Free Paint Visualiser - Upload Your Photo, Test Any Colour in 30 Seconds
157 Dulux + 132 Farrow & Ball shades. Indoor and outdoor. 30 seconds.
Upload a photo of your home and preview any shade from 157 verified Dulux UK colours plus 132 Farrow & Ball shades , RAL, NCS or Sikkens. No app, no signup, no card needed.
Includes 157 Dulux + 132 Farrow & Ball shades (the two UK paint brands)
FacadeColorizer covers the two UK paint brands homeowners actually compare: 157 verified Dulux UK shades (Chalk White, Timeless, Polished Pebble, Brilliant White, Almond White, Magnolia, Egyptian Cotton) and 132 Farrow & Ball shades (All White, Wevet, Wimborne White, Dimity, Pigeon, Hague Blue). Test Dulux against Farrow & Ball on the same photo in 30 seconds.
1 free HD render. No sign-up. No card.
What our customers found before they bought
“The bottom photo was my old planning application that got rejected, and the top one was the new submission. The difference is small, but for some councils that tiny shift in tone is what makes the call: they reject pure white and accept cream.”
“The time it saves me means I can knock 10 pounds off every quote, both for regulars and new customers.”
“Cream white is brilliant and the base of the wall is picked up perfectly.”
Names changed with written consent. UK CMA-compliant.
What is a paint visualiser?
A paint visualiser is a tool that lets you preview a paint colour on a real photo of your home before you buy a single tin. Instead of squinting at a 50mm swatch in B&Q or holding a tester card against the wall, you upload an image and see the finished result in seconds. The best UK paint visualisers use AI to preserve the original lighting, shadows and surface texture, so the preview behaves like a proper photograph rather than a flat colour overlay.
Use cases are broad. A homeowner picking a Farrow & Ball front door colour can try Railings, Hague Blue and Studio Green back to back without buying three tester pots. A painter and decorator can include a render in every quote so clients say yes faster. An estate agent can show a tired Victorian terrace in a fresh colour before listing to lift kerb appeal. An architect or interior designer can validate a scheme with the client in the meeting, not three weeks later. And a landlord can decide between a neutral magnolia and a smart Skimming Stone without booking in a contractor first.
A paint visualiser does not replace a tester pot. It speeds up the shortlist. Most users go from twelve favourites to two finalists in about fifteen minutes, which is the bit that usually takes a fortnight of dithering.
Indoor and outdoor - the only UK paint visualiser that does both
Most UK paint visualisers are stuck indoors. The Dulux Visualiser app is built for interior walls and struggles on brick, pebbledash or render. Crown MyRoom is room-only by design. Farrow & Ball offers a swatch tool with no real-world preview at all. That leaves a huge gap for anyone wanting to test an exterior colour, which is the single most expensive paint decision a UK homeowner ever makes.
FacadeColorizer was built exterior-first. It handles the surfaces that actually exist on UK housing stock: London stock brick, K Rend render, pebbledash, Cotswold limestone, Tudor weatherboard, modern composite cladding, and painted Victorian terrace render. Then we added interior support so the same tool covers the whole house. Upload a kitchen wall, a hallway, a front door, a rear extension or a complete street-facing facade. The AI handles them all in one tool, in one browser tab, with one upload.
Outdoor
Brick, render, pebbledash, stone, cladding, weatherboard, front doors, window frames, garage doors.
Indoor
Living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, hallways, feature walls, ceilings, woodwork and skirting.
Test colours from any brand
Brand-locked visualisers are a sales funnel. They show you their colours, you buy their paint. Useful for them, less useful for you. Our paint visualiser is brand-agnostic. We include 289 UK unique colours from the eight UK palettes that actually matter, plus the option to drop in any custom hex code. Mix and match across brands in the same session, then pick the tin that suits your budget.
| Brand / palette | Colours included | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Dulux UK | 157 | Verified UK shade codes (Chalk White, Timeless, Polished Pebble, etc.) for mainstream trade and retail |
| Crown | 1,400 | UK high street, B&Q availability |
| Farrow & Ball | 200 | Period property, premium interiors |
| Little Greene | 198 | Heritage exteriors, listed buildings |
| Mylands | 120 | London colour archive, designer schemes |
| Sandtex | 39 | Masonry and exterior render |
| RAL Classic | 213 | Windows, doors, gates, garage doors |
| NCS | 1,950+ | Architects, specifiers, custom matching |
| Total unique colours | 289 UK | Plus any custom hex code |
Total unique colours after de-duplication across overlapping shades. NCS deeper greys and Crown beige overlap heavily, so the headline figure is lower than a naive sum.
How it works in 30 seconds
Upload your photo
A clear daytime photo of your house exterior, room or facade. Phone snaps work fine.
Choose a colour
Browse our 289 UK colour library or paste a custom hex code. No brand lock-in.
Get your render
AI delivers a photorealistic preview in around 30 seconds. Download, share, decide.
Who uses a paint visualiser in the UK
A paint visualiser is no longer a niche tool. Around 7,000 UK searches a month land on "paint visualiser" queries, with a strong mix of homeowners, professionals and trade. Here is the typical user profile.
Homeowners (62% of users)
Testing a front door colour, choosing between Dulux Egyptian Cotton and Farrow & Ball Slipper Satin, planning an exterior repaint for spring, or coordinating a kitchen feature wall with new cabinets.
Painters and decorators (18%)
Including a free visualiser render in every quote, helping clients decide on the day, reducing rework and second visits. Pro users tell us close rate roughly doubles.
Estate agents and landlords (11%)
Pre-listing kerb appeal previews, showing what a tired Victorian terrace could look like in Skimming Stone or Railings before the photographer arrives.
Architects and designers (9%)
Validating colour schemes in real time during client meetings, presenting NCS and RAL options to specifiers, and avoiding the classic two-week feedback loop.
Tested on common UK property types
The paint visualiser has been trained and tested on UK housing stock specifically. That matters: a tool trained on US clapboard or German Altbau will misread a London stock brick terrace or a Cotswolds limestone cottage. Here are the property types we know it handles well.
Victorian terrace
London stock brick, sash windows, bay fronts. Common in Hackney, Battersea, Bristol BS3, Liverpool L8.
Edwardian semi
Painted render front, mock-Tudor details, bay windows. Common in suburban Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds.
Georgian townhouse
Painted stucco, sash windows, listed details. Bath, Edinburgh New Town, central London.
1930s pebbledash
Pebbledash render, hipped roof. The classic suburban semi. Sandtex masonry shades work brilliantly here.
Cotswolds cottage
Honey-coloured limestone, small windows. Heritage palette territory: Little Greene, Farrow & Ball muted tones.
New-build estate house
K Rend render, composite cladding, contemporary windows. Crown and Dulux palette is the natural fit.
Free, no signup, no card
The free tier gives you 1 HD render plus 3 free variations. No card, no signup, no email gate. You upload, you render, you download. If you only need one colour preview, the free tier is genuinely all you need - we built it that way on purpose.
If you want more renders, our paid plans start at 10,90 EUR for a Pack Couleur (a one-off top-up, no subscription) and run up through Artisan (79 EUR per month) and Pro (199 EUR per month) for tradespeople running multiple jobs a week. There is no 14-day trial trickery, no auto-renewing card you forgot about: paiement sécurisé, activation immédiate, sans engagement.
Why the free tier is capped at one HD render: each high-resolution AI render runs on dedicated GPU compute, so unlimited free generation simply is not sustainable. Capping the free tier at 1 HD plus 3 variations keeps the tool fast for everyone and stops abuse without resorting to ads or harvesting your email.
Privacy and UK GDPR
Your photos belong to you. We process uploads only to generate the render you asked for, and we never sell, share or repurpose your images for training or marketing. The service is fully compliant with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Practically, that means:
- You can use the visualiser without creating an account or providing an email address.
- If you do create an account, you can request export or deletion of your data at any time by email.
- We use no third-party advertising trackers on this page.
- Renders are stored only for as long as we need to serve them back to you in your session.
Our cloud infrastructure runs on secure US-region cloud infrastructure under EU-US DPF + UK Extension safeguards. We prefer to be transparent about hosting safeguards rather than oversell location. What matters under UK GDPR is the legal basis and the safeguards, both of which are in place.
Paint visualiser - frequently asked questions
Is there a free UK paint visualiser?
Yes. FacadeColorizer is a free paint visualiser available in the UK. You can upload a photo and get 1 HD render plus 3 free variations with no signup and no card. It works in any modern browser, on mobile or desktop.
Do I need to download an app?
No. There is no app to install. The paint visualiser runs entirely in your browser, so you can use it on iPhone, Android, iPad, laptop or desktop without any download. It also works on Safari and Chrome on older devices.
Can I test exterior paint colours?
Yes. Unlike most UK paint visualisers, FacadeColorizer is built for both exterior and interior. It handles brick, render, pebbledash, stone, cladding and weatherboard, as well as plastered interior walls. It is the only mainstream UK paint visualiser that supports both.
Which paint brands are included?
For UK homeowners, FacadeColorizer covers the two paint brands that matter: 157 verified Dulux UK shades (Chalk White, Timeless, Polished Pebble, Brilliant White, Almond White, Magnolia, Egyptian Cotton) and 132 verified Farrow & Ball shades (All White, Wevet, Wimborne White, Dimity, Pigeon, Hague Blue). Test any Dulux shade against any Farrow & Ball shade on the same photo in 30 seconds, the comparison no other tool offers. You can test any of these shades on your own photo without switching tools.
How accurate is AI paint visualisation?
The AI preserves shadows, textures and lighting from your original photo, so the preview is far more realistic than basic AR overlays. Final on-wall appearance will still vary slightly with substrate, finish (matt, eggshell, silk) and natural light, so we always recommend a tester pot before committing.
Can I save and share my preview?
Yes. Each render can be downloaded as a high-resolution image and shared directly with your decorator, partner or family. You can also keep a side-by-side before-and-after image to compare different colours.
Will the paint colour look the same on my walls?
The preview is a close approximation, not a guarantee. Real-world appearance depends on substrate (brick, render, plaster), finish (matt, eggshell, silk), light direction, time of day and the number of coats. Always buy a tester pot and try a patch in both morning and afternoon light before ordering full tins.
What is the difference between this and the Dulux Visualiser?
The Dulux Visualiser is an AR app limited to Dulux colours and is best suited to indoor rooms. FacadeColorizer is a web-based AI paint visualiser that works on both interior and exterior, supports 289 UK colours across multiple brands, and runs in any browser without an app download.
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