Tile Shading/Colour Variations

Tiles come in countless colours, textures, shades and variations. With any product, you will get different variations in the finished result and variations within every production run as well. The tile industry has created a classification system in order to classify these Tile Variations. It is important to understand the different classifications of the tile industry’s colour shade variations so that you can make an informed decision and complete your design vision.

Following is the industry standard tile variation shading guidelines:

 

• V1 - Uniform Appearance
  Little or no difference between production run pieces as the same glaze applications and texture.
• V2 - Slight Variation
  There are clear and noticeable variations in texture and/or patterns inside like colours and shades.

• V3 - Moderate Variation
  The colours and shades are indicative of what to expect throughout the production run, primary and secondary colours amounts will vary from piece to piece.

• V4 - Substantial Variation
  Colours and shades will vary throughout the production run, from tile to tile. The end result with these dramatic and random variations will be a truly unique design to any floor.