Color Muse

Variable, Inc

In-app purchases

About this app

Measure Color. Match with Confidence. Color Match Made Easy®

Color Muse® is the ultimate companion app for professionals and DIYers who need fast, reliable, and accurate color matching. Wirelessly pair with any Color Muse device to instantly identify paint and product colors from over 100K colors from leading brands like Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr, PPG, and many more.

After wirelessly connecting your Color Muse, Color Muse SE, Color Muse 2, or Color Muse 3 device, the Color Muse app streamlines your color selection process for a faster and more confident color-matching experience. No more hassling with cumbersome fan decks, paint chips, or color swatches. Scan colors and find products that match, coordinate, and complement.


** Introducing Custom Color Matching with Plus Subscription **
A premium feature that allows you to create custom paint formulations from any scanned color and redeem them at Sherwin-Williams stores. With the Plus Subscription, you can customize color matching and create one-of-a-kind colors exclusively available made through Sherwin-Williams stores in the United States and Canada. Custom Color Matching is only available with the Color Muse 3 device. No more cutting paint samples. No more guesswork.

Built for the jobsite and at home
• Avoid cutting samples, patching walls, and repainting mistakes
• Measure color and sheen directly from a smooth, non-metallic surface
• Reduce extra trips to the store
• Capture accurate results for interior and exterior surfaces
• Ideal for homeowners and Pros who need accurate color measurement

Here's how the Plus Subscription works
1. Connect your Color Muse 3 device
2. Scan any surface or inspiration
3. Create a custom paint match
4. Generate a QR Code
5. Redeem at a Sherwin-Williams store

Subscription Details
• Free through May 31, 2026 (Limited Time Offer)
• Monthly: $4.99
• Annual: $49.99

Important Notes
• Requires a Color Muse 3 to create custom color matches
• Subscriptions are managed through your Google Play account and are subject to their Terms
• Custom Color Matching and QR Code redemption are available in the United States and Canada at Sherwin-Williams stores


What you can do for free in the Color Muse App
• Find the closest color from over 100,000 colors – Compare scans to top paint brands and product libraries from around the world.
• Sheen + Color Matching (Color Muse 2 and 3 only) – Automatically detect and measure gloss at 60° and differentiate between matte, eg-shell, satin, semi-gloss, and high gloss finishes.
• Save and Organize Colors – Create custom folders, share palettes, or export values for seamless integration into manufacturing, design, and QA workflows.
• Cross-Material Accuracy – Scan across paint, plastics, fabrics, and even printed materials with industry-leading consistency.
• Compact & Portable – All Color Muse devices are pocket-sized and Bluetooth-enabled for on-the-go use.
• Project Folders & Notes – Store scanned colors in your folders and record notes or project details for future reference.
• Share with Your Network – Easily share your saved colors with your connections through email or text.
• Measure Color Instantly – Scan any surface to capture its precise color values in CIE Lab, HEX, RGB, LCH, CMYK, and more.


PANTONE® and RAL In-App Purchases Available
• Color Muse® + PANTONE® Color Subscription - Users can access more than 16,500 Pantone colors directly through the Color Muse® app when they subscribe to a Pantone Color Subscription.
• Color Muse® + RAL Color Subscription - Subscribed users can access up to 1,800+ colors from RAL, including the RAL K5 and D2 collections.


Pantone and RAL Subscriptions work with ALL Color Muse devices
• Color Muse
• Color Muse SE
• Color Muse 2
• Color Muse 3

Ratings and reviews

I hate this app and wish I would have put the 200 dollars towards pantone instead. I don't want to pay for subscriptions to chipsets (pantone) I already own. I don't want to re buy digital libraries I own because they have moved to a subscription instead of a one time purchase. I want to be able to add my own comparison library. then I might use this. also there are so many connection issues. will connect, then goes through a long calibration and connection (even though it's connected?)

This app allowed me to get a near-perfect color match for repainting my walls. Sunlight can fade paint over time, so I needed to scan my walls in several different places, then pick the color that came up more often. The tool is generally very accurate, especially if you can narrow down the search results by manufacturer. Click the Filter icon and choose the manufacturer(s). In my case, I knew the paint had come from either Sherman Williams or Benjamin Moore. The app provided me with a few color names that I then went to the paint store with. The user interface on this app is not the most intuitive, but after working with the app for a little while, it became easier. Still, it is much too tedious, and it can benefit from some significant improvements. Some suggestions: 1. Do not make the scan history an infinitely-scrolling loop. Stop the scroll when I get to the oldest scan. 2. Creating color palettes and saving colors to them is much too tedious. 3. The current version of the app requires me to create an account and login, before I can begin using the app. An older version of this app did not. 4. Syncing of my scans and color palettes to the online cloud account does not work consistently.

Using the latest software version (Dec 2020)... I had 5 cans of paints in the basement that looked almost the same to me. This tool is amazing! I filtered by Sherwin Williams and it consistently got the exact color. Took about 10 samples and the exact color showed up 9 times. A little tip: this works best at night with the lights off. The one time it picked a similar color it wound being correct when i turned the lights off.

What’s new

Bug fixes and stability improvements