Many paints (and also pencils, pastels, etc.) on this site (20.1% of the total 41743),
in addition to the pigment information, also have a color notation. This is a way to describe a
color in a standardized way. There are many different color notation systems, I use CIE L*a*b*, Oklab, and Munsell.
They help to describe the hue, the lightness, the chromaticity, show the relationship between colors or to find similar
ones. Also help in practical tasks like looking for a cooler or warmer or a more chromatic colors.
There are some other great sources available for color notations for artist materials:
Depending on the color measurement source, I use the following methods to calculate / interpolate:
As I mentioned earlier, my own measurements are not up to scientific or industrial standards. For that, I would need to be able to prepare samples in a much more consistent way (e.g. film applicator) and I would need to use a high-end spectrophotometer. But I'm trying to do the best I can with the tools I have in a home/hobby environment.
I found both devices suitable for the current purpose (to make it easier to navigate through paints and show similar colors)
A. Gallo
Honey-Based Watercolor
|
Watercolor |
86 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Arrtx
Miya Gouache
|
Gouache |
18 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Artemiranda
Pure Powdered Pigments
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
7 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Arteza
Acrylic Paint
|
Acrylic |
24 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Blockx
Aquarelles
|
Watercolor |
72 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Blockx
Pigment
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
6 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Brevillier Urban & Sachs
Cretacolor Fine Art Pastel
|
Pastel Pencil |
3 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Brevillier Urban & Sachs
Cretacolor Marino
|
Water-Soluble Colored Pencil |
2 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
C. Roberson & Co
Pigments
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Caran d'Ache
Luminance 6901
|
Colored Pencil |
100 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Caran d'Ache
Museum Aquarelle
|
Water-Soluble Colored Pencil |
76 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Caran d'Ache
Neocolor II Watersoluble
|
Water-Soluble Pastel |
85 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Caran d'Ache
Neopastel
|
Oil Pastel |
96 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Caran d'Ache
Pablo
|
Colored Pencil |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Caran d'Ache
Pastel Pencil 788
|
Pastel Pencil |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Caran d'Ache
Supracolor II Soft 3888
|
Water-Soluble Colored Pencil |
4 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Cheap Joe's
American Journey Artists' Watercolor
|
Watercolor |
12 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Couleurs Leroux
Pigments Purs Leroux
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
54 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Da Vinci
Permanent Artists' Gouache
|
Gouache |
20 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Da Vinci
Watercolors
|
Watercolor |
110 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Daler Rowney
Aquafine Watercolour
|
Watercolor |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Daler Rowney
FW Acrylic Ink
|
Acrylic Ink |
16 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Daler Rowney
Georgian Water Mixable Oil Colour
|
Water Mixable Oil |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Daler Rowney
System3 Acrylic
|
Acrylic |
2 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Daniel Smith
Extra Fine Gouache
|
Gouache |
22 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Daniel Smith
Extra Fine Watercolors
|
Watercolor |
181 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Daniel Smith
Primatek Watercolors
|
Watercolor |
36 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Derwent
Chromaflow Pencils
|
Colored Pencil |
72 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Derwent
Coloursoft Pencils
|
Colored Pencil |
71 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Derwent
Drawing Pencils
|
Colored Pencil |
22 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Derwent
Graphitint Pencils
|
Water-Soluble Colored Pencil |
24 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Derwent
Inktense Pencils
|
Water-Soluble Colored Pencil |
100 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Derwent
Lightfast Pencils
|
Colored Pencil |
100 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Derwent
Procolour Pencils
|
Colored Pencil |
72 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Derwent
Watercolour Pencils
|
Water-Soluble Colored Pencil |
72 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Dr. Ph. Martin's
Hydrus Fine Art Liquid Watercolors
|
Liquid Watercolor |
12 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Faber-Castell
Albrecht Dürer
|
Water-Soluble Colored Pencil |
3 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Faber-Castell
Goldfaber
|
Colored Pencil |
48 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Faber-Castell
Pitt Oil Base
|
Colored Pencil |
6 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Faber-Castell
Pitt Pastel 1122
|
Pastel Pencil |
5 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Faber-Castell
Polychromos 9201
|
Colored Pencil |
120 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Gamblin
Artist's Grade Pigment
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Golden
Fluid
|
Acrylic |
5 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Golden
Heavy Body
|
Acrylic |
118 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Golden
High Flow
|
Acrylic |
10 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Golden
OPEN
|
Acrylic |
5 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Golden
QOR Watercolor
|
Watercolor |
11 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Golden
SoFlat
|
Acrylic |
0 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Guerra
Pigment Dispersions
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
186 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Guerra
Pigments
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
4 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Holbein
Acryla Gouache
|
Acrylic Gouache |
107 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Holbein
Artists' Colored Pencil
|
Colored Pencil |
150 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Holbein
Artists' Gouache
|
Gouache |
142 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Holbein
Artists' Pigment
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
11 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Holbein
Artists' Watercolor (HWC)
|
Watercolor |
106 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Holbein
Duo Aqua Oil
|
Water Mixable Oil |
6 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Honsell
JAXON Aquarell
|
Watercolor |
44 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Honsell
Jaxon Aquarell Wax Pastell
|
Water-Soluble Pastel |
10 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Jackson's
Artist Pigment
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
98 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Kama Pigments
Aqua Dispersions
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
25 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Kama Pigments
Oil Sticks
|
Oil Stick |
40 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Koh-I-Noor
Polycolor 3800
|
Colored Pencil |
156 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Kremer Pigmente
Watercolor
|
Watercolor |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Kremer Pigmente
[Dry] Pigments
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
231 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Kuretake
Gansai Tambi
|
Watercolor |
57 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Kusakabe
Artist's Pigment
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
12 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Kusakabe
Artists' Water Colours
|
Watercolor |
90 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
L. Cornelissen & Son
Pigments
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
85 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Lascaux
Artist
|
Acrylic |
54 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Lascaux
Gouache
|
Acrylic Gouache |
34 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Lascaux
Studio
|
Acrylic |
27 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Lefranc & Bourgeois
Acrylique
|
Acrylic |
6 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Lefranc & Bourgeois
Flashe
|
Acrylic |
6 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Lefranc & Bourgeois
LINEL Extra-Fine Gouache
|
Gouache |
44 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Lefranc & Bourgeois
LINEL Extra-Fine Gouache [Pre 2020]
|
Gouache |
2 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Lefranc & Bourgeois
LINEL Fine Gouache [Pre 2020]
|
Gouache |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Liquitex
Heavy Body Acrylic
|
Acrylic |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Liquitex
Soft Body Acrylic
|
Acrylic |
12 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Lukas
Aquarell 1862
|
Watercolor |
2 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Lukas
Berlin Oil
|
Water Mixable Oil |
2 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Lukas
Cryl Pastos
|
Acrylic |
11 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Lukas
Cryl Studio
|
Acrylic |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
M. Graham & Co.
Artists' Watercolor
|
Watercolor |
56 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Maimeri
MaimeriBlu
|
Watercolor |
90 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Maimeri
Tempera Fine
|
Gouache |
29 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Marie's
Master Pastel
|
Soft Pastel |
48 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Matsuda
Pigments
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
17 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Michael Harding
Artists Oil Colours
|
Oil |
99 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Mijello
Mission Gold Watercolor
|
Watercolor |
124 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Mitsubishi Pencil
Mitsu-Bishi Polycolor 7500
|
Colored Pencil |
12 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Mitsubishi Pencil
Mitsubishi Arterase Color (UACN)
|
Colored Pencil |
12 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Mitsubishi Pencil
Mitsubishi UNI Water Color (UWCN)
|
Water-Soluble Colored Pencil |
12 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Mungyo
Gallery Aquarell Aqua Crayons (MAC series)
|
Water-Soluble Pastel |
28 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Nevskaya Palitra
White Nights
|
Watercolor |
98 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Newell Brands
Karismacolor (Japanese)
|
Colored Pencil |
12 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Newell Brands
Prismacolor Premier Soft Core Colored Pencils
|
Colored Pencil |
130 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Newell Brands
Prismacolor Premier Verithin Colored Pencils
|
Colored Pencil |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Newell Brands
Prismacolor Premier Water-Soluble Colored Pencils
|
Water-Soluble Colored Pencil |
2 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Nicker
Acrylic Gouache
|
Acrylic Gouache |
70 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Nicker
Designers Colour
|
Gouache |
77 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Nicker
Poster Colour
|
Gouache |
64 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Ocres de France
Pigments
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
16 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Old Holland
Classic Oil Colours
|
Oil |
168 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Old Holland
Classic Watercolours
|
Watercolor |
168 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Old Holland
New Masters
|
Acrylic |
168 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Old Holland
Pigment
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
4 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
PanPastel
Artists' Pastel
|
Soft Pastel |
80 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Pannoncolor
Akvarell
|
Watercolor |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Pannoncolor
Pigment
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Pannoncolor
Tempera
|
Gouache |
2 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Paul Rubens
Oil Pastel
|
Oil Pastel |
48 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Prima Marketing
Art Philosophy Watercolor Confections
|
Watercolor |
12 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
R&F
Encaustic
|
Encaustic |
94 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Reeves
Acrylic Paint
|
Acrylic |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Renesans
Extra Fine Watercolour
|
Watercolor |
45 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Renesans
Gouache
|
Gouache |
4 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Renesans
Intense Water
|
Watercolor |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Roman Szmal
Aquarius
|
Watercolor |
183 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Rosa
Gallery Watercolour
|
Watercolor |
60 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Royal Talens
Amsterdam Expert Series
|
Acrylic |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Royal Talens
Amsterdam Standard Series
|
Acrylic |
2 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Royal Talens
Bruynzeel Design Colour 8805
|
Colored Pencil |
48 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Royal Talens
Cobra Artist Oil Colours
|
Water Mixable Oil |
4 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Royal Talens
Gouache Extra Fine
|
Gouache |
27 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Royal Talens
Rembrandt Water Colour
|
Watercolor |
120 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Royal Talens
Van Gogh Watercolour
|
Watercolor |
60 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Schmincke
AKADEMIE Acryl Color [Series 23]
|
Acrylic |
2 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Schmincke
AKADEMIE Aquarell [Series 16]
|
Watercolor |
12 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Schmincke
AKADEMIE Gouache [Series 22]
|
Gouache |
9 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Schmincke
Calligraphy Gouache [Series 27]
|
Gouache |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Schmincke
Designers' Gouache (HKS) [Series 25]
|
Gouache |
60 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Schmincke
HORADAM Aquarell [Series 14]
|
Watercolor |
184 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Schmincke
HORADAM Gouache [Series 12]
|
Gouache |
49 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Schmincke
Mussini [Series 10]
|
Oil |
108 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Schmincke
Norma Blue [Series 21]
|
Water Mixable Oil |
48 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Schmincke
Norma [Series 11]
|
Oil |
84 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Schmincke
PRIMAcryl Fluid [Series 13]
|
Acrylic |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Schmincke
PRIMAcryl [Series 13]
|
Acrylic |
84 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Schmincke
Pure Artists' Pigments [Series 18]
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
8 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Sennelier
Abstract Acrylic Inks
|
Acrylic Ink |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Sennelier
Dry Pigments
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
11 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Sennelier
Egg Tempera
|
Egg Tempera |
2 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Sennelier
l'Aquarelle
|
Watercolor |
54 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Shinhan
PWC
|
Watercolor |
104 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Shinhan
Professional Designers Gouache
|
Gouache |
41 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Silpakorn
Wichitrong Water Colour
|
Watercolor |
24 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Stabilo
All
|
Water-Soluble Colored Pencil |
6 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Stabilo
CarbOthello 1400
|
Pastel Pencil |
60 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Staedtler
karat aquarell 125
|
Water-Soluble Colored Pencil |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Tombow
Irojiten
|
Colored Pencil |
3 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Turner
Acryl Gouache
|
Acrylic Gouache |
175 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Turner
Artists' Water Colour
|
Watercolor |
113 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Turner
Poster Colour
|
Gouache |
1 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Vallejo
Acrylic Artist Color
|
Acrylic |
2 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Vallejo
Acrylic Studio
|
Acrylic |
61 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Verfmolen De Kat
Pigments
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
2 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Wallace Seymour
Pigments
|
Pigment, dry or paste |
14 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Winsor & Newton
Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour
|
Water Mixable Oil |
4 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Winsor & Newton
Artists' Water Colour [Rebranded]
|
Watercolor |
94 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Winsor & Newton
Cotman Water Colour [Old]
|
Watercolor |
29 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Winsor & Newton
Cotman Water Colours
|
Watercolor |
13 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Winsor & Newton
Designers Gouache
|
Gouache |
71 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Winsor & Newton
Griffin Alkyd Fast Drying Oil Colour
|
Oil |
48 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Winsor & Newton
Professional Acrylic
|
Acrylic |
80 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Winsor & Newton
Professional Water Colour
|
Watercolor |
107 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Winsor & Newton
Watercolour Pencils
|
Water-Soluble Colored Pencil |
48 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |
Winsor & Newton
Winton Oil Colour
|
Oil |
2 |
CIE L*a*b* a*b* plane |