Color Studio
Paint a room in seconds, then change the light
Choose a surface, tap a swatch, and switch the window direction and time of day. It’s a sketchpad for your palette before you test real samples.
1. Choose a surface
Or start from a palette
2. Pick a color
Have a hex code?
3. Read the room
4. Keep it
About the swatches
The swatches are our own, named for places around Denver: Wash Park Linen, Cherry Creek Sage, Sloan’s Lake Blue, Red Rocks Clay. They’re hex values chosen to represent color families, not copies of any manufacturer’s chips. We paint with all major brands, including Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr, Valspar and PPG, and we match your favorite to a real product during a color consultation.
Why the light buttons matter in Denver
Denver sits near 39.7° north. At noon on the winter solstice the sun is only about 27° above the horizon, so winter light comes in low and deep through south and west windows; at the summer solstice it’s about 74° and barely reaches in. North rooms never get direct sun at all. The full explanation is in our room-by-room light guide.
Screens and printers can’t reproduce paint exactly. Use the Studio to narrow choices, then judge large painted samples on your own walls.
Found a palette you like?
Bring it to a color consult and we’ll test it in your real light.
Questions people ask
Are these real paint colors?
They're our own named swatches, defined by hex values, chosen to represent common color families. They are not any manufacturer's colors. When you're ready, we match your favorites to real products from all major brands and test samples on your walls.
How accurate is the light simulation?
It's an approximation that shows the direction of change: cooler and dimmer for north light, warmer for south, warm mornings for east and amber evenings for west. Screens vary, so always confirm with a painted sample in the actual room.
What is LRV?
Light Reflectance Value: roughly how much light a color reflects, on a scale from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). The Studio estimates it from each color's luminance. Lower numbers make a room feel darker and more enclosed.
Can I save my palette?
Yes. Save keeps it in this browser on this device, Copy puts it on your clipboard, and 'Book a consult with this palette' carries it into the booking form.