I think I need some clarification on this one. What do you mean that you scanned the color and got a formula? Did you have this color scanned at a store? If so, which one?

The website that I've used in the past to convert colors between paint brands is http://easyrgb.com/ but that doesn't seem to have the values that you're listing above.

I picked out a color from Ace paint Clark&Kensington called Silent White. But I wanted it in Benjamin.moore paint. So I had Ace Hardware scan the booklet color with their UV (or iiR , I don't know the technology) machine. It gavez us the amount of squirts of color to make it in Benjamin Moore. Y2, S2, R3 ,w1 were the four to mix. There are like 7 more possible ink colors- mine just didn't need them. Now I want to input the values to a database and see if Benjamin Moore has an actual color that's the same or similar. With this actual Benjamin Moore color I can look on sights to find matching colors. ( Clark &kensington colors aren't really used at all in the websites online). Hope that makes sense.

i.e. I've been the easyrgb but I don't know where to put the wacky formula I got. They only let you put RGB or the 4 color one)

If you have a sample of Silent White (or the paper color chip) just take it to Benjamin Moore and let them figure it out. Are you needing it to match the paint already on your house? It looks a lot like BM Chantilly Lace.

Is this the one?
Paint Hunter

Emmarene- I did have them scan the swatch but Benjamin Moore gives out formulas in S1,S2, Y1,Y2, W1, W2 etc. I need the formula in a different type code if I want to use it on most online color sites.

But now that you say that, maybe if I go to a different store like Lowes, they can scan it on a different computer matching system - and give me the rgb valies.

Beth - that's a good idea. And yes and speaking about the problems with switching brands: What's funny is I originally got the Cla/Ken "Silent White" in a sample and it didn't match its own swatch in the booklet! Hence the reason I scanned the search to get the ink values.

Kathy- this wasn't the site I used a few month ago (I wish I remembered the name) but it might work. I could import an online pic of Silent White and see what they give me -!

Each line uses different bases, and different colorants. You're in for a world of frustration if you attempt this the way that you are attempting it. The right way is to get a sample, and take at least a quarter size painted object painted with the sample paint, and have the store itself use their own spectrometer to convert it to the colorants and bases that they use. Paint mixers don't really use anything but the 64ths system of their own colorants.

Nothing wrong with just buying the paint in the brand that originated the color either.

Above find the closet match from BM to the KC selection. Also is the best match from the SW Chip It device.

Annette are you talking about My Perfect Color?

If you like the ClarkKensington white, then just use that paint. Or, check w/BM and see if they can match the CK formula to their tints.

https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/color-overview

emmarene,,,,I've ordered the Helix spray lacquer from them w/the BenMoore color I liked. It's not cheap, but it's really nice !

Do any of the color sites include Clark+Kensington brand? I think that's what I need. Color-swatches.com doesn't have that brand.

I went to my BM at Ace and they scanned it with the spectrometer and told me what the machine said was close. I got those swatches but they aren't that close.

The closest I get so far was putting someone else's online swatch of C+K Silent White into Paint Hunter. It told me html #efefe7. Do you think that is accurate?

BTW, the site I really liked before is Encycolorpedia. I finally found it but it still doesn't have the C+K brand. :(

It looks like Oxford White in BM would be your closest match to the C&K color.

It's not about swatches. It's about a custom paint mix. There are a thousand custom options between two adjacent colors on a paint chart. And that is why you have an actual sample scanned and matched with a custom mix. Not a near miss in a stock color.

At color-swatches.com...did you try typing in ACE as the brand?

Color-swatches worked! Thanks ! I didn't think that C+K was lookup able using ACE but it is. Thanks kjoy1! And everyone else. I got a lot of great info.

Be VERY careful trusting paint swatches. I have had experience with swatches having the wrong formula or not matching the actual colour at all. Always order a small test can to check against the formula and/or make sure the paint person shows you that your paint matches the swatch by dabbing a bit on and letting it dry.

I also think that most paint strips are done with a flat sheen. The more glossy you choose, the deeper the color will look. Just a slight difference but something to consider as you compare the strip to an actual painted surface.

The answer is ask for Silent White in Benjamin Moore paint. The Ben Moore software will find Silent White from Clark-Kensington and automatically create the color in Ben Moore. No need to scan anything. The Ben Moore software has a setting to locate colors from any paint company. Or vice versa, software can look-up data from any paint company.

also, you could have just typed Silent White into easyrgb.com, confirm that it finds the ACE version, and then pick which paint collection you want to see similar paints in.

I know this is s really old thread but thought this might have been the site you previously used. Easy RGB

S2 is gray, W1 is white, Y2 is yellow and R3 is red oxide. Hope this helps.

So Easy RGB states in the fine print that the formulas they post are created by themselves, not the formulas from the paint companies . . .

S1 is black.