ChromaFlair
Seeing color in a whole new light
Created using a revolutionary thin-film technology, each flake exhibits a wide range of hues depending on the angle at which it is viewed and the angle of incidence of light—a dramatic color shift that is even achievable in low-light environments. Highly chromatic, durable and easy to incorporate, ChromaFlair pigments can add value and appeal to virtually any product where color is a key differentiating factor.
Seven standard colors are currently available and their names reflect the color seen at approximately 0° and 45° respectively, the number represents the pigment’s approximate hue at normal viewing angle.
Color | Appearance |
---|---|
Red/Gold 000 |
Red face traveling through orange and gold |
Silver/Green 060 |
Silver face with visible green and purple at extreme angles |
Gold/Silver 080 |
Chromatic gold on face, traveling through green to steel blue |
Green/Purple 190 |
Green face traveling through purple, magenta and gold |
Cyan/Purple 230 |
Cyan face traveling through purple, magenta and gold |
Blue/Red 280 |
Blue face traveling through purple, red and orange |
Magenta/Gold 334 |
Magenta face traveling through red and orange |
Black/Red 315 |
Dark face quickly shifting to red, orange and gold |
Silver/Blue 160 |
Silver-blue face traveling to aqua and purple at extreme angles |
Cyan/Blue 225 |
Cyan face traveling to deep chromatic blue and purple |
ChromaFlair pigment is a unique material consisting of an ultra-thin, multi-layer interference film that forms micron size flakes. Unlike ordinary and many special-effect pigments, ChromaFlair pigment is opaque, thin, flat, and highly specular (mirror-like). ChromaFlair pigment is manufactured by the deposition of ultra-thin layered structures similar to those sometimes found in nature, such as soap bubbles, butterfly wings, or sea shells. Precisely controlling the thickness of the multi-layers in the pigment’s flake structure produces different colors. To maintain tight color tolerance, the layer thickness must be controlled to within a few atoms.
The color of ChromaFlair pigment is the result of a thin-film interference phenomenon. The color of ChromaFlair pigment is generated when the material’s layered construction causes interference of light waves. Due to the high flake-diameter-to-thickness ratio, ChromaFlair pigment has excellent leafing properties, thus creating a high level of specular color. Because of these properties, the colors of ChromaFlair pigment are highly saturated and bright.
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- ChromaFlair Pigment: Blue/Red 280
- ChromaFlair Pigment: Cyan/Purple 230
- ChromaFlair Pigment: Gold/Silver 080
- ChromaFlair Pigment: Green/Purple 190
- ChromaFlair Pigment: Magenta/Gold 334
- ChromaFlair Pigment: Red/Gold 000
- ChromaFlair Pigment: Silver/Green 060
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