SwatchName

SwatchName offers a colour-naming service with a certificate for each naming.

Quick overview

You can choose an unnamed shade using a picker, hex code or RGB values, and add an optional dedication.

Designer certificates can bring up to six named colours together in one design. The site also has interactive colour tools and account settings for managing your namings.

Name colours individually or several together.
Add a personal dedication to a certificate.
Choose from five designer certificate styles.
Explore the colour quiz, game, cube and Personal Spectrum tool.
Use account settings to hide your username beside named colours.

Introduction

SwatchName offers a colour-naming service. You can choose an unnamed shade, give it a name and receive a certificate.

The site also offers designer certificates and colour tools, including a quiz, a game and an interactive colour cube.

What SwatchName offers

You can name one colour or several together. An optional dedication can be added when naming a colour, and a certificate is generated for each naming.

Designer certificates are available separately. These can combine up to six named colours in a single design.

Product and service categories

Colour naming

Choose a shade with the colour picker or enter a hex code or RGB values. The picker also has hue, tone and fine-tuning controls, as well as a random selection option. Unnamed colours can be held temporarily, with up to six held at once. Colour names can contain up to 20 characters, including letters, numbers, spaces, apostrophes and hyphens.

Certificates

Each naming includes a certificate with the colour swatch and name, plus a dedication if one has been added. The certificate also has a QR code linking to the naming on the site. A designer certificate is an optional version with five styles to choose from. It can be downloaded as a PDF and printed.

Browse the full range on the SwatchName website.

More Info

Using the website

The colour picker shows shades and tints, alongside analogous, complementary and triadic options. You can also search by hex code or RGB values to check whether a shade has already been named.

An account is needed to hold or name a colour. Account settings include an option to hide your username beside colours you have named.

The colour quiz builds a shade from a series of either/or answers. The Personal Spectrum tool generates a six-colour palette from initials and a date of birth.

The colour game asks you to match a target shade using RGB sliders over five rounds. The interactive colour cube can be rotated and zoomed, and selecting a marker shows its code and whether it has been named.

The site also has a blog with gift ideas and articles about occasions for naming a colour.

Notable features

Designer certificates can combine named colours in an order you choose, including colours named separately. The designs include bands, mounted swatches and a numbered register, with an A4 format available.

A personal dedication can appear on the certificate alongside the colour name. Each naming also has its own page on the site and a shareable social card.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an account to name a colour?

Yes, an account is needed to hold or name a colour. You can sign up with a username, email and password, or sign in with a Google account.

Can I add a message to a certificate?

Yes, you can add an optional dedication when naming a colour. It appears on the certificate alongside the name.

Can I combine colours named at different times?

Yes, a designer certificate can combine named colours from different namings. It can include up to six colours.

Can I hide my username?

Yes, you can switch off the display of your username in account settings. Colours you have named then appear under “Someone” instead.

Why is a naming marked as pending?

Names and dedications are checked before they appear publicly. If a name does not pass the check, it can be edited and resubmitted.

How does the Personal Spectrum tool work?

Enter your initials or name and date of birth to generate a six-colour palette. The details are processed in your browser.

Key takeaways

Choose an unnamed colour with the picker, a hex code or RGB values.
Each naming includes a certificate, with an optional dedication.
Designer certificates can combine up to six named colours.
Account settings include a username privacy option.
The site offers a colour quiz, game, cube and Personal Spectrum tool.

Summary

SwatchName combines colour naming and certificates with interactive tools for exploring shades. Names, dedications and designer certificate layouts provide several ways to personalise a naming.