Color matching: do the three numbers, R, B, and G, define a color precisely?

[GeneDavis]

I am looking for an online color pick tool that generates these, and have not found one yet that simplifies it into these three.  

[lbuttery]

Gene:

 

be aware that even with monitor and printer calibration the colors can still be "different" depending on the material used on

and the time of day etc

 

warn the client that they should do test patches and review at various time of day etc

before buying many gallons only to find they don't like it

 

Lew

[glennw]

I am on a mac so things might work a bit differently for you.

You can access the color chooser and get the RGB values from within Chief.

In a 3D view, select Adjust Material Definition tool (the rainbow tool) and select any object.

Open it's dbx and click on Material Color.

Your Windows color chooser will open.

There will be an eye dropper somewhere there that will allow you to select a point on the screen.

This will then display the RGB values.

This works pretty well anywhere you need to select a color on the screen - places like choosing a color in the layer properties, dbx, etc.

 

Or...if you just want the RGB value of the Chief material without opening the color chooser dbx, just hover the pointer over the Material Color box, and the RGB values will display as a tooltip.

This also works pretty well also in all cases where you need select an objects color.

 

This is what it looks like on a mac: