Why Work with a Sherwin-Williams Color Expert?
Sherwin-Williams color experts deliver an array of services personalized to the needs of coil and extrusion customers. Our team of color experts continually researches trends, markets and how color changes, and then works alongside chemists to bring colors to life as durable exterior coatings. Next, our team collaborates with customers – the experts in their field – to develop colors and palettes that suit their unique businesses.
All-in-one color and coating support
When you work with Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings, you have on-demand access to more than 155 years of experience and a full-service team of seasoned professionals.
Who we are
Dedicated designers examining the industry and pushing the boundaries of color.
Who we serve
We cater our services to the needs of architects, product manufacturers and OEMs.
Our services
Whether you need design expertise, a coating technology that outperforms the competition or the best in color and effects, our team has the tools and expertise to support you. Our color experts provide a variety of distinct services, including:
Color palette analysis
Through color palette analysis services, we can examine customer palettes and recommend approaches to refine or expand their offerings. We assist customers in trialing new markets and conduct testing to ensure the chosen color and effect technologies will perform best in their intended environments.
Design workshops
For customers in search of an immersive color analysis experience, we offer individualized workshops with hands-on color matching and collaboration. These workshops allow customers and color experts to explore colors, technologies and trends that are specific to their region and market.
Market-specific palettes
On a smaller scale compared to industry-wide color forecasting, our team researches the movement of various end-use categories to develop market-specific palettes. Through our color lookbook and additional sales tools, we provide customers with palettes that are catered to their unique place in the industry.
Additional color support
Not every project looks the same because no two customers are exactly alike. For those requiring strategic or project-specific color expertise, our team is equipped with a vast color library of more than 50,000 colors and the resources to adapt colors and effects to every distinct request.
Access the latest in color
At Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings, we’re obsessed with color. Our color experts monitor industry trends to develop colors and effects that meet the needs of our customers today and tomorrow.
Innovative tools and technology
Our research and development teams constantly evolve our coating technologies, such as Fluropon® and Illumipon™, to provide performance and effects that meet customer needs. Whether the specification calls for gloss, metallic, solar reflectivity, sparkle or color shift, our teams have the technologies and expertise to bring the coatings to life.
Future color forecasting
Understanding how color trends are interpreted across industries is important to specifying the right color for the right application. Our lab and color professionals partner with customers and industry experts to analyze the trajectory of color to develop in-demand palettes and effects 3-5 years in advance. These findings are presented in our highly inspirational color forecasts to give architects and specifiers a strategic look at the industry and answers to customer demand.
Individualized services
Adapting to the unique scope of your project, our color experts provide dedicated support from color ideation to final design. Read more about how we provide customized services in our project case studies.
