Color

Color is applied to concrete in one of 2 ways. Concrete can be colored throughout(Integral) which is normally done at the concrete plant or it can be done by troweling the color on top of the concrete(Color Hardeners). Release Agent colors act as an antiquing color for highlights. Below are some examples of the color availability for all three.

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Color Hardeners

The color hardener is usually troweled into the surface, covering the top 1/4 inch of the slab. Color hardener is a surface hardening dry shake blend of high color retention mineral pigments, Portland cement, silica aggregates, surface conditioners and quartz, for maximum wear resistance. It is recommended for use in many concrete applications where a durable hard surface is desired such as flat work and stamped concrete.

Antique Cork	Antique Rose	Ash White	Autumn Brown	Black	Blush Beige	Brick Red
Buff Tan	Burg Mauve	Chest Brown	Coconut	Cream Beige	Dark Gray	Desert Tan
Dover Blue	Dusty Rose	French Gray	Golden Sandstone	Light Gray	Medium Gray	Muted Green
Nutmeg Tan	Oyster White	Pecos Sand	Quarry Red	Rose Taupe	Sandstone	Sandy Buff
Shadow Slate	Slate Green	Smoke Beige	Smokey Blue	Stone Gray	Summer Beige	Sunbaked Clay
Terra Cotta	Tile Red	Venetian Pink	Victorian Red	Walnut	Weathered Sage	White

Integral Colors

Integral color is where the pigment is added to the ready-mix concrete so the color is integrally part of the poured material.

Base color sample: The base-color of cement determines color range. Like all natural materials, variation is normal in concrete. These are simulations of concrete made with reference Type II gray cement, light tan sand and water to achieve 4″ slump. Actual job-site results may differ.
Color Group: Subtle
Sandstone 5237	Canyon 160	Santa Fe 1117	Pebble 641
Light Gray 8084	Dune 6058	Outback 677	Silversmoke 8084
Dark Gray 8.84
Color Group: Standard
Mocha 6058	Rustic Brown 6058	San Diego Buff 5237	Sangria 1117
Sunset Rose 160	Baja Red 160	Sequoia Sand 641	Southern Blush 10134
Salmon 10134	Mesa Buff 5447	Omaha Tan 5084	Harvest Gold 5084
Mesquite 677	Taupe 677	Sierra 61078	Bayou 6130
Cocoa 6130	Pewter 860	Cobblestone 860	Graphite 8084
Color Group: Premium
tile Red 1117	Brick Red 160	Terra Cotta 10134	Spanish Gold 5084
Palomino 5447	Flagstone Brown 641	Adobe 61078	Kahlua 677
Willow Green 5376	Green Slate 3685

Release Agent Colors

Release agents are used in the process of stamping to prevent mats from adhering to fresh concrete and also to add a second or third antiquing color to stamped concrete. Release agents remain in the low points of the texture creating color variations and highlights in the texture.

Golden Sandstone	Adobe Buff	Sandy Buff	Sandstone	Desert Tan	Coconut	Cappuccino
Cream Beige	Summer Beige	Pecos Sand	Ash White	Oyster White	Sun Buff	Smokey Beige
Nutmeg	Antique Rose	Antique Cork	Sunbaked Clay	Terra Cotta	Autumn Brown	Dover Blue
Stone Gray	Light Gray	Medium Gray	Dark Gray	Blush Beige	Buff Tan	Dusty Rose
Rose Taupe	Walnut	Weathered Sage	Shadow Slate	Muted Green	Slate Green	Smokey Blue
Venetian Pink	Quarry Red	Tile Red	Victorian Red	Brick Red

Stains

Acid staining is a chemical reaction on a cement based material with metallic salts, resulting in the permanent coloring of the cementitious surface. Staining gives concrete a mottled or variegated look. Acids create beautiful colors on concrete, in earth-tone browns, reddish browns, greens, oranges, copper patina blue and near black.

Blush-Tone Acid Stain Applied to Gray Concrete
Jade	Turquoise	Coffee	Mahogany	Ebony	Mission Brown	Amber
Blush-Tone Acid Stain Applied to White Overlay
Jade	Turquoise	Coffee	Mahogany	Ebony	Mission Brown	Amber