Your Vision. Our Colors.
Unlimited Potential.
The winner has been chosen!
Your creativity deserves the spotlight.
Submit your best can designs and join the growing community of creators redefining what color can do. If you used the INX Metal Color Catalog to guide your color choices and get your can to market faster, you’re eligible to enter the Colored by INX Can Design Contest. The catalog provides production-ready colors specifically developed for metal decorating, giving designers a reliable way to match colors quickly and accurately. Any can design created using INX inks and the Color Catalog qualifies for submission.
Whether you’re a graphic designer, brand owner, or metal decorator, if you’ve used the INX Color Catalog to bring a can to life, this is your stage.
Mark Your Calendar. The 2027 Contest Starts January 18!
Start Date: Monday, January 18, 2027 • Contest End Date / Deadline: Monday, March 29, 2027
Hard Deadline for Can Submissions: Friday, April 2, 2027 • Finalist Judging: Tuesday–Friday, April 13-16, 2027
Finalist Announcement: Monday, April 19, 2027 • Social Media Voting: Monday–Wednesday, April 19–21, 2027
Who has what it takes?
Meet the contestants 2026 Colored by INX Can Design Contest
2025 Winner Spotlight
Karbach Brewing Company took home top honors in the 2025 contest for their striking design: Dunkels & Dragons.
Their use of color, storytelling, and brand impact captured both the judges’ and the public’s attention.
Color Management Tools
The INX Color Catalog and Color Perfection System are trusted by the industry’s top designers and decorators.
Together, they are the industry standard for consistent, high-quality color selection that helps get cans to market faster. It encourages designers, metal decorators, and brand owners to use the Color Catalog as a shared color reference that streamlines communication and alignment across teams—while also celebrating the cans that bring those colors to life.
Thinking About Entering?
Here’s what you need to know to get started:
Why Enter?
Who Can Enter?
If you’ve designed a can using the INX Color Catalog, you’re eligible.
How To Enter
Each brand can submit one can. Companies representing multiple brands can submit up to 3 entries. Each submission needs to have gone to market before January 1, 2026.
Include a brief story about your design process and color choices. Ship your physical cans (5 sealed and finished samples per entry). Complete your submission before the official deadline.