Because the chosen color may not be identical to the finished product

Why might the chosen color not be identical? It is often pointed out that the color sample may not match the finished product,

But why does this happen?

Let's try to explain it briefly, with some useful details.

The color of the fabrics, from the photo to the sample, and from the sample to the upholstery delivered to your home, can never be identical from one step to the next. Unfortunately, color is a limiting factor in buying and selling in various sectors.

As many people know well, many factors come into play that determine a certain diversity in the shade of the chosen color, from the image to the reality of the upholstery delivered to your home.

1) First of all, the perception that the mind and eye reserve for the individual comes into play, and therefore each of us can perceive color with different chromatic shades, picking up in the set of colors the percentage of one color that dominates over the others (this is why, sometimes, misunderstandings can arise, in cases where, for example, the classic color "sugar paper" is perceived by some as grayish blue, by others as bluish gray, which in fact does not change much, but in between there can be other variations of a given spectrum that makes up that specific color , including a higher percentage of blue rather than gray, etc.);

2) The image can then appear different in color, in its intensity, in the lights and shadows, depending on the medium on which it is displayed: on what type of monitor or screen where the size and the graphics card make a certain difference between the image and the reality, also based on the individual color calibration applied to it;

3) Displaying the image on different paper materials up to the printer used, produces differences that probably only trained or attentive eyes could perceive between the video and the print itself, other times it can be more obvious;

4) The fabric sample available to retailers will always be of a different size than the one the manufacturer will use when making the upholstery of the chosen upholstery (similarly to what happens with cotton or wool yarns used in making garments, whether hand-knitted or ready-made, which can produce different shades by actually changing the dye bath itself). Therefore, the various fabrics, being able to have a different dye bath, could end up with a slightly different shade, which is why no serious manufacturer would use two different drawstrings (or rollers) to make the same upholstery (sofa/bed/pouffe, etc.);

5) The artificial and/or natural light existing at the time of choosing the color, as well as the artificial and/or natural light existing in the room where the purchased upholstery is to be placed, could lead one to believe that the retailer or manufacturer has chosen the wrong fabric. This can easily be verified by comparing the code/article indicated in the order for the chosen upholstery and the product sheet attached to the goods supplied by the same manufacturer/supplier.

This is why the color expressed through the images and through the samples of various materials, especially textiles, can only be indicative.