4 Problems With Color-Matching Paint That Not Enough People Talk About — "Complex Pigments Are Nearly Impossible To Replicate"

A terracotta sofa in a blue living room. There is a glass coffee table in front of the sofa and a terracotta floor lamp on the right side of the sofa. On the left, is a cream, structure that has a flower vase on top of it.

We all know the struggle of finding the perfect paint color. Perhaps you've got something specific in mind, or you're still searching for the right shade — either way, we all know the impact color can have on a room. But before you start cutting corners, it's worth asking yourself: does color-matching paint work? Unfortunately, often not.

While color-matching seems like a tempting solution, Phil Robinson, founder of Paint the Town Green, says it's often more complicated than you might realize. It's certainly not an exact science, "so you are always going to be at the mercy of how accurately the color will be matched," he notes.