Vankka

Colours & coatings

The coating decides how long the colour lasts.

Colour is the easy part. What determines whether a roof still looks right in twenty years is the coating system beneath it — chosen against exposure and expected service life, not against a swatch.

Coating systems

5

Colours

23

Referenced against RAL Classic so a specifier can work from a standard rather than a marketing name.

Coating systems

Five families, five different jobs.

Each system trades cost against film thickness, colour stability and mechanical resistance. A sheltered agricultural building and an exposed coastal facade should not be specified in the same one.

01

Standard Polyester

SP

The volume coating. Proven, economical, widely specified.

A standard polyester coil coating: the most widely used system in European metal roofing and the reference point every other coating is compared against. Good colour range, straightforward to produce, and entirely adequate for sheltered inland sites and agricultural or industrial buildings where the roof is a working surface rather than an architectural one.

Best for

  • Agricultural buildings
  • Industrial and storage
  • Inland, sheltered sites
  • Budget-led projects
Nominal thickness
On request
Gloss
On request
Corrosion class
On request
UV class
On request
Surface warranty
On request
02

Matt Polyester

MP

Low gloss, low reflection, contemporary.

A matt-finish polyester with a fine surface texture that scatters light instead of reflecting it. The practical effect is that the roof reads as a single flat tone rather than a series of bright and dark planes, and small substrate irregularities become far less visible — the reason it dominates contemporary Nordic residential architecture.

Best for

  • Contemporary residential
  • Architectural roofs
  • Large uninterrupted planes
  • Facades in raking light
Nominal thickness
On request
Gloss
On request
Corrosion class
On request
UV class
On request
Surface warranty
On request
03

Polyurethane

PUR

Built for the Nordic envelope.

A polyurethane-based coating developed for demanding northern climates: greater film build than standard polyester, better resistance to UV and to the freeze-thaw cycling that defines a Finnish year, and better edge protection where the sheet has been cut. Our default recommendation for residential and commercial roofs that are expected to last without repainting.

Best for

  • Residential roofs
  • Commercial buildings
  • Northern and high-UV exposure
  • Long service life without repainting
Nominal thickness
On request
Gloss
On request
Corrosion class
On request
UV class
On request
Surface warranty
On request
04

PVDF / Fluoropolymer

PVDF

Maximum colour stability.

A fluoropolymer coating specified where colour retention over decades is the governing requirement — landmark facades, dark and saturated colours, and metallic finishes that would chalk visibly in a lesser system. The most stable organic coating available on coil-coated steel, and priced accordingly.

Best for

  • Architectural facades
  • Dark and saturated colours
  • Metallic finishes
  • Landmark and civic buildings
Nominal thickness
On request
Gloss
On request
Corrosion class
On request
UV class
On request
Surface warranty
On request
05

Plastisol

PVC(P)

Thick film, high mechanical resistance.

A thick PVC-based film with a textured surface, offering substantially higher resistance to mechanical damage and abrasion than any thin-film system. Specified where the building envelope takes physical punishment — agricultural interiors, handling areas, buildings on working sites — rather than where appearance leads.

Best for

  • Agricultural buildings
  • Handling and storage areas
  • High-abrasion environments
  • Industrial interiors
Nominal thickness
On request
Gloss
On request
Corrosion class
On request
UV class
On request
Surface warranty
On request

Palette

The VANKKA colour range

Availability varies by coating system and by product — the range is confirmed for your specification at quotation.

Neutrals

Whites, greys and blacks — the majority of contemporary specification.

Pure White

RAL 9010

Grey White

RAL 9002

Light Grey

RAL 7035

Grey Aluminium

RAL 9007

Iron Grey

RAL 7011

Graphite Grey

RAL 7024

Anthracite Grey

RAL 7016

Jet Black

RAL 9005

Earth

Browns and ivories that settle a building into a landscape.

Light Ivory

RAL 1015

Clay Brown

RAL 8003

Copper Brown

RAL 8004

Chocolate Brown

RAL 8017

Reds

Oxide and brown-reds, the traditional Nordic roof colours.

Oxide Red

RAL 3009

Brown Red

RAL 3011

Wine Red

RAL 3005

Greens

Muted greens for rural and forested contexts.

Moss Green

RAL 6005

Chrome Green

RAL 6020

Fir Green

RAL 6009

Blues

Deep, low-chroma blues for civic and coastal buildings.

Gentian Blue

RAL 5010

Steel Blue

RAL 5011

Slate Blue

RAL 5008

Metallic

Metallic and special finishes, produced to order.

Silver Metallic

RAL 9006

Graphite Metallic

RAL 9023

On-screen colours are approximations. Coated steel changes appearance with gloss level, surface texture, viewing angle and daylight. Always confirm a colour against a physical VANKKA sample before ordering.

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