Offering a wide variety of natural colour tones this involves mixtures of mineral oxides (iron, titanium, manganese) which are applied to the tiles in powder or liquid form mixed with the clay, before the firing.
It is precisely at the moment of firing that the clay and the oxides applied to the surface are transformed. The tile then acquires all its qualities of durability and permanence. The oxides are completely stabilised and take on a colour unaffected by UV or other factors such as pollution, variations in temperature, etc.
One can distinguish two categories of colour :
It is precisely at the moment of firing that the clay and the oxides applied to the surface are transformed. The tile then acquires all its qualities of durability and permanence. The oxides are completely stabilised and take on a colour unaffected by UV or other factors such as pollution, variations in temperature, etc.
One can distinguish two categories of colour :
Continuous colours
They are less and less appreciated, the one exception being slate colours developed more recently and in full development. Below Alpha 10 in 3 colours: .
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| Coloris Natural Red | Coloris Brown | Coloris Slate |
Shaded colours
These are colours "invented" by manufacturers but which have no historic base.They are nonetheless perfectly accepted.
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| Coloris Straw Yellow | Omega 13 Coloris VNFR | Coloris Patrimoine | Coloris Littoral Flammé |
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| H10 Huguenot Coloris Burnt Red |
OPV10 Coloris Burnt Red |
Coloris Burnt Red |
Continued product development has enabled IMERYS to produce old traditional colours that replicate the indigenous colours mature roofscapes..
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| Plain Tile 17X27 Coloris Chevreuse |
Restauration 16x27 Coloris Brumaire |
Plate 20x30 Coloris Paysage |
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| Romane Sans Coloris Paysage |
Canal 230-50 Poudenx Coloris Pastel |
Canal Antique Gélis Coloris Antique |