Color Matching
Looking for a hard-to-find color or to match an existing color in your home décor?
Bring us a sample and a D’s Ace Hardware paint
technician will create a custom tint to match! Available at all D’s Ace locations.
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What Makes a Good Sample?
Expert Color Matching at D’s Ace Hardware
Matching the perfect paint color shouldn’t feel like trying to solve a puzzle. No matter what you are doing: restoring an old room to its former glory, pulling a shade from a favorite throw pillow, or trying to replicate the mint green on your vintage truck, we get it: color matters.
At D’s Ace Hardware, our expert color matching service makes sure you get the color – not just something close.
What Makes a Good Sample
Here’s the thing: not all samples are created equal.
For best results:
- Larger is better – A sample about the size of a quarter or bigger gives our scanner more surface area to work with.
- Fabric? Make sure it hasn’t been faded by sun or time.
- Photos? Natural daylight shots produce more accurate matches. Avoid photos with indoor lighting – it can distort color.
- Oddball items? We’ve color-matched everything from Lego bricks to antique porcelain. Bring it in – we love a challenge.
Bring your color sample into D’s Ace Hardware and let us handle the rest. Most matches take just minutes, and you’ll leave with more than paint – you’ll leave with peace of mind.
Because when the color’s right, everything feels right.
How It Works
It’s surprisingly simple.
Bring us a physical sample – it could be fabric, a piece of drywall, tile, paper, even a photo. Our digital color scanner reads the sample and generates a custom paint formula that replicates the color with remarkable precision. No more flipping through hundreds of swatches or second-guessing in aisle lighting.
We mix it, you take it home – with confidence.
Light Changes Everything
Ever bring home paint that looked amazing in the store, only to find it looks completely different on your wall? That’s the lighting.
Natural vs. artificial. Warm vs. cool. North-facing vs. south-facing rooms. All of it affects how a color appears. That’s why we ask about the space you’re painting. We’ll help you choose a formula that takes your unique lighting into account, so you love the color on your wall – not just in the can.
Custom Color, Saved Forever
Once we’ve created your perfect match, we save it in our system with a unique formula code. Need a touch-up next year? Changing finishes but want the same color? No problem. Just give us the code and we’ll mix it again – exact match, no guesswork.
Say goodbye to old, crusty paint cans labeled “red Living Room-ish Beige.”
Any Brand. Any Finish. Any Project.
From premium designer paint to rugged, budget-friendly options for high-traffic areas, we can match your color in whatever brand or finish fits your project. Satin, flat, eggshell, semi-gloss- we’ve got it all.
Need Help Coordinating Colors?
The first step is getting the perfect match but what after that? If you’re looking to create flow between rooms, add an accent wall, or find a trim color that doesn’t clash, we can help. We’re not interior designers – but we do know our way around a color wheel. And we’ve seen a lot of great combos over the years.
Let us help you tie it all together.