Torginol Epoxy Flake Colors
Flake color chart
Epoxy flake colors are easier to pick when you can see every blend side by side, on the chip you will actually get in the box. This is the chart of the eight blends Latux carries, what each one looks like on a floor, and the three things that change the finished color more than the blend name does: the base coat under it, how heavy you broadcast, and the clear topcoat over it. All eight blends are genuine Torginol vinyl flake, 1/4 inch, in 25 lb and 40 lb boxes, sold online and at our Pompano Beach counter. Stock by size is shown on each color below.
8 blends · 1/4 in vinyl chip · Same blends in the 25 lb and 40 lb box · Free UPS Ground on orders over $150 · See the chip at our Pompano Beach counter · Authorized dealer for every brand we carry
Before you look at the chart
How to choose an epoxy flake color
Start with what the floor has to hide
A garage floor collects grit, road dust, tire marks and the odd oil drip. A blend with three or four mid tones in it breaks all of that up. A blend that is mostly one very light or one very dark color shows it. Pick for the dirt you will actually have, then for looks.
Pick it in the room, not on a phone
Screens shift color and every photo on this page is dry chip. The same blend can read warm under a garage bulb and cool in daylight through an open door. Hold the real chip on the real slab, in the light the floor will live under, before you order for the whole job.
Decide full or partial broadcast first
At a full broadcast you see chip edge to edge and the base coat barely shows. At a partial broadcast the base coat is half the finished color. Same blend, two different floors. Settle this before you pick a base color.
The chart
Epoxy flake color chart: the 8 Latux blends
Every blend is a 1/4 inch decorative vinyl chip, and every blend comes in both the 25 lb box and the 40 lb box. Each card shows stock by box size. Tap a box size to go straight to that blend.
Shoreline
Torginol FB-421
Sand and cream chip with small flecks of brown and black. The lightest blend we carry.
25 lb: Out of stock · 40 lb: Out of stock
Cabin Fever
Torginol FB-127
Warm greige. Light grey, beige and white with black accents, the most middle-of-the-road look on the chart.
25 lb: In stock · 40 lb: In stock
Outback
Torginol FB-517
Desert tan. Tan, brown and cream with black, warm and fairly busy.
25 lb: In stock · 40 lb: In stock
Orbit
Torginol FB-310
Blue and charcoal. Bright blue chip mixed with black, grey and white. The only blend here with real color in it.
25 lb: Out of stock · 40 lb: Out of stock
Basalt
Torginol F9309 (Marble)
Cool marble grey. Mid and light greys, tonal and low contrast, reads close to a solid grey from standing height.
25 lb: In stock · 40 lb: Out of stock
Nightfall
Torginol FB-715
Deep slate green. Grey-green and dark slate with black, darker and cooler than Basalt.
25 lb: Out of stock · 40 lb: Out of stock
Domino
Torginol FB-411
Black and white with grey. High contrast, the classic garage and showroom flake look.
25 lb: In stock · 40 lb: In stock
Swatch photos show dry chip before the topcoat goes on. A gloss clear coat deepens every blend a little, so the finished floor reads slightly darker and richer than the box.
Choosing by room
Garage floor flake colors that hide dirt and tire marks
We are not going to tell you which blend is the most popular. Popular does not tell you what will look right on your slab. What we can tell you is how each blend behaves once a car, a forklift or a mop starts working on it.
| Blend | Reads as | Contrast | Where it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreline | Light and warm | Medium | Bright home garages and basements. Shows tire marks sooner than the mid tones. |
| Cabin Fever | Warm mid tone | Medium | The safe garage pick. Hides dust, grit and tire marks well. |
| Outback | Tan and brown | Medium to high | Warm rooms, garages next to wood or brick finishes. |
| Orbit | Blue with charcoal | High | Shops, gyms and spaces that want a color statement. |
| Basalt | Cool grey | Low | Commercial, back of house, anywhere the floor should read neutral. |
| Nightfall | Slate green and grey | Medium | Darker garages and workshops. |
| Domino | Black, white and grey | High | Garages and showrooms. The busy pattern hides almost everything. |
| Carbon | Near black | Low | A dramatic look, but dark floors show dust, lint and dried water spots more than mid tones. |
Good choices for a garage
If the floor sees cars, look at Cabin Fever, Domino and Basalt first. They all mix enough tones to swallow road grit and hot tire marks between sweeps. Shoreline and Carbon are the two extremes: beautiful on day one, but they show more of daily life. If you want one of them, plan on cleaning more often, or run it where there is no car. The auto shop floor and basement floor guides cover the rest of the build for those rooms.
Good choices for commercial floors
Commercial owners usually want the floor to disappear. Basalt and Nightfall read as a neutral grey from across a room and do not fight signage, racking or brand colors. Domino works where the floor is part of the look, like a showroom or a gym. For heavy forklift traffic, flake is usually the wrong system altogether; the commercial flooring page explains what goes down instead.
Under the chip
How base coat color changes epoxy flake colors
At a full broadcast the base coat is buried, so pick it for coverage, not looks. A base close to the average tone of the blend helps hide any thin spot in the broadcast. At a partial broadcast the base shows between every chip and becomes half the finished color, which is where most color mistakes happen.
You have two ways to set the base color. Everflow EF-100 comes factory tinted in Clear, White, Beige, Light Grey, Medium Grey and Black. Or tint a clear 100% solids base yourself with Solid Tone liquid pigment pods: 14 colors, one 1 liter pod per 3-gallon kit, made for EF-100, EF-150 and EF-155. Both are in epoxy pigments and epoxy floor coatings.
Base color starting points
- Domino: Light Grey or Medium Grey keeps it crisp. Black makes it read darker and busier.
- Shoreline, Cabin Fever, Outback: Beige, so the base disappears into the warm chip.
- Basalt and Nightfall: Medium Grey.
- Carbon: Black. Anything lighter shows through as a haze.
- Orbit: Medium Grey for a softer floor, Black to make the blue pop.
These are starting points, not rules. Put a scrap board down with your base color and a handful of chip before you commit a whole floor.
Density
Full broadcast vs partial broadcast: how the color reads
Full broadcast to rejection gives you chip edge to edge, the full color of the blend, and a textured grip underfoot. Partial broadcast lets the base coat show, so the floor reads as a colored floor with flake in it, and it uses a fraction of the chip. Full broadcast also hides a tired slab and partial does not. The epoxy flake flooring guide walks through the whole system, the broadcast technique and where flake is the wrong call.
Flake size: 1/4 inch vs 1/8 inch
All eight blends we carry are 1/4 inch chip, the size most garage, basement and light commercial flake floors use. It reads as a deliberate pattern from standing height and still lies flat under the topcoat. Smaller chip, such as 1/8 inch, gives a tighter, more uniform pattern that reads closer to terrazzo from a distance and takes more topcoat to bury. If you have a spec that calls for a different chip size, call us before you order.
The topcoat changes the color too
The flake product pages call for a clear polyaspartic topcoat, EF-275, EF-280 or EF-290, over the broadcast. Clear gloss deepens the chip and adds depth. It is also the layer you actually walk on, so it decides how the color holds up. Shop them in polyaspartic topcoats, and see epoxy vs polyaspartic for why the wear course is not epoxy.
Before you order a whole floor
See the flake colors in person
Photos get you to two or three blends. The chip gets you to one. Come to the counter in Pompano Beach, look at the blends in daylight and hold them against a paint chip, a cabinet door or whatever the floor has to live next to. We speak English, Spanish and Portuguese at the counter.
If you are too far to drive, call and tell us the room, the lighting and what you want to hide, and we will narrow it down with you. Order every box for one floor on the same order. Blend runs are not guaranteed to match between production batches, so a second order partway through a job is the one that causes trouble.
Quantities
How much flake you need
The box coverage comes straight off the flake product pages and matches our flake flooring guide:
| Broadcast | 25 lb box | 40 lb box |
|---|---|---|
| Full broadcast, to rejection | 125 to 175 sq ft | 200 to 280 sq ft |
| Partial broadcast | 625 to 1,250 sq ft | 1,000 to 2,000 sq ft |
Yield moves with technique and with how heavy you build the density, so round up on a full broadcast. For the base coat and topcoat, use the coverage guide, or check the technical data sheet for the product you picked.
Where to buy
Flake, base coats and complete garage kits
Buy the flake on its own, or buy it grouped with the base coat, topcoat and tools for a given floor size.
- Epoxy flakes, all 8 blends
- Flake and quartz systems
- 1 car garage epoxy kit
- 2 car garage epoxy kit
- 3 car garage epoxy kit
- Standard and fast cure base coats
- Polyaspartic topcoats
- Epoxy pigments
- Epoxy flooring supplies, everything we stock
Free UPS Ground on orders over $150, or free pickup in Pompano Beach. Contractor and distributor pricing is applied to your trade account at checkout.
Common questions
Epoxy flake color questions
What epoxy flake colors does Latux sell?
Eight blends: Shoreline, Cabin Fever, Outback, Orbit, Basalt, Nightfall, Domino and Carbon. All eight are 1/4 inch vinyl chip and all eight come in both the 25 lb box and the 40 lb box.
What is the best flake color for a garage floor?
A blend that mixes several mid tones hides dirt best. Cabin Fever, Domino and Basalt hide road grit and tire marks between cleanings. Very light blends like Shoreline and very dark blends like Carbon show more dust and marks.
Does the base coat color matter with flakes?
At a full broadcast the base barely shows, so pick it to be close to the average tone of the blend. At a partial broadcast the base shows between the chips and becomes half the finished color. EF-100 comes in six factory colors, or you can tint a clear base with Solid Tone liquid pigment pods.
What is the difference between 1/4 inch and 1/8 inch flake?
Chip size sets the scale of the pattern. 1/4 inch reads as a clear flake pattern from standing height and is what we carry in every blend. Smaller chip like 1/8 inch gives a tighter, more uniform look and takes more topcoat to bury.
Can I see the flake colors before I buy?
Yes. Come to our counter at 2201 N Andrews Ave, Suite 108, Pompano Beach, and look at the chip in daylight. If you cannot drive over, call (800) 413-1427 and we will help you narrow it down.
How much flake do I need?
At a full broadcast, a 25 lb box covers about 125 to 175 sq ft and a 40 lb box about 200 to 280 sq ft. At a partial broadcast, a 25 lb box covers about 625 to 1,250 sq ft and a 40 lb box about 1,000 to 2,000 sq ft. Order every box for one floor at the same time.
Speak to a coatings expert
Tell us the room and we will narrow the blend
Latux Epoxy
2201 N Andrews Ave, Suite 108
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
(800) 413-1427
Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Saturday by appointment.
Sunday closed.