Systems and methods for paint match simulation

Systems and methods for paint match simulation are provided. A system for displaying one or more images to select one or more matching formulas to match color and appearance of a target coating of anarticle includes a computing device, a display device, a host computer connected to the computing device, one or more data input devices, a first database containing repair formulas, color characteristics, and appearance characteristics, a second database containing identification information of an article or a three-dimensional model of an article or a three-dimensional mapping of a geometry of apart of an article, and a computer program product accessible to the computing device and/or the host computer and performing a computing process to retrieve at least one preliminary matching formulafrom the first database, select one article or a three-dimensional mapping of a geometry of one article from the second database, generate individual matching images, and display the individual matching images on the display d