Systems and methods for assisting with color selection

A method comprising:

• displaying, with a user device, a plurality of room types on a display of the user device;
• displaying, with the user device, a plurality of phrases on the display, each phrase having at least one word associated with at least one type of feeling;
• receiving, with the user device, a room type selection indicating a particular room type from the plurality of room types displayed on the display of the user device;
• receiving, with the user device, a phrase selection indicating a particular phrase from the plurality of phrases displayed on the display of the user device;
• accessing, with the user device, a lookup table that associates the plurality of room types and the plurality of phrases with a plurality of paint colors such that each possible combination of room type from the plurality of room types and phrase from the plurality of phrases is associated with a subset of paint colors from the plurality of paint colors;
• determining, with the user device, the associated subset of paint colors in the lookup table for the combination of the particular room type and the particular phrase;
• and
• displaying, with the user device, the associated subset of paint colors as recommended paint colors for the combination of the particular room type and the particular phrase on the display of the user device.

A system comprising:

• a user device in communication with a web server configured to store a lookup table that associates a plurality of room types and a plurality of phrases with a plurality of paint colors such that each possible combination of room type from the plurality of room types and phrase from the plurality of phrases is associated with a subset of paint colors from the plurality of paint colors, the plurality of phrases each having at least one word associated with at least one type of feeling, the user device being configured to execute code that, when executed by the user device, configures the user device to display the plurality of room types on a display of the user device, to receive a room type selection indicating a particular room type from the plurality of room types displayed on the display of the user device, to display the plurality of phrases on the display, to receive a phrase selection indicating a particular phrase from the plurality of phrases displayed on the display of the user device, to access the lookup table stored on the web server and determine the associated subset of paint colors in the lookup table for the combination of the particular room type and the particular phrase, and to display the associated subset of paint colors as recommended paint colors for the combination of the particular room type and the particular phrase on the display of the user device.