The Global Leader in Color

In the automotive refinish business, there is nothing more important than color match. As a world leader in automotive finishes and Refinish coatings, PPG’s worldwide color-matching network ensures customers have the right tools to get the right color every time.

The PPG global refinish database is continually updated with over 10,000 color matches per year by PPG color experts in the United States, Italy, United Kingdom, South America and Australia laboratories. PPG works in close concert with vehicle manufacturers and pigment suppliers to stay ahead of the latest OEM pigmentation and color formulations.

PPG supports its color matching effort with quality color matching tools and systems including: TouchMix®, Paint Manager™, On-Line Color Retrieval, Color Variant Decks and the Prophet® spectrophotometer.

You can be assured that when it comes to color match—PPG is the industry leader.

latest color news, bulletins, and useful information

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online color formulations

Fast, easy access to PPG and Nexa Autocolor formulas – available online, all the time.

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Nexa Autocolor Online Color (more info)

FAQs on Historic Formulas

FAQ - Historic Formulas (PDF)With the new PPG family of software small but important details are available to help the users get to their information needed for every situation. This is one of them!

The “Historic” button offers technicians a way to ‘go back’ to a previous formula and help manage their stock levels as new toners are introduced. This button is only displayed as needed, for formulas with new toners. Read the attached FAQ’s for more information on this cool feature. (more info)
touchmix® paint manager


From detailed job costing and productivity reports to precise, touch-screen formula retrieval and mixing, this powerful color software tool offers everything required to manage a profitable paint operation.
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dymo printer


PPG & Nexa Autocolor Online Color offers a print format for the popular Dymo 400 Turbo printer. This printer is a small, fast printer that offers crisp & clearly printed labels.

Simple is the way to go!
Easy to install, fast to print. Find the latest formula for your needs.

  1. Look up color
  2. Select a paint system & variant
  3. Print a label!

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color variant systems

PPG Color Variant System

Hundreds of the latest color variants for domestic and import vehicles – including exterior, bumper, accent and under hood colors, all in one system.
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