# Pontata

> Pontata is a paint-color reference that connects exact named brand paint colors with sourced photographs of real rooms, color information, comparisons, coordinating palettes, and cross-brand matching.

Pontata helps homeowners explore how paint colors may appear under different lighting, room conditions, furnishings, and photographic conditions. Colors displayed on a screen are not exact substitutes for physical paint samples.

## Explore Pontata

- [Paint colors](https://pontata.com/colors): Browse named paint colors from major international brands.
- [Paint brands](https://pontata.com/brands): Explore colors organized by manufacturer.
- [Real rooms](https://pontata.com/rooms): View paint colors documented in room settings.
- [Compare colors](https://pontata.com/compare): Compare named paint colors side by side.
- [Match colors](https://pontata.com/match): Find visually related colors across brands.
- [Collections](https://pontata.com/collections): Explore curated groups of paint colors.

## About Pontata

- [About](https://pontata.com/about): Information about Pontata and its approach.
- [Contact](https://pontata.com/contact): Contact Pontata.

## Important context

- Paint appearance varies with daylight, room orientation, artificial lighting, surrounding colors, furnishings, finish, photography, and screen calibration.
- Pontata recommends testing physical paint samples before making a final decision.
- Most room photographs show real homes. Some computer-generated images are used where no suitable real-room photograph is available.
- Image ownership remains with the respective authors or rights holders; source and attribution information is provided on Pontata where available.