True Color ID
Ryan Roberts Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touch
True Color ID is a free Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by Ryan Roberts. Requires iOS 14.0. Updated June 16, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 8 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jun 16
- 2026 · v1.0
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About True Color ID
Point your camera at anything and instantly know exactly what color it is. True Color ID was built for people with color vision deficiency — but it's useful for anyone who works with color. Use your iPhone camera to identify colors in real time, getting the precise color name, hex code, and closest match from thousands of real-world references. FOR COLOR VISION DEFICIENCY If you're colorblind or have difficulty distinguishing certain colors, True Color ID gives you confidence in everyday situations — matching your clothes, identifying wires, reading color-coded materials, or simply knowing what color something is without having to ask. MASSIVE COLOR DATABASE Matches against thousands of colors across dozens of real-world categories: - Paint brands: Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr, Valspar, PPG, Glidden, Dutch Boy and more - Artist & creative: artist paints, art supplies, fabric dyes, textiles - Nature: flowers, gems & minerals, ocean, sky & weather, exotic woods - Food & drink, cosmetics, metals, flooring, stone & countertops - Automotive, marine, military, electrical, roofing & building materials - Sports teams, brand colors, historical colors, Japanese color traditions - Digital & web standards, space & astronomy, seasonal palettes and more FEATURES - Live camera detection — real-time color identification as you move - Color history — every color you've identified, searchable and sorted - Swatch library — save colors you want to remember - Favorite colors — star your most-used colors for quick access - Custom color names — rename any color to something that makes sense to you - Zoom controls — get precise on small areas - Brightness & saturation filters — refine your results - Photo upload — identify colors from images in your camera roll BUILT FOR Anyone with color vision deficiency, plus designers, painters, decorators, artists, crafters, contractors, stylists — anyone who needs to know exactly what color they're looking at.
App privacy
The developer, Ryan Roberts, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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