System and method for color matching

A computer-implemented color matching method using a paint adjustment algorithm running on at least one computer processor and a database which comprises specific optical data of individual color components, the specific optical data of the individual color components being determined on the basis of known reference paint coatings with known reference color formulations and known measured reference colors, the reference paint coatings being applied on a substrate using a reference paint application process, respectively, wherein the paint adjustment algorithm is extended by an application adaption module which interworks with a color predicting model of the paint adjustment algorithm, and which is configured to receive application adaption parameters for a specific paint application process as input parameters, and to transform, using the received application adaption parameters, a color predicted by the color predicting model for use with the reference paint application process, into a transformed color valid for use with the specific paint application process.