Project Calculators

Acid Stain and Concrete Pigment Project Calculators

How to Use Our Concrete Pigment Calculators:

Our Concrete Pigment Color Chart is designed to provide a close approximation of what our customers can expect achieve in gray or white concrete. For custom pours such as countertop mixes, plaster, stucco, grouts and other concrete-based products, we have found that the colors vary within an acceptable range to the majority of our customers, particularly when correctly adjusted to the specific job requirements.

The pigment needed to achieve a specific color is based on the amount of cement in the mix rather than the total weight of the bag. Pigment Quantity Calculators are provided to accurately determine the amount of pigment needed for any project. These tools are designed to calculate for truck pours, custom concrete batches, 5000 psi concrete countertop mixes, and bags of ready mix concrete.

Example: Achieving a Cornflower (15.4-1lb.) Color in 20 Yards of 3000 psi Concrete

Firstly, Cornflower (15.4-1lb.) is achieved using white cement. First, select the Truck Pour/Per Yard Pigment Calculator from the available options on the page. From the concrete strength drop down, choose the psi for your concrete pour. Consult the concrete ready mix company pouring the concrete for this information. Enter next the number of yards to be poured for the project and finally the pound rating. Using either the figure above or our DCI White-Based Concrete Pigment Color Chart, locate the pound rating in the lower right corner of the color chip. The pound rating for Cornflower is “1.”  For a 3000 psi concrete, the pigment required per yard for Corflower is 5 pounds. The total amount of pigment required for 20 yards of concrete is 100 pounds. However, a concrete truck will not bring all 20 yards to your job site at once so a per truck calculation must be performed. In this example, each truck pour would consist of 10 yards per truck. Again using the same calculator, the calculation would be 50 lbs. per 10 yard truck. Being consistent with the water levels, mix ratios, and the amount pigment per truck pour is critical in achieving uniform concrete pours.

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