Someone turned me on to an android phone app called 'color grab,' which might come in handy for our trade. You white balance your phone, and then the camera analyses a color, gives the RGB values, and tells you the name of the color in the RAL color standards. This is the first I've heard of RAL. I guess its a European thing. Anyone know anything about this? Do paint stores have RAL color deck that they can give a quick references to one of their own?
Obviously, this wouldnt work for exact color matching, but I often need a color thats just 'close' to something, so If I could scan it, and do a cross reference, it would be cool.
For example, I scanned the blue color on the top of this page. It says Navy blue, which is pretty generic, so I did my desk. Its says "Bakers Chocolate."
So, Im wondering, whats the deal with these colors, and do our paint stores use these in any way? Can I scan a clients wall, and have some sort of cross reference to a close color at my paint store by either the RAL name, or even the RGB (hex) values?
I encourage you all to download this app, and see if we can figure out how to make it useful for us.
So all in all, it scans a color, shows the RAL name, the HEX code, and HSV (hue saturation, value) numbers for any given scanned color.
Obviously, this wouldnt work for exact color matching, but I often need a color thats just 'close' to something, so If I could scan it, and do a cross reference, it would be cool.
For example, I scanned the blue color on the top of this page. It says Navy blue, which is pretty generic, so I did my desk. Its says "Bakers Chocolate."
So, Im wondering, whats the deal with these colors, and do our paint stores use these in any way? Can I scan a clients wall, and have some sort of cross reference to a close color at my paint store by either the RAL name, or even the RGB (hex) values?
I encourage you all to download this app, and see if we can figure out how to make it useful for us.
So all in all, it scans a color, shows the RAL name, the HEX code, and HSV (hue saturation, value) numbers for any given scanned color.