COLOR MUSE SE Colorimeter, Paint Color Matching Tool, Portable Digital Color Values, Reader, Sensor, Identify Closest Matching Paint and Scanner Device for Painters, Designers

I recently had the opportunity to use the remarkable color meter, and it has completely revolutionized the way I perceive and analyze wall colors. This innovative device offers an unrivaled solution for accurately assessing and capturing the exact color of walls, especially when traditional sampling methods fall short. With its advanced technology and impressive accuracy, this color meter is a game-changer for anyone seeking precise color analysis. First and foremost, the color meter's ability to provide exact color measurements is truly outstanding. Unlike traditional sampling methods, which can be prone to variations and inconsistencies, this device captures the precise color values of walls with remarkable precision. Whether you're matching existing paint, selecting complementary colors, or simply documenting the current wall color, this meter ensures you have the most accurate information at your fingertips. What sets this color meter apart is its advanced technology and superior performance. Equipped with high-quality sensors and sophisticated algorithms, it is capable of capturing subtle variations in color and accurately reproducing them in its readings. The device's display presents the color information in a clear and concise manner, making it easy to interpret and work with. The ease of use of this color meter deserves special mention. Its user-friendly interface and intuitive controls allow for effortless operation, even for those with limited experience in color analysis. Simply place the meter against the wall surface, activate the device, and within seconds, you'll have access to precise color measurements. The simplicity and speed of this process are truly impressive. Furthermore, the versatility of this color meter is exceptional. It can be used on various wall surfaces, including painted walls, wallpapers, and textured finishes, ensuring its applicability in different settings. Whether you're working on home improvement projects, interior design, or professional color matching, this meter proves to be an invaluable tool in achieving the desired results. In addition to its primary function, the color meter may also offer additional features such as color matching with popular paint swatch libraries or compatibility with smartphone applications, further enhancing its usability and convenience. In summary, the color meter is an essential tool for anyone seeking perfect color accuracy when traditional sampling methods fail to deliver. Its advanced technology, superior performance, and ease of use make it an invaluable asset for professionals in the fields of interior design, painting, and color analysis. With this color meter, you can confidently and precisely analyze wall colors, ensuring that your projects are executed with meticulous attention to detail. I highly recommend this color meter to anyone in need of precise color analysis and reliable color matching.

This products works well. The software is very easy to use and I use them for touchup applications. I can barely tell the color difference when I look at my touch ups directly. If I look at the touch ups from the side, then I’ll be able to notice.

This is a good tool that was helpful in matching exterior paint. As others have noted, it will measure the color of paint and provide you with various numbers that are mostly helpful. As an initial test, it did a good job of correctly matching standard interior paint colors that we already knew what the color was. So far so good, but that was not what followed... Next up was matching exterior paint. This is truly a challenge as each exterior wall gets a slightly different amount of sun and, thus, fades at a different rate. Unfortunately, there were no removable parts on the exterior of our house that matched the fade level of a small area that needed touch up. Hence the need for the Color Muse. After making a half dozen or so measurements--each area of knock-down textured stucco gave a slightly different reading--I was off to the paint store. I was shocked to find that paint stores are not able to take the raw data from the Color Muse and do an exact match. Rather, they are only able to take one of the app's recommended "near match" colors as starting point. It took two trips to the paint store and about 2 hours of a very patient employee's time tweaking and tuning to get a good match. The process is tedious. We started with the closest match, then ran a quart, painted a small area, then used the Color Muse app's inspect function to compare a sample to the readings from my exterior wall. The app does a decent job of indicating how good the match is, but take this number with a grain of salt. Next, the paint store employee would take his best guess as to which of the four tints in his system would best tweak the color and run another sample, paint an area, let it dry (used a heat gun to speed it up), than back to the Color Muse app to compare. Since I had several readings from my exterior wall, we dinked around with the formulation until the delta E was between 1.0 and 1.3 compared to all of my readings. The match ended up being quite good. Not perfect and not as good as some interior matches I have done with pieces of trim and painted drywall using the paint store's color measuring equipment, but it was much better than I feared once I comprehended the inherent limitations of this tool. If you have interior paint that you want to match, you are better off taking a small piece of drywall or trim to the paint store to get a match. The paint store's spectrophotometer will give you a much better match in only one or two attempts as the paint store's equipment will give an precise formulation even it is not one of the standard colors sold at the store thereby avoiding the Color Muse paint tweaking guessing game.

Bona Fides: I am a product designer / industrial designer with a background in cosmetic manufacturing of consumer electronics. There's a good chance you have one of the things I've helped make in your pocket or home. I spend a LOT of time managing color matches and selections as a professional. I am accustomed to using $10,000 spectrophotometers in my line of work and know how to manage my color spaces and CIELAB tolerancing. This is what I do. I also work freelance and with startups, so I need my own color tools to do my job well. For a decade I've been buying low-cost colorimeters (ColorMunki, Swatchmate Cube, etc) with the hope of finding something with acceptable performance, small size, and reasonable out of pocket costs. Color Muse is by *far* the best colorimeter I've found for the single-person user - its Delta-E is on par with any device priced below $5,000 - its a fraction the size of its competitors - it works natively in CIELAB, RGB, and HSB - it is seamlessly integrated into a wide color ecosystem (if you care, I just want a measurement tool) My previous go-to for work that didn't require (or have access to) a Konica Minolta was the X-Rite COlorMunki Design. It worked fine but was clunky, had bad desktop software, and was $400. The Color Muse has the same level of performance, is 20% the size of my Colormunki, has a better UI, is rechargable, and is 1/10th the price. Unbelievable. The software is still a touch buggy, and build quality is good but not excellent. Like all <$5K colorimeters it does poorly on specular surfaces (i.e. anodized aluminum) but that's to be expected. It's also a LOT more forgivable in a product that costs 8x lattes instead of the same price as an iPad. I have suggested this purchase to every product designer and industrial designer I know. For the price and footprint you simply cannot do better.

I bought the COLOR MUSE 3 over it's competitors for two reasons: 1 - they have repeatability specifications explicitly listed on their website. 2 - it is able to measure gloss. I had two adhesive hangers that tore off the drywall paper when they fell off. The MUSE 3 was able to identify a close enough color that you cannot really see that the wall was repainted compared to the ones next to it. Unfortunately, the MUSE 3 was total failure when it came to identifying the glossiness. Perhaps it's because the wall is textured, but it thought that the wall was matte when it very clearly is not - see for yourself from the images. A satin finish seemed to do the trick. I'm satisfied that the MUSE 3 picked out a matching color, but I must deduct stars for the failure to properly identify the finish.

Item was recieved in a torn box clearly used and paint/dust on the sensor. I ordered a replacement, and will update if a new item is sent or not.

We purchased a midcentury home last year, and the last owner chose a fantastic paint scheme when he renovated 19 years ago. It works perfectly with the home's character. However, he passed away and left only a few paint cans in the garage. And with some nicks and chips throughout, it's time for some touch up paint. After much (unsuccessful) trial and error of bringing home paint samples from the color deck, or breaking off a chunk of the molding to get a color match at the store, I finally broke down and researched to see if there was an app for color matching. I found Color Muse along with some other options, and this one seemed like the best fit for my needs at the most reasonable price. Color Muse arrived, I plugged it in for a couple hours, downloaded the app, and spent all of 45 seconds setting it up. The app was intuitive, and I was scanning every paint surface in my home within minutes. It was cathartic to confirm that the trim in the dining room was actually a couple shades lighter than the trim in the living room, even though they look identical. That's why i was having such an impossible time bringing home samples from the paint store. As mentioned, the previous owner left behind a couple paint cans in the garage, and the Color Muse was able to confirm where those paints were used -- in each case, the name on the paint can was among the top three best matches provided by Color Muse. That's pretty accurate. Although 19 years of time has faded and altered the paint slightly, so that there are variations from room to room, the Color Muse was pretty consistent in recommending 1 or 2 paint choices among its three best matches for any given room in my house. So, for example, for all the trim in our great room, I checked about 7 different spots and triangulated based on what was showing up in the top three list most consistently. Bought that paint at SW, and it is a PERFECT match. Super happy I spent this little amount of money for something that has been a great tool for me.

We have a small painting business and color matching used to mean getting out several fan decks to try and find the best match. This little gem does it with an app and seems to do it with an amazing level of accuracy. It was easy to download and install the app. You don't have to give any personal information if you don't want to but if you want it to remember your matches, you have to play ball. Sampling colors from a number of areas is always a good idea, but we have found that this device pretty much nails the color and sheen as long as the sample area is clean. This is saving us a ton of paint on touch ups and blends. We can now confidently make a repair without having to run out entire walls or ceilings. We have had basically 100% success with this on probably 50 different colors so far. For the price, this is completely worth it. Basically the cost of 2 or 3 gallons of premium paint, if you get one mistint because you didn't guess right, this thing pays for itself. Supposedly, the company has partnered with Sherwin-Williams. There are versions of this device that have been branded for Sherwin-Williams and are pre loaded with the Sherwin Williams ENTIRE color palette. From what I have heard, they will be available from Sherwin-Williams for about $30 more than you can find them on Amazon. Not sure if it will be worth it, as the standard palette of Sherwin-Williams colors already on the app seems to do just fine. If I had to guess, ColorMuse will probably try and partner with all the big brands and do the same. If you are a painter or designer, you need one of these. Super handy.