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datacolor ColorReader EZ – Portable Color Scanner. Simplify Color Selection & Eliminate Color Indecision. Identifies Paint Colors & Digital Color Values Instantly
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Brand | datacolor |
Color | Random color |
Finish Type | Metallic |
Size | 1.7"x3.3" |
Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
Specific Uses For Product | Interior/Exterior |
Surface Recommendation | Walls |
Item Form | Chip Card Sample |
Included Components | Thank you card & device setup instructions, ColorReader EZ Device, 2 x CR2032 coin cell batteries See more |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
About this item
- 𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: Use the ColorReader EZ device to scan the flat surface of a color you want to identify, then with the ColorReader app (works with both iPhone & Android) find its closest paint color, instantly. (Paint brands vary by country).
- 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 & 𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧: The ColorReader EZ narrows your paint color search, refining your color options for faster, easier selection.
- 𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: Scan a color to find its closest paint color, then tap on a color swatch to find coordinating colors and color scheme options.
- 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗔: Scanned colors are accurately defined in CIELAB, Hex and RGB color values for easy integration into your digital design workflow and simple conversion to Pantone colors.
- 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗬 𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗦: For the best color matching results, use the ColorReader EZ on flat, smooth, single-colored surfaces. Avoid high sheen, textured or metallic surfaces. Make sure the device is placed flat on the surface. Pressing the scanning button on the ColorReader EZ while it’s on the surface to be measured will further block out any ambient light let in from uneven surfaces for improved accuracy.
- 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘: Actual colors may vary from those on your phone’s screen due to varying display appearances and brightness settings. Other factors that can affect color matching accuracy include not specifying which paint brands to match to, or scanning faded, soiled, or weathered paint chips or paint on walls. Be sure to repaint an entire wall if touch-up painting. Avoid spot touch-ups since paint color on walls changes over time.
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Product information
Brand | datacolor |
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Color | Random color |
Finish Type | Metallic |
Size | 1.7"x3.3" |
Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
Specific Uses For Product | Interior/Exterior |
Surface Recommendation | Walls |
Item Form | Chip Card Sample |
Included Components | Thank you card & device setup instructions, ColorReader EZ Device, 2 x CR2032 coin cell batteries |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
Model Name | ColorReader EZ |
Package Information | Can |
Color Code | #FFFFFF, FF0001 |
Coverage | Partial |
Product Dimensions | 6.5 x 3.3 x 1.7 inches |
Item Weight | 1.61 ounces |
ASIN | B08DL3XC1F |
Item model number | CRM100 |
Batteries | 2 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) |
Customer Reviews |
3.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #65,182 in Tools & Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Tools & Home Improvement) #186 in Interior & Exterior House Paint |
Date First Available | September 4, 2020 |
Manufacturer | Datacolor |
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A Foundation of Trust
We help others achieve their goals by eliminating roadblocks and facilitating processes critical to color management. In turn, the world’s leading brands, manufacturers and creative professionals, (Audi, Hugo Boss, Walmart, Ace Hardware, and more) trust us to deliver innovative color management solutions for their needs.
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How Did We Get Our Start?
We saw the need for precise color management - from capture to reproduction and consistency throughout.
What Makes Our Products Unique?
Our dedicated color scientists, plus staff that includes some of our most ardent product users, are integral to delivering solutions that ensure precision color management. Our expertise is renown, global and industry diverse.
Why Do We Love What We Do?
Color defines the way we experience the world. It’s powerful, and its management, equally so. At Datacolor, we believe in putting that power in your hands.
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Product Description
Forget Fan Decks! Here’s the EZ Way to Pick Paint Color
Need to figure out which color paint goes with your new wallpaper, or which trim color would look best with your freshly painted walls?
ColorReader EZ instantly gives you the closest color options from top paint brands for any scanned color, plus coordinating colors so you can feel confident in your color selections. Wasting time and energy staring at a wall of color chips trying to guess a color match or thumbing through countless paint fan decks are things of the past!
Take Your Room From "This" to "That"
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Scan Your Color InspirationGoing from color inspiration to decor delight is simple with ColorReader EZ. Start by scanning a color you love. |
Get Match & Coordinating ColorsInstantly, ColorReader EZ gives you the closest 3 paint color matches from the top paint brands. Tap one of those to find colors that coordinate with it, too! |
And Then Go From This...With the color confidence that comes with using ColorReader EZ, paint the room with your color match, and accessorize with its coordinating colors... |
...To That...to create a room that's pulled together that you (and your little princess) will love! |
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Easy To UseStreamline your color selection process with this convenient tool. Scan a color with ColorReader EZ to find its color value data in the form of CIELAB, Hex and RGB for use in your digital workflow as well as for easy conversion to Pantone colors. Ensure alignment and consistency for brands, logos, and products where color integrity is essential. |
PortableTake ColorReader EZ with you anywhere to scan colors with ease. Compact and lightweight, it fits in your pocket for convenient color identification where you are. Optimize your creativity with the portable color companion. |
Accurate Color MatchingSimplify the color selection process by instantly identifying a color you like. Just place the device on the flat, solid surface of a color you want to scan and push its green button to find its closest paint color matches faster and more accurately than you could using your phone or by eye. |
Save, Label and Share ColorsYou can save your favorite individual colors or color palettes, label them for easy organization (e.g., Livingroom, Garden Palette, etc.) then share them with your paint store, paint contractors, designers, family, friends and more. |
So Many Ways to Use Your ColorReader EZ!
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DIY ProjectsCreate your dream space (like this nursery) with color help from ColorReader EZ. Match a color you like from a favorite picture or toy and make that your wall color. Tap that color in the ColorReader app to find coordinating hues and use one of those shades to paint the room’s furniture. Coordinate with your rugs, pillows, window treatments and more for a look that’s perfectly pulled together. |
Color InspirationWhy limit colors that flatter you to your wardrobe and accessories? Surround yourself with hues you love in your room color palettes, too! Scan a favorite sweater, shoe, or nail polish with your ColorReader EZ to find its closest paint color matches and choose one to dress up your walls. More accurate than an image from your phone, use this handy device to capture color inspiration wherever you find it – in your closet or on-the-go. |
Digital DesignColor data is an important element in digital design, allowing you to identify, match and select color for use in your creative workflow. ColorReader EZ provides you with CIELAB, Hex and RGB data for any color you scan, allowing you to easily convert them into Pantone colors as well as ensure confidence in color alignment and consistency for brand and logo hues. |
Collaborate with ColorWhether a room re-do is a complete DIY project or you’re enlisting the help of an interior designer, decorator, painter, or architect, ColorReader EZ makes it effortless to find matching and coordinating colors and share them with others, ensuring everyone is on the same color page when it comes to coordinating room design and décor elements. |
ColorReader EZ
Whether you’re a DIYer, creative hobbyist, digital artist, or color enthusiast, you’ll find yourself reaching for this handy color tool again and again.
What You Get
- The ColorReader EZ device with light-blocking aperture for color accuracy
- Color calibration tile integrated in the aperture’s protective cap for precise color matching and consistency
- Two replaceable lithium coin cell batteries (CR2032), included in the device
- A Welcome Card with instructions to access support resources
System Requirements
- Smartphones running Android 6.0 or higher; iPhone or iPod Touch running iOS version 9.3 or higher
- Compatible with Bluetooth 4.0 or higher
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Customer Reviews |
3.6 out of 5 stars
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Color Models | CIE Lab, RGB, Hex | Delta E, CIE Lab, RGB, Hex, CMYK, LRV, LCH | Delta E, CIE Lab, RGB, Hex, CMYK, LRV, LCH |
Color Standards/Paint Manufacturers | Paint manufacturers vary according to region | Paint manufacturers vary according to region | Paint manufacturers vary according to region |
Features | Save, Label and Share Colours, Create Colour Palettes, Complementary Color Suggestion, Look Through Digital Fan Decks | Save, Label and Share Colours, Create Colour Palettes, Complementary Color Suggestion, Look Through Digital Fan Decks, Quality Control Feature | Save, Label and Share Colours, Create Colour Palettes, Complementary Color Suggestion, Look Through Digital Fan Decks, Quality Control Feature |
Power | 2 Coin Cell Batteries (included) | Rechargable Lithium (via included micro USB cable) | Rechargable Lithium (viaincluded micro USB cable) |
Optisches Sytem | 1 LED/Aperture | 6 LEDs/Aperture/Lens | 6 LEDs/Aperture/Lens |
Calibration Tile | Integrated in Device | Integrated in Cap | Separate Tile |
On-Device LED Display | ✓ | ||
On-Device Color Storage | ✓ | ||
Control | ColorReader App | ColorReader App | Stand Alone / ColorReader App |
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Customer reviews
Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.
To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness.
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Customers like the ease of use of the paint. They say it's easy to set up and use, making remodeling and decorating easy. However, some customers have reported issues with color matching, value, and consistency. They mention that the colors haven't been correct, it'll show some form of white, and that it'd be a complete waste of money. Customers also disagree on quality.
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Customers like the ease of use of the paint. For example, they say the set up was easy, the app on their phone was easy to use, and it made remodeling and decorating easy and fun.
"I just received this 30min ago and I was immediately blown away. Setup was super easy (iOS): Installed the App, Connect, Scan...." Read more
"This device is easy to set up. Works to a point.I wanted to broaden my ideas about choosing a new wall color and decor in my home...." Read more
"Super easy to set up and use. If the surface has a variegated texture, different positions give different readings...." Read more
"...The set up was easy however after testing the unit for two days on some very popular Benjamin Moore paint colors it never found a true match...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the paint. Some mention it's very useful and shocking how well it works, while others say that it never worked for them and only works when the app is opened and signed in.
"...The idea of a portable color scanner was intriguing, but the execution fell short...." Read more
"...Once I received it, I tried it out and it worked very well. I had wallpaper that I needed to find the exact matching color...." Read more
"It does ok. If gets you in the ballpark, but not exact. Only works when app is opened and you are signed in...." Read more
"...Saves you tons of time and guessing!What it is not great for: "I need touch up paint for the rental house I just moved into."..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the color matching of the paint. They mention that it does not accurately detect a single color, and is not compatible with their color match system. Some customers also report that the product shows colors in a purple tone, and that it shows a white wall as pink.
"...attempt at "manually" matching using the palette samples was way off: Too dark...." Read more
"...But it didn’t even come close. I scanned an off white and it read purple. When I did a pale blue, it read bright teal...." Read more
"...Android or iPhone. Believe me, this has made finding the color match a breeze!" Read more
"...All its “matches” were extremely dark tones. Not sure what that means. Needs more information to help the user put finding into perspective." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the value of the paint. They mention that it's a complete waste of money, useless, and disappointing. Some customers also say that the product is defective and an absolute joke.
"...It was so frustrating and disappointing. Save your money. Not worth even a penny" Read more
"The product does not work . Could not match one color ." Read more
"...Not sure it's worth the money." Read more
"...Not worth $50 in my opinion." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the consistency of the paint reader. They mention that it is inaccurate 100% of the time, offers inconsistent results, and cannot determine the correct match.
"This tool is handy, but it also offers inconsistent results. If you take 4 or 5 readings and pick the one that repeats, you'll be fine...." Read more
"Will get you in the ballpark of the color you're looking for but not an exact match...." Read more
"...two days on some very popular Benjamin Moore paint colors it never found a true match...." Read more
"...Five different colors and three brands. Not one accurate match. Close doesn’t cut it." Read more
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As soon as it was ready I turned to the first pained surface nearby. I happen to have painted my kitchen walls about one year ago so I tested this on 2 walls. The result came
up with the name and also the brand. I knew the brand was right but I wasn’t sure about the color names... so I went down to the garage to find the leftover cans and they were both correct!
I was expecting the color match but i didn’t expected it to get the brand too. After this I am very confident I’ll be able to match the paint in another room. I’ll update this once I find out.
Update : Used this device to match a yellowish brown paint for touch-up over patched dents. My first attempt at "manually" matching using the palette samples was way off: Too dark. Second attempt using this device was mostly a success: The scanned color was called "green xxx" and I frankly would have never guessed it was a green. I came back with the paint in much doubt it was a match. I applied the new pain over the patches and waited for it to dry and was pretty good. Is it perfect? No. The new paint is noticeably darker than the old paint. But I think it's my fault: I used this device to scan the old paint in multiple places in the room to get an "average". But instead of following up on a good idea, ended up picking one of the darkest samples for the new paint. In retrospect, I should have made an extra trip to the paint store to pick the palette samples for each of the scans and select the best match before actually buying the paint on a "hunch" that the correct sample was the darkest one. But it's really close enough not to be worth redoing it. So overall, I'm quite satisfied.
I wanted to broaden my ideas about choosing a new wall color and decor in my home. I know that undertones have a lot to do with how well a paint color helps pull spaces together. I tested this device on some known existing colors and it was right on. The perplexing thing is how to interpret the given matches where i was not sure of the color. Example- i checked an older ceramic tile, that my eye sees as a medium to light beige. All its “matches” were extremely dark tones. Not sure what that means. Needs more information to help the user put finding into perspective.
The idea of a portable color scanner was intriguing, but the execution fell short. The device consistently provided inaccurate color readings, leaving me frustrated and doubtful of its reliability.
Color accuracy is crucial when it comes to selecting colors for various projects, and the ColorReader EZ's inability to consistently deliver on this front was a significant letdown. It caused more confusion than clarity in my color selection process.
The concept is promising, but in practice, it didn't live up to my expectations. I hope that future iterations of this product can resolve the issues I encountered. In its current state, I cannot recommend the ColorReader EZ, as my experience was marked by disappointment and frustration.
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Ein kleiner Nachteil ist jedoch, dass die Genauigkeit manchmal je nach Lichtverhältnissen variieren kann. Außerdem könnte die Kompatibilität mit verschiedenen Oberflächen verbessert werden.