what is colored asphalt?

Yes, asphalt can be colored! Most people do not know that Asphalt can be colored to a wide range of earth tone shades. Asphalt Color’s specialty line of inPHusion color additives turn plain black asphalt into colorful and decorative asphalt for all your hardscape projects, including driveways, roadways, roadway shoulders, highway medians, streets, bike paths, and walking paths. Easy to use and environmentally friendly color additives are available for both hot mix asphalt and asphalt emulsion sealers. Check out our photo gallery for examples of colored asphalt projects from around the country, or contact us for more information on how easy it is to color your next asphalt project.

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Why Colored Asphalt?

  • Safety

    Asphalt Color additives easily and economically convert black asphalt into a highly visible and durable surface great for safety and differentiation.

  • Aesthetic

    Asphalt Color additives can turn black asphalt into multiple bright earth tone colors. A great option for roads, driveways, parking lots, walkways and bike paths.

  • Eco Friendly

    Asphalt Color contains no harmful chemicals and meets all federal and state EPA guidelines as an additive for asphalt.

  • Easy to Use

    Simply add Asphalt Color directly into hot mix asphalt or asphalt emulsion sealer, mix well, and apply as usual. No special equipment is required.

inPHusion HX - color additive for hot mix asphalt

inPHusion HX - color additive for hot mix asphalt

InPHusion HX Color Additive for Hot Mix Asphalt is a specially formulated blend of heat stable and UV resistant powdered mineral pigments and chemical polymers that gets mixed into the asphalt before application. inPHusion HX comes in 15 color variations for use in either hot or warm asphalt mixes as well as slurry coats. InPHusion HX is a great way to add color to your next asphalt driveway, asphalt walkway, or asphalt bike / walking path. Refer to the inPHusion HX Technical Data Sheet for detailed mixing and application instructions.

InPHusion HX Color Additive for Hot Mix Asphalt is added to the asphalt at the plant when it is being manufactured, and is dosed at a rate of either 50, 80 or 100 pounds per ton of asphalt, depending on the asphalt color desired. InPHusion HX comes standard in 40 lb., 50 lb. and 2000 lb. bulk bags. Special packaging is available upon request.

inPHusion ES - color additive for cold emulsion asphalt sealers

inPHusion ES - color additive for cold emulsion asphalt sealers

InPHusion ES Color Additive for Asphalt Emulsion Sealer is a specialty formulated blend of concentrated UV resistant and environmentally friendly liquid pigments and polymers that get mixed directly into commercial or residential grade cold asphalt emulsion sealers.  InPHusion ES is available in 16 standard colors.  Colors are achieved by simply adding 1 to 2 pounds of color additive per gallon of black asphalt sealer depending on the desired color intensity and shade.  Color InPHusion ES comes packaged in standard 1 and 5 gallon pails.  It is an easy, environmentally friendly, and economical way to color your existing asphalt driveway, bike / walking path, or parking lot. 

InPHusion ES Color Additive for Asphalt Emulsion Sealers is mixed into the asphalt sealer at a dosage of 0.5 lb. – 2.0 lb. of color per gallon of asphalt sealant. Color dosage rate may vary depending on the type of asphalt sealer being used, and the coverage rate of the sealer. InPHusion ES comes standard in 10 lb. and 20 lb pails. Special packaging is available upon request.

INPHUSION CM – PRE COLORED COLD MIX ASPHALT

INPHUSION CM – PRE COLORED COLD MIX ASPHALT

inPHusion CM is an innovative and durable ready-to-use colored cold mix asphalt that produces a vibrant open-graded ultra-thin friction course (OGFC) providing excellent permeability and drainage. It is an excellent choice for use on highway shoulders and medians, light traffic roadways, driveways, bike and foot paths. The product is applied directly over existing prepared asphalt road surfaces at a thickness of ½ inch (1.3 cm) using standard asphalt placing equipment and methods. InPHusion CM is considered a low VOC product, and is an environmentally friendly colored paving alternative to traditional colored hot mix asphalt. Available in 9 standard colors with select custom color options. Packaged in 44 lb. foil bags and 2000 lb. bulk bags.

InPHusion CM covers 335 square feet per ton (2000 lb.) when applied ½ inch thick over dry asphalt or cured concrete.

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inPHusion HX Sienna used to highlight open graded shoulders on California Highway 1

inPHusion ES Granite applied over stamped asphalt

Installation of colored hot mix asphalt. Color is inPHusion HX Basalt 50 lb. per ton

inPHusion HX Sienna. Compaction of an asphalt bike lane, Belieze Central America.

inPHusion HX Rust Red prior to placement

inPHusion ES Lava residential driveway

inPHusion ES Lava residential driveway in a race track design

inPHusion ES Lava residential driveway in a race track design

inPHusion HX Sienna used to highlight open graded shoulders on California Highway 1

inPHusion ES Granite and Lava used to reseal a residential stamped asphalt driveway in Michigan.

Colored Asphalt inPHusion HX Basalt colored access road in San Francisco

inPHusion HX Sienna walking path

Change a black asphalt sealer into a colored asphalt sealer with inPHusion ES. Color is a custom green

colored asphalt placed at Gray Towers US National Historic Site, PA. inPHusion HX bronze 50 lb. loading

Sample of inPHusion HX Basalt colored hot mix ready for QC testing

inPHusion HX easy melt 50 lb. bags. The entire bag goes into to the plant reducing dust

inPHusion HX Basalt 100 lb. dosage used in a walking path. Apple Campus, Cupertino, CA.

inPHusion HX Basalt 100 lb. dosage colored hot mix top lift in contrast to black base asphalt. Apple Campus, Cupertino CA.

inPHusion HX Basalt 100 lb. dosage in the paving machine

inPHusion HX Basalt 100 lb. dosage placed on access road at Apple Campus, Cupertino CA.

Adding inPHusion HX Basalt color additive to hot mix plant in easy melt bags. The bag melts, allowing the color additive to disperse in the plant reducing dust.

inPHusion HX Basalt 100 lb. dosage colored hotmix in placed at the Apple Campus.

inPHusion HX Bronze at 50 lb. per ton changing black asphalt into a natural looking pavement.

inPHusion HX Bronze 50 lb. per ton used on ranch road in Texas.

inPHusion HX Rust Red. Fresh vs. 1 year of intensive weather exposure.

inPHusion CM Red. Bike lane

Bus lane. InPHusion HX Rust Red

Walking path, Oklahoma. inPHusion HX Rust Red.

inPHusion Rust Red tram lane Panama City Beach, FL. GAC Contractors Inc.

inPHusion Rust Red tram lane Panama City Beach, FL. GAC Contractors Inc.

inPHusion Rust Red tram lane Panama City Beach, FL. GAC Contractors Inc.

inPHusion Rust Red tram lane Panama City Beach, FL. GAC Contractors Inc.

inPHusion Rust Red tram lane Panama City Beach, FL. GAC Contractors Inc.

inPHusion Rust Red tram lane Panama City Beach, FL. GAC Contractors Inc.

inPHusion HX Rust Red being manufactured by GAC Contractors, FL

inPHusion HX Rust Red heat melt bags ready for dosing into plant. GAC Contractors, FL.

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