What Canyon looks like on the floor
At standing height, Canyon looks like a pale, warm off-white floor with dark specks. The light tones sit close in value and blend into one soft field, while the black and chocolate chips stay visible as separate dots.
Up close the light tones come apart. Taupe is the darkest of them, warm light gray sits between taupe and the off-whites, and the dark specks split into two colors: true black and a warm chocolate brown. At about 5% each, black and chocolate are an accent, not a color theme.
Canyon next to the other light, warm blends
Three of our blends are light and warm. They differ in how light the floor is and in what the dark accent is. Shares in the table are approximate.
| Blend | Reads as | Dark chips | Main chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon | Pale off-white | Black, chocolate (10%) | Taupe, off-whites, white, light gray (90%) |
| Coastline | Clearly tan | Black (6%) | Cream, ivory, light brown (94%) |
| River Rocks | Light neutral | Black (10%) | Light gray, cream, white (90%) |
Canyon is the palest of the three and the least yellow. Show it when Coastline looks too tan and River Rocks looks too gray or too busy.
Where Canyon works
Canyon suits rooms finished in white, cream or greige: a bright, clean garage, a basement family room, a laundry or mudroom, or a showroom where products should stand out against a light floor. A floor this pale bounces light back into the room, which helps in a garage with a single ceiling fixture or a basement with small windows.
Dirt and lighting
Canyon hides dry, pale dirt: drywall dust, concrete dust, dried road salt and light sand. The dark specks help with small crumbs and bits of gravel. It shows black tire marks, oil and wet mud more than a mid-gray blend would, so it fits a customer who keeps the floor clean or a space that sees few vehicles.
Under warm bulbs the taupe and chocolate come forward and the floor reads soft beige. Under cool white shop lights it reads closer to light gray with dark flecks.
What base coat goes under Canyon?
Tint the base coat a light warm gray or greige, close to the taupe or warm light gray chip. A single broadcast does not always hide the base completely, which is why system guides tint the base to a color already in the blend.
Over a matched base, a skipped patch looks like one more light chip. Avoid a dark base: with about 90% light chips, any gap shows.
Matching an existing floor
Canyon is comparable in color to Coyote (Torginol). Describe Canyon from the chips: about 90% of it is light, and brown and black are only about 5% each, so it is a pale floor, not an earthy brown one.
To match an existing floor, broadcast a test board from the first box and compare it with the old floor, in daylight and under the room's own lights, before the crew starts.
Ordering Canyon for a large floor
A 1,000 sq ft basement or showroom takes 4 boxes of Canyon at the typical full broadcast rate and 5 boxes at the planning rate. Order 5, $425 before freight.
At 0.167 lb per sq ft, a 1,000 sq ft floor uses about 167 lb, which 4 boxes (176 lb) cover with little to spare. The planning rate, 0.20 lb per sq ft, calls for 200 lb, so 5 boxes. On a floor this size, a spare box costs less than running short halfway through a broadcast.
Empty every box into one clean container and mix before you broadcast. With only about 5% each of black and chocolate, an uneven pour can leave a patch with noticeably fewer dark specks. Size other floors with the flake calculator.
