Systems and methods for matching color and appearance of target coatings

A processor-implemented system for matching color and appearance of a target coating, the system comprising:

• a storage device for storing instructions for performing the matching of color and appearance of the target coating;
• and
• one or more data processors configured to execute the instructions to:
• receive, by one or more data processors, target image data of the target coating, the target image data generated by an electronic imaging device and including target image features;
• retrieve, by one or more processors, one or more feature extraction algorithms that extract the target image features from the target image data;
• apply the target image data to the one or more feature extraction algorithms;
• extract the target image features from the target image data utilizing the one or more feature extraction algorithms;
• retrieve, by one or more data processors, a machine-learning model that identifies a calculated match sample image from a plurality of sample images utilizing the target image features, wherein the machine-learning model includes pre-specified matching criteria representing the plurality of sample images for identifying the calculated match sample image from the plurality of sample images;
• apply the target image features to the machine-learning model;
• and
• identify the calculated match sample image based upon substantially satisfying one or more of the pre-specified matching criteria;
• wherein the calculated match sample image is utilized for matching color and appearance of the target coating.