For Painters, By Painters

The professional colour reference for oil painters.

Search hundreds of paint colours by pigment, build custom palettes, explore colour harmony, and access detailed specifications from the world's finest paint manufacturers.

Pigment research to palette planning

Everything a painter needs — all in one place

Pigment Index

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Browse the complete CI Pigment Index — cross-reference pigment codes with professional oil paints. Free access, no account required.

Painters Colour Finder

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Search oils by pigment code, colour family, brand, and temperature to find exactly what your painting demands.

Build Custom Palettes

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Curate and save your personal paint selection. Build palettes for specific subjects, lighting conditions, or colour harmonies.

Colour Harmony Tools

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Explore complementary and analogous relationships on an interactive colour wheel to inform your mixing decisions.

Paint brands recommended

From top-tier professional to student-grade — we cover them all.

Thousands of colours, organised

Browse by colour family, filter by pigment, compare across brands — and discover the perfect colour for your palette.

Colourful paint tubes arranged by colour

Start exploring colour

Create a free account to save your palettes and access the full colour database.

Support the project

Pigment Scout is an independent project built and maintained by a single painter. If it's been useful to you, a small donation helps keep it running, updated, and free for everyone.

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