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Everything You Need to Match Colours

The Database

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    Colour Accuracy

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Mixura uses Delta E 2000 colour science— the same standard used by professional labs and paint manufacturers to match colours with accuracy beyond the human eye.

Our database includes accurate colour data for paints from Golden, Winsor & Newton, Sennelier, Holbein, Schmincke, and 11 more professional brands.

Why choose Mixura
How It Works

Match colours in 3 simple steps

Camera or Photo Library

Step 1: Capture

Point your camera at any colour, fabric, nature, or existing artwork. You can also pick colours from any image in your photo library.

  • Real-time camera capture

  • Pick from photo library

  • 5x5 pixel sampling for accuracy

Capture colour
Delta E 2000 Science

Step 2: Match

Mixura analyzes the colour using lab-grade Delta E 2000 science and searches over 5,900 professional paints to find your best matches.

  • Lab-accurate colour analysis

  • Ranked matches by accuracy

  • Delta E ratings for each match

Match colours
With Confidence

Step 3: Paint

Get ranked matches with brand, pigment codes, and mixing ratios to recreate any colour. Save your favorites to palettes for later.

  • Brand and paint line info

  • Pigment codes and opacity

  • Smart mixing recommendations

Paint with confidence
Quick & Easy

Get started in minutes

Download app

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Available on iOS and Android.
Free to download and use.

01
Choose brands

Choose your brands

3 free, 20+ with Pro

Select the paint brands you use.
Free users choose 3, Pro gets all 20+.

02
Start scanning

Start scanning

Instant results

Point, scan, and get accurate
paint matches in seconds.

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Sarah M.

Gouache Painter, London

"I photographed a vintage fabric and Mixura found the exact Holbein gouache match. Three tubes, perfect colour. Previously I would have bought six trying to find it."

James T.

Oil Painter, Edinburgh

"As someone who obsesses over colour accuracy, the Delta E ratings give me confidence I never had with other apps. This is the real deal—actual colour science, not guessing."

Maria L.

Acrylic Painter, Manchester

"I paint 15 hours a week and was wasting £30/month on wrong paint choices. Mixura Pro paid for itself in the first week. The mixing recommendations are a game-changer."

Plans

Free vs Pro

Start free. Upgrade when you need more.

Free

Get started at no cost

£0 /forever

  • 3 paint brands (you choose)

  • Top 3 matches per scan

  • 3 palettes, 10 colours each

  • Local storage

  • Mixing recommendations

  • Cloud sync

Pro

For serious painters Best Value

£4.99 /month

or £39.99/year (save 33%)

  • All 20+ brands (over 5,900 paints)

  • Top 10 matches per scan

  • Unlimited palettes & scans

  • Cloud sync across devices

  • Mixing recommendations

  • Export & share palettes

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Ready to Match Colours Like a Pro?

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Scan any colour •
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Scan any colour •
Find the exact match •
Mix like a pro •
Scan any colour •
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Mixura uses Delta E 2000, the same colour difference formula used by professional labs. Matches under Delta E 2.0 are virtually indistinguishable to the human eye. We show you the Delta E rating for each match so you know exactly how close it is.

We include over 5,900 paints from 20+ professional brands: Golden, Winsor & Newton, Liquitex, Sennelier, Holbein, Schmincke, Old Holland, Michael Harding, Gamblin, Daniel Smith, M. Graham, Daler-Rowney, Royal Talens, Matisse, Amsterdam, and Vallejo. This covers acrylics, oils, watercolors, and gouache.

Yes! You can capture colours from your camera in real-time or pick colours from any image in your photo library. This is great for matching colours from reference photos, artwork images, or screenshots.

Free includes 3 brands and top 3 matches per scan. Pro unlocks all 20+ brands (over 5,900 paints), top 10 matches, mixing recommendations with precise ratios, unlimited palettes, and cloud sync across your devices.

Yes. Your scanned colours stay on your device unless you choose to enable cloud sync with Pro. We never share your data with third parties. Your palettes and colour history are yours alone.