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Tile Classifications and Ratings
The New South Wales Building and Sustainability Index (BASIX) has classified colours into light, medium and dark on the basis of their solar absorptance as an easy guide for home builders to use when choosing materials for their homes. Please see the tables below for the solar absorptance and BASIX colour classification for our products.
SA = Solar Absorptance. The classification of colours in the NCC is based on solar absorptance, which is the inverse of solar reflectance, expressed as a ratio between 0 and 1. A SA value of 0 indicates that a roof absorbs none of the solar energy applied to it while a value of 1 indicates that a roof absorbs 100% of the incoming solar radiation.
NCC = National Construction Code. NCC has classified roof colour on the basis of their solar absorptance, referred herein as Light (< 0.475), Medium (0.475-0.7), and Dark (> 0.7).
Concrete Roof Tiles
Colour | Solar Absorption | Solar Reflectivity Index (SRI) | LRV | BASIX |
Alabaster | 0.27 | 90.80 | 77.5 | Light |
Aspen | 0.41 | 70.18 | 61.5 | Light |
Vanilla | 0.44 | 68.0 | 63.3 | Light |
Linen | 0.55 | 51.80 | 40.5 | Medium |
Sunset Duo | 0.61 | 43.95 | 31.3 | Medium |
Silver Gum | 0.74 | 27.82 | 26.4 | Dark |
Earth Red | 0.79 | 20.96 | 9.8 | Dark |
Late Mist | 0.83 | 15.46 | 16.5 | Dark |
Storm Grey | 0.86 | 11.07 | 14.5 | Dark |
Chestnut | 0.88 | 9.50 | 10.9 | Dark |
Bronze Duo | 0.89 | 7.91 | 9.9 | Dark |
Grey Duo | 0.89 | 7.23 | 10.9 | Dark |
Matte Grey | 0.89 | 7.41 | 8.9 | Dark |
Cool Smoke | 0.93 | 2.32 | 6.5 | Dark |
Matte Black | 0.94 | 0.78 | 4.9 | Dark |
Deep Shadow | 0.95 | 0.15 | 4.7 | Dark |
Terracotta Roof Tiles
Range | Colour | Solar Absorption | Solar Reflectivity Index (SRI) | LRV | BASIX |
Curvado |
Aitana | 0.51 | 27.8 | Dark | |
Bourgogne | 0.78 | 7.7 | Dark | ||
Castell | |||||
Galia | 0.62 | 17.5 | Dark | ||
Hispania | |||||
Jaspee Roja | 0.58 | ||||
Lucentum | |||||
Marron | 0.70 | ||||
Mediterreana | 0.54 | ||||
Milenium | |||||
Roja | 0.54 | ||||
Tossal | |||||
Curvado Glazed |
Azul | 0.76 | 10.0 | Dark | |
Black | 0.90 | ||||
Bottle Green | 0.87 | ||||
Carmine | 0.75 | 6.8 | Dark | ||
Cobalt Azul | 0.84 | ||||
Cognac | 0.75 | ||||
Honey | 0.67 | ||||
Olive Green | 0.83 | ||||
Trans Hispania | 0.62 | 19.0 | Dark | ||
Trans Roja | 0.62 | ||||
White | 0.26 | ||||
Innova |
Baltic | 0.73 | |||
Caviar | 0.85 | ||||
Cocoa | 0.82 | ||||
Ghost White | 0.37 | 67.9 | Light | ||
Slate | 0.82 | ||||
Turron | 0.61 | 28.2 | Dark | ||
Wallaroo | 0.75 | ||||
Marseille |
Amber Haze | 0.77 | |||
Burnt Ochre | 0.77 | ||||
Granite | 0.85 | ||||
Jaspee Roja | 0.58 | ||||
Roja | 0.58 | 14.1 | Dark | ||
Slate | 0.82 | ||||
Truffle | 0.70 | ||||
Medio Curva |
Aitana | ||||
Galia | 0.63 | 16.8 | Dark | ||
Hispania | 0.58 | ||||
Jaspee Roja | 0.58 | ||||
Lucentum | 0.62 | ||||
Marron | 0.92 | ||||
Milenium | 0.54 | ||||
Roja | 0.54 | ||||
Tossal | 0.82 | ||||
Planum |
Baltic | 0.77 | |||
Black Diamond | 12.0 | Dark | |||
Blackstone | 0.82 | ||||
Caviar | 0.85 | ||||
Cocoa | |||||
Ghost White | 0.34 | ||||
Roja | 0.60 | ||||
Slate | 0.85 | 4.7 | Dark | ||
Turron | 0.61 | ||||
Wallaroo | 0.75 | 15.4 | Dark | ||
Vienna |
Baltic | 0.82 | |||
Caviar | 0.82 | ||||
Cocoa | 0.82 | ||||
Slate | 0.82 | ||||
Turron | 0.56 | ||||
Wallaroo | |||||
Visum |
Idella Grey | 0.82 | |||
Old England | 0.74 | ||||
Russet | 0.80 | ||||
Slate | 0.82 | ||||
Grey Vermont | 0.82 |