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

Porcelain

Zanzibar

Blue

Measured surface color #f2efe9, averaging #afb4ba.

veined 0.70 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 blue
tile-to-tile variation V4

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What kind of tile is Zanzibar?

We stock Zanzibar as porcelain in a encaustic-pattern shape, 8x8. Azila and DEKORA 5.2X5.2 sit in the same style family if you want to compare. It reads blue. Shade variation is high, so order from one production run and dry-lay a few sheets first.

Sizes and finishes

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

Sizes

Zanzibar 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.

Its maker rates Zanzibar for flooring · outdoors — 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

Pieces vary substantially in color and pattern, by design. Two tiles side by side can look like different products. Order from one production run, buy your overage up front, and insist on a dry lay before anything is set — this is the rating that generates complaints when nobody was told.

Wear rating: PEI 3

Its abrasion class is PEI 3 of a possible 5, meaning everything a kitchen asks of it: walls, counters and residential floors.

Certifications

The certification list: Greenguard Gold · USGBC/LEED. Gold is the tighter of the two Greenguard thresholds, set for rooms full of children rather than for a house. It is LEED-eligible on top of that.

What to put next to it

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

Read off its own swatch, Zanzibar measures #F2EFE9: very light, essentially neutral. We match that to Warm White / Ivory and build the pairings from there. Close enough to neutral that the cabinets get to make the decisions; this will follow them.

Countertop

Butcher Block — cottage warmth doubled. Against this surface it is a step darker — enough separation to read as two materials classic
Warm Speckled Stone (Granite) — traditional comfort; undertones agree. Against this surface it is a step darker — enough separation to read as two materials solid

Island

Slate Blue — A slate-blue island in a warm-white kitchen is the safest color move in the book — enough character to anchor the room, never enough to scare a future buyer.. Against this surface it is much darker than this surface, so the tile reads as the light element classic
Charcoal — A charcoal island anchored by warm white perimeter is the combination clients stop questioning after year five — it simply never dates because it never trended.. Against this surface it is much darker than this surface, so the tile reads as the light element classic

Hardware

Warm Brass / Satin Gold — warm-on-warm; nothing fights. Against this surface it is a step darker — enough separation to read as two materials classic

Wall color

Sage Green — garden-soft pairing. Against this surface it is a step darker — enough separation to read as two materials current

Steer away from

Polished Chrome — cool chrome makes ivory read yellowed rather than warm

Questions about Zanzibar

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

What size is Zanzibar?

Zanzibar 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 Zanzibar?

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?

Zanzibar 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 Zanzibar 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 Zanzibar, really?

We measured its own swatch at #F2EFE9 — 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 Zanzibar need sealing?

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