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

Porcelain

Tamensa

Gray-Light

Measured surface color #dfdfe2, averaging #c7cdd2.

dramatic veining 0.78 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.

Style encaustic
Color light gray
tile-to-tile variation V4

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What kind of tile is Tamensa?

We stock Tamensa as porcelain in a encaustic-pattern shape, 8x8. It reads gray-light. Porcelain is ceramic fired denser and harder, so it absorbs almost no water and holds a cut edge around an outlet. The store classes it as glazed.

Sizes and finishes

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

Sizes

Tamensa is made in a single size, 8x8. That makes layout simple — what you see in the sample is the module you get across the whole wall.

8x8

Where it works

The applications this surface is actually rated for.

Where it is rated to go: flooring · outdoors, at all of it at commercial duty.

Rated for

Flooring — residential and commercial
Outdoors — residential and commercial

What to expect once it is installed

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

Shade variation: V4 — substantial variation

This is the dramatic end of the scale: two pieces from the same box can look unrelated. Order it all at once, from one run, with the overage included, and dry-lay the wall before a single piece is set.

Wear rating: PEI 3

On the industry abrasion scale of 1 to 5, this one sits at 3 — everything a kitchen asks of it: walls, counters and residential floors.

Certifications

Certified Greenguard Gold · USGBC/LEED. Greenguard Gold is the stricter of the two Greenguard tiers, written around schools and healthcare. It can also contribute toward LEED credits if your project is chasing them.

What to put next to it

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

Read off its own swatch, Tamensa measures #DFDFE2: very light, essentially neutral. We match that to Cream / Antique White and build the pairings from there. Close enough to neutral that the cabinets get to make the decisions; this will follow 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 Tamensa

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

What size is Tamensa?

Tamensa comes in one size, 8x8. One module across the whole wall keeps the layout simple — what you approve in the sample is what you get.

Where can I use Tamensa?

Its maker rates it for flooring · outdoors. 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?

Tamensa is rated V4 — substantial variation, by design. Two pieces side by side can look like different products. Order from one production run, buy the overage up front, and insist on a dry lay. This is the rating that generates complaints when nobody was told.

Can Tamensa 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 Tamensa, really?

We measured its own swatch at #DFDFE2 — very 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 Tamensa need sealing?

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