Color World Housepainting franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Color World Housepainting franchise takes $106,900 – $168,000 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $81,700 – $84,700. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 6% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 2%. To qualify, Color World Housepainting asks for $60,000 in liquid cash and a $100,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Color World Housepainting franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $81,700 | $84,700 | $81,700 to $84,700 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $106,900 | $168,000 | $106,900 to $168,000 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $60,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $106,900 | $168,000 | $106,900 to $168,000 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 6% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full Color World Housepainting cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Color World Housepainting's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Color World Housepainting's disclosed cost sits against the Professional Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $106,900 — about 1.3× the Professional Services median of $84,700.
- Initial franchise fee of $81,700 — about 2.1× the Professional Services median of $39,700.
Category medians are computed from the Professional Services brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Professional Services franchises
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How Color World Housepainting's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2016–2020: began the window at 0 units; 87 units opened, 6 closed, ending at 78 units. (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Color World Housepainting or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Color World Housepainting for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Color World Housepainting is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Color World Housepainting grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Color World Housepainting can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Color World Housepainting franchise
Color World Housepainting is a professional services franchisor with 78 units at the end of 2020 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2016 and 2020, it began the window at 0 units; its filings record 87 unit openings and 6 closures, ending at 78 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is Color World Franchise Systems, LLC..
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
ColorWorldFranchise Systems, LLC offersfranchises to qualified individuals and entities to own and operate a franchise under our COLOR WORLD service marks, trade names, programs, and systems. Our franchisees offer quality residential and commercial painting and related products and services to the public under the "Color WorldTM" names.
Color World Housepainting franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Color World Housepainting franchise cost?
- $106,900 – $168,000 all-in to open, per Color World Housepainting's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Color World Housepainting units are there?
- 78 units at the end of 2020 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Color World Housepainting's units held up?
- 93.1% of units at risk between 2017 and 2020 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).