Getting started is easy! Try one of these three ways to use the site.
How do we find the colors?
You can create your own collections, too! Click or tap and hold on a swatch for half a second, watch it grow, and you'll be in collections mode! You can click on any swatch you want to; it will add or remove it from the collection you're actively building (and you can see the swatches you've selected at the bottom of the screen). Check out the video below for a quick demonstration of how it works!
Save your collections by bookmarking the page! Once created, your collections will never expire and will be accessible by the same link. Send it to someone else; they'll be able to see the wonderful colors you've picked out!
Note! These global filters will apply everywhere until you change them again or clear your cookies.
Tip: You can use the search bar to find a specific filament type or manufacturer. The below settings will only show the selected types and manufacturers and will override the search bar and the quick filters.
Dark mode is experimental and may not work perfectly. If you encounter any issues, please let us know.
Sometimes you just need to see more colors! This changes the number of results returned by the colormatch page. Be aware that the higher you set this number, the longer it will take to return results.
The matches that we provide are found by calculating the ΔE (CIE) distance and picking the colors that have the smallest distances. For certain situations, it can be useful to know the raw distance from the target color. The closer to 0 the number is, the closer of a match the measured color of the plastic is.
Note: Enabling this will slightly increase the loading time for the site as these values are calculated.
Welcome to FilamentColors.xyz, the largest 3d printing filament library! This site lets you take a look at different filaments across manufacturers, materials, and colors, so you can get a better idea of how the colors you buy will look together.
There are no tracking scripts, ads, or anything of the type on this site, and I don't save visitor information. (There are some light analytics to make sure things are working and to see where people are coming from, though.) In order to support the site, swatches on this site have a purchase link on Amazon if available; these are all Amazon Affiliate links. Some manufacturers also have affiliate links, and all are clearly marked as such. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This doesn't cost you a dime. What I receive from this program allows me to keep the site ad-free. If you like something that you see here, please consider using one of the embedded purchase links. You can also find me on Patreon -- the link is in the footer. Cheers!
A librarian by rite of passage, Joe is a senior software developer by day working in the payments industry for small-to-medium businesses. With too many projects to count, Joe prefers to describe his hobbies under a single umbrella: he likes to make. Music, projects, or messes... the possibilities are endless!
He has launched many projects over the years, though most have not seen the light of day for long. These include, but are not limited to:
Joe handles printing of all the swatches, organizing the filament, and writing the software that powers this website. He also designed (and wrote the software for) the Swatchrig, the photography system that takes the pictures for this site. You can often find him in his "there's a library for everything" shirt at various 3D-printing events around the US.
The real librarian of this outfit, Ahliah (uh-LEE-uh) received her master's degree in Library Science in 2017. Specializing in adult library services, she thrives in the never-ending puzzle of finding the perfect book for every reader.
In her spare time, she enjoys crochet, baking, hanging out with her cats, and other stereotypical 'librarian' activities. She often posts her projects on Instagram, and can frequently be found drooling over late 1800s fashion.
Ahliah handles indexing new plastics as they arrive, filament organization, metadata, and data management for the site. She is responsible for photographing the swatches as they are finished, measuring them, and uploading for all to see. You can often find her in her "there's a library for everything" shirt at various 3D-printing events around the US.
Through donations, I can continue to add filaments to this site and keep it running. It doesn't require much -- just a few dollars every now and then -- so everything beyond what I need for the servers goes towards finding new filaments to add, either ones that I just don't have or ones that are recommended to me.
If you like this site and the service that I provide enough, I ask that you consider a small donation or perhaps subscribing to my Patreon. Everything helps, and I won't bore you with the same spiel you've likely heard a million times; just know that I appreciate the fact that you're even reading this.
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