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ChromaFlair

ChromaFlair pigments are unique, multi-layer pigment flakes that give paints, coatings, plastics, textiles and packaging the ability to change color when viewed from different angles. Created using a revolutionary thin-film technology, each flake exhibits a wide range of hues depending on the angle at which it is viewed and the angle of incidence of light – a dramatic color shift that is even achievable in low-light environments. Highly chromatic, durable and easy to incorporate, ChromaFlair pigments can add value and appeal to virtually any product where color is a key differentiating factor.

Seven standard colors are currently available and their names reflect the color seen at approximately 0° and 45° respectively, the number represents the pigment’s approximate hue at normal viewing angle.

Color	Appearance
Red/Gold 000	Shifts from red through orange and yellow into green
Silver/Green 060	Shifts from silver through green into purplish blue
Gold/Silver 080	Shifts from gold to blue silver
Green/Purple 190	Shifts from green through blue and red into orange
Cyan/Purple 230	Shifts from cyan through purple into red orange
Blue/Red 280	Shifts from blue through purple to warm red
Magenta/Gold 334	Shifts from magenta through red, orange and gold into yellow

ChromaFlair pigment is a unique material consisting of an ultra-thin, multi-layer interference film that forms micron size flakes. Unlike ordinary and many special-effect pigments, ChromaFlair is opaque, thin, flat, and highly specular (mirror-like).

The color of ChromaFlair pigment is the result of a thin-film interference phenomenon. The color of ChromaFlair pigment is generated when the material’s layered construction causes interference of light waves. Due to the high flake-diameter-to-thickness ratio, ChromaFlair pigment has excellent leafing properties, thus creating a high level of specular color. Because of these properties, the colors of ChromaFlair pigment are highly saturated and bright.

ChromaFlair pigment is manufactured by the deposition of ultra-thin layered structures similar to those sometimes found in nature, such as soap bubbles, butterfly wings, or sea shells. Precisely controlling the thickness of the multi-layers in the pigment’s flake structure produces different colors. To maintain tight color tolerance, the layer thickness must be controlled to within a few atoms.