mitchem Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Okay, I'm colour-blind and it's damn annoying. I've just been out and spent quite a bit of money on a number of paints. Only one of them actually matched the colour I was looking for ! (It's difficult to go wrong with black) It's even worse having to ask the rest of the family to help match paints and then end up with three differnt opinions and a heated debate. So, off to the Internet for help and I stumbled across this web-site : http://scalemodeldb.com/paint Just plug in the Hex number or RGB code and now you have a choice. It's not perfect, but I'm thinking it could save me some guesswork (and money !) Now does anyone want to buy some spare Vallejo Reds and Greens that I have no use for ? mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 good find with the right browser you can find the colour for a photo, only problem is it currentley wont support internet explorer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 I've been using the eyedropper tool in Photoshop to pick the colour I need off the photo I'm looking at. By doing this, I can then get the RGB Code or Hex number for the colour I'm looking for. Cut and paste this into the tool and it points me in the right direction. Apologies if I got anyone's hopes raised - although I'm disappointed it doesn't support Internet Explorer, there is a way around it. cheers mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 good thinking ill have to load my copy of photoshop again (i delted it a few months ago as i never use it) thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mullen Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Great find Mike For those that use IE, here is a freebie util I use all the time for finding the RGB values on any colour >> Color Picker << Used in conjunction with the webpage, it can still be a helpful tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periklis_sale Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 nice find mate!!! i am color blind too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Tango Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Quite a useful find, many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Good news for those that don't have photoshop - there's a free programme available on the internet called Instant Eye Dropper. If you drag the cross-hairs onto the colour you're looking at, a sample colour of the pixel under the cross-hairs appears, as well as the hex code you need. Just drop this hex code into the model paint matching tool and take your choice of paint options. The programme can be downloaded at http://instant-eyedropper.com User instructions are on the web-page. Hope this helps mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avro683 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Great find Mike. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Thanks All. Only trouble is I can't stop playing with the damn thing now. The average Hex code on my avatar is 993F48. Nearest equivalent is Vallejo #41 Red Sunset Red (acryllic) - Bloody Marvellous ! mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nilrem Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Thanks for posting that, that site looks really handy Younger brothers response to it was also rather enthusiastic (he's forever trying to work out how to do colours he's seen in pictures). Duly bookmarked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx6667 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 http://scalemodeldb.com/paint I'm getting a Malware warning from both Safari and Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobs_Buckles Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 http://scalemodeldb.com/paintI'm getting a Malware warning from both Safari and Firefox. Johnathan, You are not alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Same here, I am getting a warning about the site. Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigel Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Thanks, nice to see a link from here to the paint database http://scalemodeldb.com/paintI'm getting a Malware warning from both Safari and Firefox. Yesterday (august 25) I discovered the same malware warning. My website was hacked for the first time, probably by a bot because a line of html (an iframe to a russian attack website) was injected at the wrong position. This happened at august 21. I fixed it and changed the passwords, google and the browsers now accept the website as safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Belbin Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 No warnings on a Mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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