The pigments diplayed here are illustrated in various ways. All of the pigments shown demonstrate the final color that is achieved when mixing a certain weight or percentage of pigment with a mix of one part cement and three parts sand. The final color achieved by a pigment is dependent on many factors. Most important of these factors are the amount of pigment used in the mix and the color of the cement used in the mix. For example, a higher amount of pigment used in a mix will result in a darker final color, assuming everything else is equal. We tried to demonstrate these factors in the color chips on the following pages. Chips representing the un-colored mix, one using grey and the other using white cement, flank the color chips. These uncolored chips can be used to determine how your base mix compares with that used by Hoover Color in preparing these displays. Each of the twelve pigments displayed in this way show the variety of color that can be achieved by altering pigment loading and cement color. |
