Patent ID: 8405868

Claim:
A method for creating a desired color, the method comprising: using a plurality of color lines on a physical medium on which paint can be mixed by a user, wherein the plurality of color lines include: (i) a primary set of color lines, including a first color line, a second color line, and a third color line, wherein each color line in the primary set is for a corresponding primary color that is different than a primary color of another color line in the primary set, and wherein each color line in the primary set includes a plurality of color formations that each have a common range of hues that are different of hues of the other color lines in the primary set, (ii) a secondary set of color lines, wherein each color line in the secondary set is for a corresponding secondary color, wherein at least one color line from the secondary set is provided to transition from one color line in the primary set to another color line in the primary set, and wherein each color line in the secondary set includes a plurality of color formations for the corresponding secondary color, wherein the plurality of color formations for each color line in the primary set and in the secondary set are arranged from a lowest intensity to a highest intensity; and cross-color line mixing a paint of each of two or more color formations to achieve a mixed paint of the desired color, wherein cross-color line mixing includes: (i) forming a first mixture by in-line mixing the paint of each of two or more color formations of a first selected color line, the first selected color line corresponding to one of the primary or secondary color lines; and (ii) mixing the first mixture and a paint of each of one or more color formations of a second selected color line that is adjacent to the first selected color line to achieve the mixed paint of the desired color.