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A match of Home Hardware C12-4-0512 Overcast Day reads as a medium-depth gray with a clear cool bias and a restrained blue undertone. The low chroma keeps it quiet rather than bright, so it looks subdued, slightly steely, and more gray than blue in most lighting.
This kind of color works well on spray-painted parts that need to coordinate without drawing attention, such as HVAC vents, switch covers, speaker grilles, mailboxes, railings, brackets, shelving supports, PVC pipe, trim pieces, and hardware. It can also be used on frames, appliance panels, and other removable or awkward items where a matched spray finish is more practical than brushing.
Because the color is subdued, it usually covers more predictably than a vivid hue, but the final read still changes with the substrate and finish. Gloss can make the blue cast appear a little clearer, while textured or uneven surfaces may push it back toward gray. On darker or patchy substrates, proper prep and enough film build help keep the match consistent.
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MyPerfectColor is able match all of the Home Hardware paint colors so you can find and enjoy the colors you love. MyPerfectColor uses its expert capabilities to recreate the original Home Hardware color by matching the original Home Hardware color books and swatches. MyPerfectColor is not using Home Hardware paint.
The colors shown on this website are computer video simulations of the Home Hardware Color and may not match Home Hardware Color standards. Refer to Home Hardware Publications to obtain the accurate color. Please know that MyPerfectColor is matching the original Home Hardware color. If you intend to touch up paint that has been on your walls for years, know that your color has undoubtedly changed from the original due to exposure to light and age and the new paint may not match. You will achieve best results by re-coating the entire surface.
If you need more assistance, please feel free to contact us and one of our expert staff would be happy to help.
Spray paint is typically dry to the touch within minutes, but that does not mean it is ready for every next step. Plan on recoating in about 1 to 2 hours, and allow about 2 weeks for full cure before treating the part as fully hardened.
For Home Hardware C12-4-0512 Overcast Day, do not rush between coats. Dry to touch, recoat time, and full handling readiness are different milestones, and each one affects how the final finish looks and holds up.
A typical can of spray paint covers about 20 square feet with one coat, but actual coverage depends on the size of the item, surface texture, hiding power, spray method, and how many coats you need for Home Hardware C12-4-0512 Overcast Day.
If you are coating a part with edges, texture, or deep contours, plan for less practical coverage than the label suggests. If you need another MyPerfectColor paint format for a larger project, coverage will be different from spray paint and should be checked before ordering.
Choose the finish based on how the part will be used, not just on the color name. The same match of Home Hardware C12-4-0512 Overcast Day can look different in different sheen levels because gloss changes reflectivity, cleanup, durability, and how much surface texture shows.
If the item will be handled often or cleaned regularly, pick the finish that fits that use. If the surface is uneven or needs to hide more variation, a lower sheen is usually less revealing than a higher sheen.
Custom-made color orders should be confirmed carefully before checkout because they are not returnable or refundable. For Home Hardware C12-4-0512 Overcast Day, verify the brand color reference, the MyPerfectColor product type, the sheen, and the quantity before you place the order.
If you are unsure about spray paint versus another format, or about how much you need, resolve that first. Once the custom order is made, the wrong product or quantity is much harder to correct.
Yes. After you apply a match of Home Hardware C12-4-0512 Overcast Day, lighting, sheen, placement, and nearby surfaces can change how the color reads on the finished item.
The color target does not change, but the applied finish can still look different depending on where and how it is viewed. If the painted part will sit next to an existing surface, judge the result under the real viewing conditions you will have after installation.
MyPerfectColor has an original sample of the Home Hardware C12-4-0512 Overcast Day in its color archive. This enables us to make paint and verify that it matches the original.
Please note that if your material is not new then the paint may not work for touch up as your material has aged and is likely different than it was when new. Learn more about our color matching accuracy. If you need a touch up application, send us a part and we can create a touch up solution precisely matching the current color and sheen of your specific materials.
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MyPerfectColor offers custom spray paint matched to Home Hardware C12-4-0512 Overcast Day which enables you to conveniently achieve a professional spray-smooth finish. It is difficult to gauge spray paint coverage because it depends on how you apply it and the amount of overspray, but generally the 11oz spray will cover about 20 square feet per coat.
MyPerfectColor uses an acrylic enamel which is a fast-drying durable coating suitable for interior or exterior use. This paint sticks well to most surfaces including metal, plastics, powder-coatings, cabinets and primed or previously painted wood.
While MyPerfectColor can provide paint matched to the Home Hardware C12-4-0512 Overcast Day, we don't provide any crossover information because this is a subjective determination. Every paint company offers its own unique selection of colors and rarely does a color have an exact equivalent in another company's color collection, so determining which color is the best approximation is a judgement call.
However, under the color image on a color page there is a link that says "Explore Related Colors". Clicking this link displays colors with similar values and you can look for any colors from the company you want.
Keep in mind that this just shows similar colors based on the color values we have stored in our database. It doesn't mean it is the same or give any approximation about how close the color is. You can play around with the Hue, Lightness and Chroma sliders to expand the selection.