Free
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For baking now and then. Comes back every month.
Create a free account- 3 planning passes a month
- Dye calibration and Fix the bowl
- 12 hand-picked palettes
- Up to 3 saved themes
New
The color picker now shows what your dyes can reach
The exact color, in every dipped treat
Turn a hex code, photo or customer swatch into a recipe you can repeat: which coating to melt, how to blend it, and how many drops of each dye. Calibrated to the dyes on your shelf.
Free account, 3 planning passes a month. No card needed.
- Robin’s egg pretzel rods59% → 97%
- Caramel latte Oreos44% → 100%
- Sage green cake pops76% → 100%
- 6Dye lines with presetsColour Mill, Chefmaster, AmeriColor, Wilton, Sugarflair
- 31Coatings ready to useAlmond bark, candy melts, wafers, chocolate
- 12Dye colors measuredFrom light-box swatches, not guesses
- 1000sPalettes to start fromEach checked against your own dyes
How it works
One color, matched before you melt
Pick your color
Type a hex code, pull it from a photo, or start from a palette. Here: candy apple red, the color drop charts get wrong most.
Candy apple red#C8102ECoco Match writes the recipe
Red dye alone in vanilla bark tops out at a 71% match, pink at best. So it starts from a better base and works out the drops.
75% red candy melts with 25% vanilla almond bark, no dyeDip once
Melt, stir, dip. The coating comes out the color you planned, and the prep sheet has every bag and drop for the whole order.
Predicted match 93%
Same treats, same dyes
Drop charts guess. Coco Match measures.
Drop charts are written for white buttercream. Almond bark is off-white, every dye is a different strength, and the obvious bottle is often the wrong one. Drag each slider to see a typical guess next to the recipe Coco Match picks.
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#F6DD8A3D renders, with the coating recolored to what Coco Match predicts for that recipe, and the percentage is how close it gets to the target. Your result depends on your dyes and coating, which is why calibration exists.
When dye isn’t enough
Some reds can’t be dyed. It tells you what to start from.
Dye only darkens, so red stirred into vanilla almond bark tops out at coral. Coco Match checks every coating you have, and every blend of two, and finds the one that gets there. For candy apple red, that’s 75% red candy melts with 25% vanilla almond bark, no dye.
Red dye alone, 4 drops per oz of vanilla almond bark: a 71% match. Coco Match’s recipe: a 93% match. Red candy melt colors vary by brand, so match yours under Coatings.
#C8102EEverything for the batch
From color to prep sheet, nothing left to guess
Any color
Hex codes, photos or a customer’s swatch
Type a hex code, pull a palette from a photo, or pick straight off your screen. Every recipe shows a plain match score before you melt anything.
Reach
Knows what’s possible before you start
The color picker marks colors that need a lot of dye and colors your dyes and coatings can’t reach, so you can plan around them.
Calibration
Tuned to the bottles on your shelf
Dye presets start from measured test swatches. A 15-minute test tunes them to your own bottles and bark.
Coatings
Blends, not just drops
Coco Match tests each coating you have and every blend of two, then picks the one that needs the least dye for the closest match.
Fix the bowl
Test dip off? It says what to stir in
Match your set test dip and get the drops or undyed coating that bring the bowl back, or a plain answer when it can’t be saved.
Prep sheet
Melt amounts and a shopping list
Bags to buy, thinner and melt order on one sheet. Follow it from your phone in the kitchen, or print it and tape it up.
Preview
See the color on the treat
Each recipe shows its predicted color on a photo of what you’re dipping, from strawberries to pretzel rods, so you can judge it before you melt.
Pricing
Cost per dozen and what to charge
Enter what you pay for coating and dye. Coco Match works out your cost per dozen and a price at the profit margin you set.
Order changed?
Halve or double in one tap
Every amount, bag and drop count updates the moment the order does. Nothing to recalculate, and one tap undoes it.
The planner
Your whole order on one prep sheet
Enter dozens of each treat. Coco Match adds extra so every bowl stays deep enough to dip, splits the coating across your colors, and lists the bags to buy, what to melt and the drops of each dye, in melt order from lightest to darkest.
Fall batch
1Tan20.3 oz vanilla almond bark · 10 drops Yellow, 10 drops Red99%
2Rust red20.3 oz vanilla almond bark · 115 drops Red, 85 drops Yellow97%
3Burgundy20.3 oz chocolate almond bark · 206 drops Red89%
Looks identical
Fix the bowl
Test dip looks off? It tells you what to stir in.
Match your set test dip, and Coco Match works out how many more drops of which dye, or how much undyed coating, brings the bowl back to your color. When a bowl can’t be saved safely, it says so.
Target
Your test dip
Add to the bowl, stir well, then test again:
- Vanilla almond barkMelt separately, then stir in to lighten7.1 oz
From a 91% match to about 98%.
Predictions you can trust
A match score in plain words
Every recipe says how close it will get, scored by how different two colors look to the eye. When a color can’t be matched, Coco Match says why and what would get closer: another coating, white dye, or a higher dye limit you choose.
Dyed coating keeps deepening for about 10 minutes, so judge a test dip once it has set.
Coco Match keeps improving with use. Dye calibrations, and the test dips people choose to share, are compared across kitchens to correct the preset dye strengths for everyone.
- Looks identical99% match
- Only noticeable side by side92% match
- Slightly off85% match
- Noticeably different74% match
Coco Match Business
Your clients approve the colors before you melt
Send a proof link from any batch. Your client sees each color as it will look in coating, with your name and brand color on it, and approves it or asks for changes. You get an email when they answer.
Business also gives your kitchen a shared workspace for 5 people, with one library of exact recipes and calibrations everyone can use. Recipes and drops never appear on a proof.
Pricing
Free when you bake now and then
Start with a free account, no card. Upgrade when you plan every week or bake with a team.
Pro
$4a month, $48 billed yearly
For bakers who plan every week.
Get Pro- Unlimited planning
- Thousands of palettes
- Ingredient cost and cost per dozen
- Sync across every device
- Unlimited saved themes
For teams
Business
$20a month, $240 billed yearly
For shops and kitchens. 5 seats included.
Get Business- Everything in Pro, for every seat
- Shared workspace library
- Client color proofs with approval
- Your brand on every proof
- Roles for owners, admins and members
Prices in US dollars. Cancel anytime from your account, in two clicks. No cancellation fees, and nothing is deleted when you do.
Questions
Good to know before you melt
Which dyes and coatings does it work with?
Any oil-based candy color and any meltable coating: almond bark, candy melts, compound chocolate. Presets cover Colour Mill Oil Blend, Chefmaster, AmeriColor, Wilton and Sugarflair candy colors, plus generic ones, and you can add any coating by matching its color.
How accurate are the recipes?
Every recipe shows a predicted match score, and accuracy depends on your inputs. Calibrating your dyes and matching your coatings’ colors is what makes predictions reliable. Until you do, recipes use presets, and every card says which strengths are measured and which are estimated. Always test dip before dipping the batch.
Does Coco Match get more accurate over time?
Yes. When people calibrate a dye, and when they choose to share a test dip that came out different from the prediction, we compare those measurements across kitchens and correct the preset dye strengths for everyone. Sharing test dips is off until you turn it on, never includes your name, and you can delete what you shared from your account.
Are the before and after pictures real photos?
No. They’re 3D renders of treats in plain white coating, with the coating recolored to Coco Match’s own predictions: the guess uses one dye straight from a drop chart, and the match uses the recipe Coco Match picks. The colors are real predictions; the treats are not real batches. The planner previews your own colors on the same renders.
Do I need an account?
Yes, a free one: just your email, no card. Free includes 3 planning passes a month. Pro plans without limits and syncs your calibrations, coatings and themes across devices.
Does it work for a team or a shop?
Yes. Business gives your kitchen a shared workspace with 5 seats, a shared library of exact recipes, and client color proofs your customers can approve from a link, with your name and brand color on them.
What if a color can’t be matched?
Dye can only darken, and some colors are out of reach from a light base. The color picker marks them, and the recipe card explains why and suggests the coating, white dye or dye limit that would get closer.
Your next order, matched before you melt
Free accounts get 3 planning passes every month. Pro plans without limits, with every palette and your cost per dozen, from $5 a month. Business adds a shared workspace and client proofs for your whole kitchen.