Calacatta Venato backsplash installed — view 5

Calacatta Venato installed — a backsplash finished with this tile. Zoom in and read the pattern before you pick.

Porcelain

Calacatta Venato

White-Cool

Measured surface color #d9deda, averaging #d9ddda.

flat 0.04 of 1.00 measured

Flat surfaces read as one solid tone; heavily patterned ones vary piece to piece, so we lay them out with you before we cut. Browse other white porcelain with no visible veining →

Style marble
Color cool white
tile-to-tile variation V3

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What kind of tile is Calacatta Venato?

We stock Calacatta Venato as porcelain, 12x24. Carrara Bianco and Onda Gray sit in the same style family if you want to compare. It carries a PEI abrasion rating of 3. It reads white-cool. Porcelain is the hard-wearing end of the fired-clay family: dense body, tight edges, and no sealing.

Sizes and finishes

How it is actually sold — measured off the spec sheet, not rounded.

Sizes

Calacatta Venato is made in 5 sizes. Size is the decision people skip and then notice every day: it sets how much grout line ends up in the field, and a larger module on the same wall reads calmer than a small one.

12x24
24x24
24x48
3x24
3x3

Where it works

The applications this surface is actually rated for.

Rated for flooring, all of it at commercial duty. That is the maker's call, and we hold to it.

Rated for

Flooring — residential and commercial

What to expect once it is installed

The ratings that decide whether the finished wall matches the sample.

Shade variation: V3 — moderate variation

Expect noticeable differences in shade and pattern from piece to piece. This is a feature, not a defect — but choose from several pieces rather than one sample, and let the installer dry-lay and shuffle boxes before setting.

Wear rating: PEI 3

On the industry abrasion scale of 1 to 5, this one sits at 3 — walls, counters and normal residential floors — the usual rating for a kitchen.

Certifications

What it holds: Greenguard Gold · USGBC/LEED. Gold is not a marketing tier — it caps what the material is allowed to give off indoors, measurably lower than the base certification. It earns LEED credit as well, where a project is counting them.

What to put next to it

Built from the color we measured off Calacatta Venato itself, not from its name.

Forget the name for a moment. The swatch measures #D9DEDA — light and essentially neutral — which puts it nearest Cream / Antique White in our pairing data. It sits close to neutral, which means it will take direction from the cabinets rather than fight them.

Cabinets

Sage Green — muted green loves creamy warmth. Against this surface it is a step darker — enough separation to read as two materials solid

Countertop

Green / Dramatic Veined Stone — dramatic green stone over quiet cream boxes. Against this surface it is much darker than this surface, so the tile reads as the light element current

Island

Walnut — Cream perimeter cabinets let a walnut island play the furniture piece, and cream forgives the slow amber shift walnut takes on in a sunny room.. Against this surface it is much darker than this surface, so the tile reads as the light element classic

Backsplash

Terracotta / Clay — Cream cabinets give terracotta tile room to glow instead of shout — the pairing ages like a Marseille farmhouse, better every year the glaze crazes.. Against this surface it is a step darker — enough separation to read as two materials current

Steer away from

Pure White — cream next to pure white makes the cream look dirty — pick one white family

Questions about Calacatta Venato

Answered from this product’s own spec sheet and our measurement of it.

What size is Calacatta Venato?

Calacatta Venato comes in 5 sizes: 12x24 · 24x24 · 24x48 · 3x24 · 3x3. Pick the size before the color. It decides how much grout line ends up in the field, and on the same wall a larger module reads calmer than a small one.

Where can I use Calacatta Venato?

Its maker rates it for flooring. We hold to that rating when we quote — installing outside it is how a warranty claim gets denied.

Will the tiles match the sample I saw?

Calacatta Venato is rated V3 — moderate variation. Expect visible differences in shade and pattern between pieces. Choose from several, and have the installer dry-lay and shuffle boxes before setting.

Can Calacatta Venato go on a floor?

Yes. At PEI 3 it is rated for normal residential floors as well as walls and counters — the usual rating for a kitchen.

What color is Calacatta Venato, really?

We measured its own swatch at #D9DEDA — light and essentially neutral. It sits close to neutral, so it takes direction from the cabinets rather than fighting them. Names are marketing; that number is what the camera saw.

Does Calacatta Venato need sealing?

No. Porcelain is vitrified almost to zero water absorption. The tile itself never needs sealing; cement grout still benefits from it.