Matching the Colors of New York City Streets with ColorReader

New York City is full of color inspiration. So, when the Datacolor team heard about The Color Walk at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, we knew we had to check it out.

 

 

A partnership between the Cooper Hewitt and The Color Factory—a soon-to-launch interactive exhibit dedicated to all things color—The Color Walk features 265 painted stripes, each corresponding to a block in Manhattan, from 220^th Street to Battery Park. It’s paired with a printed guide to each color:

 

 

We wanted to know the closest paint color match for each of these uniquely NYC sights, so we brought along a ColorReader and started scanning.

 

 

Whether you want to paint your living room the color of a pretzel cart, your kitchen the color of a dollar pizza slice sign, or you just want to appreciate the many colors of NYC, we chose some of our favorite paint color matches from The Color Walk, starting downtown and working our way uptown.

 

Street Cart Pretzels on South Street

 

  

Statue of Liberty Figurines on Rector Street

 

 

Taxi Cab at Lispenard Street

 

  

Dollar Pizza Slice Sign on 25^th Street

 

  

Bulk Butterscotch at Economy Candy on Rivington Street

 

  

Bike Lane on 17^th Street

 

 

Pigeons in Union Square on 14^th Street

 

 

Trash Cans at Herald Square on 34^th Street

 

 

Halal Food Cart on 40^th Street

 

 

Steps to the New York Public Library on 41^st Street

 

 

Coffee and Bagel Breakfast Cart on 69^th Street

 

 

Traffic Barricades on 52^nd Street

 

  

Newsstand for New York Times Newspapers on 85^th Street

 

  

Plastic Dolls and Toys on 181^st Street

 

  

If you’re feeling inspired to scan your own color inspiration, you can learn more about ColorReader and ColorReaderPRO here.