Composition of Paint Tints

kazza · Nov 05, 2009 10:22 am

Is there a website that can tell what tinting colours are actually added to the base paint colour.
I thought it may help me to pick the "right white" if I knew exactly what colours it was tinted with. ie: Which white colours would have yellow, pink or grey etc undertones.

I thought it may make choosing a colour easier, or at least narrow it down a bit.

Michelle · Nov 09, 2009 5:34 pm

You might want to Google this.

The best way is go to into a paint shop and ask. :wink:

Felistopher · Nov 09, 2009 6:00 pm

You're spot on kazza. I used to work in a paint shop- as Michelle said, go in and ask to see the 'recipe.' It's the only way of telling what tinge your white will throw. Good luck

mek · Nov 09, 2009 6:19 pm

This might not be exactly what you need, but Dulux colour atlas has information about red, blue and green values of every colour, and LRV value (Google says that's amount of light reflected by that colour from 0-100). Not really sure this is what you need...

http://www.dulux.com.au/applicator/colour/colour-atlas

Michelle · Nov 09, 2009 6:39 pm

mek

This might not be exactly what you need, but Dulux colour atlas has information about red, blue and green values of every colour, and LRV value (Google says that's amount of light reflected by that colour from 0-100). Not really sure this is what you need...

http://www.dulux.com.au/applicator/colour/colour-atlas

Yes mek…this pretty much should give her what she needs if she knows how to read it.

swarvy · Nov 09, 2009 11:20 pm

Tint composition to make a colour can be very complex but some of the more usual tints are
ochre
umber
burnt umber
fast red
fast blue
black
red oxide
brown oxide
fast yellow
fast green or green

To throw another option into the mix of creating a colour you like, try going to crazy clarks and purchasing acrylic paints used for hobby painting, I think you'll pay around $3 for ten assorted tubes of colours, and a art brush, use the same method used by artists to make certain colours for example if you are after a purple, mix red and blue together then if you want it darker add some black. once you have a colour you like smear it on some paper and take it into a dulux store, they will place it in a spectrometre and give you a tint composition reading.
Those colurs act the same way tinters will to paint, however purchasing house hold paint and tinters can be expensive and dulux stores etc wont sit there and play around with colours with you for ages without charging you.

Besides that finger paintings great fun lol

Macy · Nov 09, 2009 11:29 pm

Don't go for white with a tiny bit of black thinking it will give you the purest colour with no warm or cool tones. We learned that one the hard way.

swarvy · Nov 09, 2009 11:58 pm

no that will give you a very faint blue colour.

Michelle · Nov 10, 2009 5:18 am

Swaryy…….what corner of my forum would you like to set yourself up in!!!! :z:

You are most welcome in here, I love all your information, its good to have someone who understands paints.

I only know where to put them and what colour! :lol:

kazza · Nov 10, 2009 10:54 am

swarvy - thanks for the info, I didn't realise tinting was that complex

mek - thanks for the link to the Dulux Colour Atlas.

I was considering Dulux Pale Tendril Quarter (R 227, G 226, B 215, Value 77) until I noticed last night under lights it had a greenish tinge. White Duck Quarter seems fairly similiar at R 229, G 225, B 215, Value 77 but can seem to have a pinker tinge.

Michelle - What I am looking for is a light neutral colour to paint the whole interior of my house which won't make my new Laminex Iceberg kitchen cabinets throw too yellow. Some colours also look too pink next to it. Any suggestions would be welcomed

Thanks everyone for your help.

Macy · Nov 13, 2009 6:17 pm

swarvy

no that will give you a very faint blue colour.

Yes, and it varied with the weather and even looked purple in dark corners! ::hyst::

Kazza, are you planning to paint test boards? When we repainted one room we painted four or five sheets and had them sitting around the room beside various pieces of furniture, in daylight and artificial light, carried in different table lamps to change the light, despaired at the weird tones that suddenly appeared under certain circumstances, tried another two or three colours, came up with a shortlist of two, and then one item made one of the two colours look too pale and we had a decision!

kazza · Nov 13, 2009 6:35 pm

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Kazza, are you planning to paint test boards?

Planning to do this Macy, was just hoping their may be some magical way of narrowing down the choice. I can picture myself in a sea of paint test pots. @-)

(knew all that plasterboard from cutting air-contioner holes would come in handy one day

)

Macy · Nov 13, 2009 7:50 pm

kazza

I can picture myself in a sea of paint test pots. @-)

I know the feeling. :lol:

EKT · Nov 13, 2009 8:59 pm

Well dont go for Natural White - I thought it looked pretty white until I tested out a sample pot - its actually a bit yellow...

Im looking for a cool white with no creams, yellows or pinks. Im going to test out Lexicon 1/4 as suggested on this forum - to go with a greyish theme.

swarvy · Nov 13, 2009 9:41 pm

Heres some photos of homes we've completed recently ,some populer colour schemes here.

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/3079/i ... 171600.jpg Natural White walls Low Sheen With pure white ceilings (pure white being no tinters at all)

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/886/im ... 271253.jpg Natural White Architraves & Doors in Full gloss enamel, and grand piano 1/2 strengh on walls (wash & wear low sheen) with pure white ceilings (professional tintable ceiling flat, no tinters)

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/3339/avocetintdoor.jpg Lexicon 1/4 strengh Low sheen walls , lexicon 1/4 ceilings (ceiling flat professional) 1/4 lexicon trims full gloss enamel & Columns

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/8186/i ... rdint4.jpg Lexicon Full strengh on walls/ceilings & Trims............ Low sheen walls, flat on ceilings, full gloss enamel on trims all paint was tinted to lexicon full strengh.

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4707/i ... rdint5.jpg Same home as above link - full strengh lexicon note the differance sheen levels make (full gloss enamel doors&trim against low sheen walls.

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6752 ... thglos.jpg Custom mixed stain & Varnish on front door, wet sanded (premium finish) done by apprentice in picture.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/595/bo ... rewall.jpg Dulux Hog Bristol 1/4 strengh on walls ceilings & Trims (walls low sheen, ceilings ceiling flat,trims gloss enamel) with dulux paris creek feature wall.

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/9170/b ... destru.jpg Dulux Self Destruct feature wall with hog bristle 1/4 strengh main walls/ceilings trim.

Some photos maybe distorted alittle as they are taken on a PDA for record purposes not display purposes.

kazza · Nov 13, 2009 10:08 pm

Thanks EKT,

I did the rounds of the paint shops and Lexicon quarter was on my list of paint samples to get. Unfortunately the paint shops don't stock Dulux and I'll have to go back to Bunnings to track it down. Picked up a heap from there last time I visited but it must be about the only white-tone I didn't get.

I'd be interested in how Lexicon 1/4 (or whatever colour you chose) turns out for you, as it seems we are both chasing the same type greyish illusive white. I'm sure you'll be finished painting well before I start, DH has to relocate the old kitchen cupboards to the garage (they are temporarily living in the rumpus downstairs) before we start to paint upstairs.

Thanks Swarvy for all the photo links - I'm off to look at them now.

EKT · Nov 14, 2009 6:16 am

We start painting next week so I'll let it sit for a bit and let you know what it turns out like.