLIT01

tacpot12 said:

Best option might be to paint the walls completely with a new paint. B&Q will have something that is very close to 'Wholemeal'.

The OP has specifically asked for suggestions to avoid the need to paint the entire room.

penners324

There are paint shops that will colour match. They'll need the code of the original colour 

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FreeBear said:

Even if you did find the exact same colour, painting small patches will stand out. The paint on the wall will have faded a little, and there will also be variations from one batch to another.

To a degree, maybe. I've patched it up in the past with the same paint and no difference once it has dried. 

bolwin1

penners324 said:

There are paint shops that will colour match. They'll need the code of the original colour 

If the paint has been up for more than a couple of years, it might not match well. I used exactly the same paint (but bought new) in the hall to repair some damage. It really stood out and I ended up having to do the whole lot anyway. 

Racky_Roo

B&Q do a paint match service, their tester is quite a decent size - 236ml for £3. If you get them to search the link in the shop they can then match from the screen and it'll be the exact colour. Just don't bother looking when they show you it as soon as it's been mixed as it dries completely different

neilmcl

Do you know what the RAL code for the paint is. Even though it may go by a different name other manufacturers may stock an identical colour, you can use the code to get a match or even use it in conjunction with B&Q's paint matching service.

casper_gutman

If just touching up the paint locally gives an unacceptable result, you might find that just repainting the wall with the issue looks okay. The differences in lighting/angle between walls will usually mask a slight difference in paint colour.

Alternatively, you could repaint that wall with a different but complementary colour, e.g. a different tone in the same colour "family"?