A product of the Cool Colored Roofing Materials Project, a California Energy Commission sponsored collaboration between Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and their 16 industrial partners: 3M Industrial Minerals, Akzo-Nobel, American Rooftile Coatings, BASF Industrial Coatings, CertainTeed, Custom-Bilt Metals, Elk Corporation, Ferro Corporation, GAF Materials Corporation, Hanson Roof Tile, ISP Minerals Incorporated, MCA Tile, MonierLifetile LLC, Owens Corning, Shepherd Color Company, and Steelscape Incorporated.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Pigment Database

characterizing the solar spectral radiative properties
of conventional and cool pigmented coatings

Ronnen Levinson, Paul Berdahl, and Hashem Akbari
Heat Island Group
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley, CA
http://CoolColors.LBL.gov


White



[W01]
Inorganic Oxide White

[W02]
Titanium Dioxide White

[W03]
Titanium White (i)

[W04]
Titanium White (ii)
source: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Black/Brown



[B01]
Carbon Black

[B02]
Ivory Black

[B03]
Copper Chromite Black

[B04]
Mars Black

[B05]
Chrome Iron Nickel Black Spinel

[B06]
Chromium Green-Black Hematite

[B07]
Chromium Green-Black Hematite Modified (i)

[B08]
Chromium Green-Black Hematite Modified (ii)

[B09]
Chromium Green-Black Hematite Modified (iii)

[B10]
Chromium Iron Oxide (i)

[B11]
Chromium Iron Oxide (ii)

[B12]
Perylene Black

[B13]
Burnt Sienna

[B14]
Raw Sienna

[B15]
Raw Umber

[B16]
Iron Titanium Brown Spinel (i)

[B17]
Iron Titanium Brown Spinel (ii)

[B18]
Iron Titanium Brown Spinel (iii)

[B19]
Manganese Antimony Titanium Buff Rutile

[B20]
Zinc Iron Chromite Brown Spinel (i)

[B21]
Zinc Iron Chromite Brown Spinel (ii)
source: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Blue/Purple



[U01]
Cobalt Aluminate Blue Spinel (i)

[U02]
Cobalt Aluminate Blue Spinel (ii)

[U03]
Cobalt Aluminate Blue Spinel (iii)

[U04]
Cobalt Aluminum Blue

[U05]
Cobalt Blue

[U06]
Cerulean Blue

[U07]
Cobalt Chromite Blue

[U08]
Cobalt Chromite Blue-Green Spinel (i)

[U09]
Cobalt Chromite Blue-Green Spinel (ii)

[U10]
Prussian Blue

[U11]
French Ultramarine Blue

[U12]
Phthalo Blue (i)

[U13]
Phthalo Blue (ii)

[U14]
Dioxazine Purple
source: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Green



[G01]
Chrome Green

[G02]
Chromium Oxide Green

[G03]
Chromium Green-Black Modified

[G04]
Cobalt Chromite Blue-Green Spinel (iii)

[G05]
Cobalt Chromite Green Spinel (i)

[G06]
Cobalt Chromite Green Spinel (ii)

[G07]
Cobalt Teal

[G08]
Cobalt Titanate Green Spinel (i)

[G09]
Cobalt Titanate Green Spinel (ii)

[G10]
Phthalo Green (i)

[G11]
Phthalo Green (ii)
source: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Red/Orange



[R01]
Red Iron Oxide (i)

[R02]
Red Iron Oxide (ii)

[R03]
Red Iron Oxide (iii)

[R04]
Red Oxide

[R05]
Cadmium Orange

[R06]
Acra Burnt Orange

[R07]
Acra Red

[R08]
Monastral Red

[R09]
Naphthol Red Light
source: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Yellow



[Y01]
Yellow Oxide

[Y02]
Cadmium Yellow Light

[Y03]
Chrome Yellow

[Y04]
Chrome Antimony Titanium Buff Rutile (i)

[Y05]
Chrome Antimony Titanium Buff Rutile (ii)

[Y06]
Chrome Antimony Titanium Buff Rutile (iii)

[Y07]
Chrome Titanate Yellow

[Y08]
Nickel Antimony Titanium Yellow Rutile (i)

[Y09]
Nickel Antimony Titanium Yellow Rutile (ii)

[Y10]
Nickel Antimony Titanium Yellow Rutile (iii)

[Y11]
Nickel Titanate Yellow

[Y12]
Primer

[Y13]
Yellow Medium Azo

[Y14]
Yellow Orange Azo
source: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Pearlescent



[P01]
Bright Gold (Pearlescent)

[P02]
Bright White (Pearlescent)

[P03]
Interference Blue

[P04]
Interference Gold

[P05]
Interference Green

[P06]
Interference Orange

[P07]
Interference Red

[P08]
Interference Violet

[P09]
Iridescent White

[P10]
Brass (Pearlescent)

[P11]
Bright Bronze (Pearlescent)

[P12]
Bright Copper (Pearlescent)

[P13]
Rich Bronze

[P14]
Russet (Pearlescent)
source: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab