Color Number Base Color and Mixed Color Many people who are about to buy house paint may have heard these terms from paint salespeople or seen them on various paint selling websites. These three terms are basic vocabulary used to refer to types of color shades but if someone has never painted a house before, they may not understand what they are and how they differ.
Color Number
Color Number is a type of shade that is pre-mixed and ready to use from the manufacturing plant. The color number code of Beger will be a 4-digit numerical code, which may have English letters preceding it, such as color code 1517, AI 1517, 2517, E 2517, 4517. Color numbers are usually popular shades or best-selling shades. We can view the shades and color codes from the catalog of that product.
The advantage of choosing color numbers is that for the same model and capacity, regardless of the shade, the price will be the same for all shades, except for some shades that are primary colors or dark shades like red, yellow, black, and blue, which may have a higher price but are still cheaper than similar mixed shades. Currently, some shades of color numbers can be ordered from color mixing machines directly without having to wait for the factory to produce them like before.
Base Color
Base Color (Base) is a type of base paint used to mix with primary colors to create other shades, both in factory production or from automated digital color mixing machines. Base colors will have a pure white color and are divided into 4 types: Base A, Base B, Base C, and Base D, according to the level of whiteness from most to least. The base color will affect the intensity of the mixed shade.
- Base A has the brightest whiteness and is used to mix to create light shades level 1 – 2 or Off-White. Most white houses use this type of base color for painting.
- Base Color B will have a reduced whiteness, used to mix into a more intense shade at levels 2 – 4
- Base Color C will have even less whiteness, suitable for mixing into darker shades at levels 4 – 5
- Base Color D will have the least whiteness, used to mix very bright or very dark colors at levels 5 – 6, such as red, yellow, orange, black, dark gray, dark brown, etc.
Important Note
In actual use, you do not need to choose which BASE color to use, as the color mixing machine will automatically determine which base color to use if you want a specific shade.
Mixed Color
Mixed Color is created from mixing base colors with primary colors and then shaken in the color mixing machine until the desired shade is achieved according to the color fan deck (Fandeck) available today. All shades of Beger are available for mixing according to your needs, totaling more than 1,200 shades.
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The Beger color codes that can be used in the mixing machine will have codes in the format XXX-X and OW-X-X, such as 106-6 or OW-5-2, etc.
In summary, what is the difference between color numbers and base colors?
Basically, the three types of shades differ in the shades they have, the format of the color codes, and the selling prices, which can be easily distinguished as shown in the table below.
| Color Number | Base Color | Mixed Color | |
| Shades | Only the shades specified in the product catalog are available. | White | There are more than 1,200 shades |
| Sample color codes | 1517, E 2517, AI 1517 | BASE A, BASE B, BASE C, BASE D | 106-6, OW-5-1 |
| Price | Most shades are priced the same, except for dark shades and primary colors. | Prices may vary depending on the product model and the retailer. | It depends on the price of the base color and primary colors. |
Another thing to note is that even if they are the same shade (same color name), if the product models are different or the types of film are different, such as Beger Cool products matte color film and semi-gloss color film, the resulting shade may differ due to light and shadow. It is recommended to purchase a sample size of the paint to test first to achieve the shade that best meets your needs.
However, when choosing house paint colors, there is no need to worry about having to choose color number base color or mixed color because the most important thing in choosing house paint colors, both exterior and interior, is to choose a color that you like a color that matches your house style. And choose colors with various properties that help bring happiness to the people in the home such as heat-resistant colors, colors that keep the house cool, colors that eliminate viruses on walls, or colors that are easy to clean, etc.
