Dulux, Taubmans, Wattyl, British Paints, Laminex... don’t necessarily have the same Antique White.
In Australia today there are more than 50 different paint companies. And to date, there is no unified colour coding system.
This means that each company makes up its own colour charts and you will discover that sometimes there is no similarity from one brand to another.
Colours are so linked to styles and trends even the actual paint suppliers can change things on you from one chart to another and from one year to the next.
Sometimes, the actual name can change – but worse – the name stays the same and the colour is changed!
Laminate and fittings manufacturers can also change their colour standards with little warning.
For reasons noted above, the “Antique White” on the colour chart or sample you are looking at may well be different from the colour standard Evic has matched.
Therefore, it’s much more effective to match colours, not names.
Evic will match a "wet" sample for you.
When you require a match to paint that is still in the can, simply provide 50mL of your sample colour to be analysed.
Because colours supplied by a “paint store” can be visually different to the colour card, it’s more accurate to match the actual paint – not the colour card.
If you want us to match a 2-pack colour, we will need sufficient “part B” and mixing instructions. Your sample is brushed or sprayed (depending on the product), dried and then the Evic colour matching procedure goes to work, so allow a little extra time.
Printing inks can be matched – in most cases...
When you require a match to paint that is still in the can, simply provide 50mL of your sample colour to be analysed.
Because colours supplied by a “paint store” can be visually different to the colour card, it’s more accurate to match the actual paint – not the colour card.
If you want us to match a 2-pack colour, we will need sufficient “part B” and mixing instructions. Your sample is brushed or sprayed (depending on the product), dried and then the Evic colour matching procedure goes to work, so allow a little extra time.
Matching colours that don’t exist? You’d be surprised how often we’re asked!
“1/4 or ½ Strength Colours”
Architects and other buyers often forget that this is always an estimate, a lighter tone of a specific colour. We estimate a colour of the requested strength and make that – it’s still only a professional guesstimate!!!
“Matching to Metals”
Normally, a solid colour match of gold looks like yellow, silver comes out like light grey and bronze appears to be brown – all of which look nothing like your metallic sample.
A more realistic match could be available to you through Evic’s Global furniture metallics.
“Matching to Surface Materials like Tiles, Granite, Marble, and Corian”
These materials are often multi-coloured or a glaze over fine dots of colour.
Whether you are matching the colour or the background in these surface materials, your match is always ONLY an estimate.
Please remember with any of these special requests, the match you get is OUR INTERPRETATION of what you’ve asked for.
We recommend you check any of these specially requested matches before use.
Light has a big effect on the way you see colour.
Depending on the light conditions, “matched colours” can still look slightly different from the original sample. It is a phenomenon called metamerism.
These colours can be affected by the yellow glow of incandescent bulbs or the greenish tint created by fluorescent lighting.
For this reason, Evic matches all colours using a specific natural light, consistent with most Australian homes.
You could say that light is always the final variable that will exist, because no one specifies the light source under which the colour will be viewed.
Light is also why we see different gloss levels. A matt or textured finish scatters or diffuses the light from its surface, giving the colour a duller, whiter look when compared to a gloss finish.
Gloss finishes will reflect the light (just like a mirror), which makes the exact same colour look sharper, brighter and richer than the matt variant.
This must be kept in mind when viewing a gloss colour match to a lower gloss sample, or vice versa.
Given there are so many variables that influence colour; it is vital that you make sure the match we provide meets your (or your customer’s) expectation before it is applied. Once applied, you assume the responsibility that the provided colour satisfactorily meets your requirements.
During emergencies, you still get our best effort.
Our standard service ensures all colour orders you place today by 3pm will be matched, checked and dispatched on overnight transport. Textures are dispatched the following day.
And then there are emergencies…
Those super-urgent orders where “I need this colour made immediately so it can be picked up NOW!” or “it’s 5 o’clock and it must go tonight!”
WE WILL DO IT - HOWEVER…
In emergencies, it is impossible to maintain our stringent colour matching procedure, which is:
“Tinting, mixing, sampling, spraying, drying, verifying colour match quality by computer and expert visual examination, then formulating any corrections… repeating the process until the correct match is achieved… recording all results and attaching the final colour swatch to the can.”
When emergencies arise and you need your colour immediately, our matching procedure is shortened drastically to:
“Tinting and mixing.”
In these cases, we can’t ensure the
colour – only the speed.
