Solomon Colors

What Solomon Colors does

Solomon Colors is a US building materials manufacturer founded in 1927, specializing in integral concrete color pigments and the automated dispensing systems that dose those pigments into ready-mix and concrete products operations. The company is family and employee-owned, operates manufacturing and blending facilities in Springfield, Illinois (corporate headquarters) and Rialto, California (West Coast facility), and employs 101-250 people. Its pigment portfolio includes ColorFlo Liquid Color (60-70% solids, claimed highest in the industry), ColorFlo SG Granular Pigment (in-house granulated with low-dust formulation), ASTM C979-compliant Dry Integral Color in repulpable and standard bags, and a 57-color Mortar Color line. Complementing the pigments is a dispensing equipment line — ColorSelect, QuickColor, Granular Bagging System (GBS 2.0), and ColorSelect GT-1 — that integrates with batching plant software, uses Siemens 277E PLCs, and can batch thousands of colors from 4-5 primary pigments.

Solomon Colors serves five distinct customer segments: ready-mix producers (primary, via direct enterprise sales with field reps), concrete products/block and paver manufacturers (primary, via dispensing system sales), distributors (primary, nationwide channel), architects (specifying colored concrete for commercial/residential projects), and homeowners (via contractor connections through the Product Locator). The company also operates four acquired sub-brands — Brickform (decorative stamps, stains, sealers), UltraFiber 500 (cellulose reinforcing fiber), Day 1 Finishing Aid, and Lythic (concrete polishing) — that are sold through the same distributor channel and position Solomon as a single-source decorative concrete system provider.

Revenue is generated through hardware sales of pigments and dispensing equipment under opaque pricing (quotes handled by sales reps rather than public lists). Go-to-market combines direct B2B field sales for large ready-mix and concrete products accounts with a nationwide distributor channel for mid-market and smaller customers. Solomon Colors claims the largest liquid color production capacity in North America, employs no external capital (no VC, PE, or public listing), and has maintained an average employee tenure of approximately a decade. No revenue figures, funding history, or acquisition dates are disclosed in available source material.

Name

Solomon Colors

Legal name

Solomon Colors, Inc.

Website

https://solomoncolors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Solomon Colors is a US employee-owned manufacturer of concrete color pigments and automated dispensing systems, founded 1927, serving ready-mix producers, concrete products manufacturers, distributors, and architects from facilities in Springfield, IL and Rialto, CA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Concrete Pigments and Dispensing Systems

NAICS

Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (32513)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Pigments & Dyes (IMAEAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Color Matching, Tinting & Colorant Systems (IMAEAHAL)

Keywords

• Concrete pigments
• Colored concrete
• Dispensing systems
• Decorative concrete
• Integral color

Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Concrete Pigment Sales: Sale of integral concrete color pigments in multiple forms: granular, liquid, and dry powder. Products include ColorFlo Liquid Color, ColorFlo SG Granular, and Dry Integral Color. Pigments are sold in various packaging sizes from small bottles to large totes.
2. Dispensing Equipment Sales: Sale and distribution of automated color dispensing systems including ColorSelect, QuickColor, GBS (Granular Bagging System), and integrated dispensers for high-volume ready-mix plants. Systems are designed for precise color batching and integrate with existing batching plant software.
3. Dry Integral Color Products: ASTM C979 compliant dry integral color sold in repulpable bags (6.25 lb and 25 lb) and non-repulpable 50 lb bags. Custom bagging options available. Products manufactured and packaged in Springfield, IL and Rialto, CA.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Solomon Colors manufactures and sells concrete coloring pigments (liquid ColorFlo, granular ColorFlo SG, dry integral color, and mortar color) along with automated pigment dispensing systems such as ColorSelect, QuickColor GT Cube, and ColorSelect GT-1 for ready-mix concrete producers, concrete products manufacturers, and distributors. The company also supplies decorative concrete products, fiber reinforcement (UltraFiber 500), surface treatments (Lythic), and finishing aids (Day 1) to the architectural and contractor markets.

Product overview

Solomon Colors is a manufacturer and supplier of colored concrete solutions founded in 1927, offering a portfolio of pigments (ColorFlo Liquid, ColorFlo SG Granular, Dry Integral Color, and Mortar Color) paired with proprietary dispensing equipment (ColorSelect and QuickColor systems). The core product line centers on ColorFlo liquid and granular pigments that can produce thousands of colors from just 4-5 primary pigments, complemented by dispensing systems including the ColorSelect Granular-to-Slurry System, ColorSelect Liquid Ready Mix System, Granular Bagging System (GBS 2.0), and ColorSelect GT-1 for various production environments. The company also sells sub-brands including Brickform (decorative concrete stamps, stains, sealers), UltraFiber 500 (reinforcing fiber), Lythic (concrete polishing), and Day 1 Finishing Aid. Digital tools include an SGS Mortar Color App and Ready-Mix Calculator. All products are supported by company-owned manufacturing facilities in Springfield, Illinois and Rialto, California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Brickform: Decorative concrete products including stamps, stains, sealers, and resurfacing options for indoor and outdoor spaces.
• Ultra Fiber
• Day 1 Finishing Aid
• Lythic
• ColorSelect
• QuickColor
• ColorFlo

Products and services

• ColorFlo Liquid Color

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% less liquid color needed per treated yard of concrete compared to average
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BrickformcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrickform is a division of Solomon Colors offering decorative concrete products including stamps, stains, sealers, resurfacing options, and Select-Etch surface retarders. Together, Solomon Colors and Brickform provide complete decorative concrete systems for the professional contractor. Brickform products are sold alongside Solomon Colors through the same distribution channels.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Cemex (Concrete Products): Cemex is a global building materials incumbent supplying ready-mix concrete and complementary products — adjacent rather than directly competing, but a critical customer ecosystem and potential vertical integrator that could absorb or compete with Solomon's value proposition in colored ready-mix.

Direct peers

• ChromaScape: ChromaScape manufactures integral concrete color pigments, iron oxide pigments, and related admixtures serving ready-mix producers and concrete product manufacturers — a direct competitor in the North American concrete colorants market with overlapping liquid and powder product formats.
• Davis Colors: Davis Colors is a long-established North American manufacturer of concrete pigments (liquid, granular, and dry integral colors) and automated dispensing systems for ready-mix and precast producers — directly competing against Solomon Colors' core ColorFlo and ColorSelect lines with comparable product breadth and channels.
• Lambert Corporation: Lambert Corporation produces concrete colorants, integral pigments, and related building materials for ready-mix, precast, and block producers — a direct peer in concrete colorants with similarly established North American distribution.
• Bondex (RPM International): Bondex is a manufacturer of concrete admixtures and colorants serving ready-mix and concrete masonry producers, making it a directly comparable specialty supplier in concrete pigmentation and complementary admixture categories where Solomon Colors operates.

Broad incumbents

• Lanxess Inorganic Pigments: Lanxess manufactures Bayferrox and other iron oxide pigments used as raw materials in concrete, coatings, and plastics — competing with Solomon Colors at the upstream pigment supply layer that feeds into ready-mix colorants.
• Sika AG: Sika is a global specialty chemicals incumbent producing concrete admixtures, color additives, and a broad range of construction chemicals — competing with Solomon Colors in concrete admixtures and colorants at scale across global channels.
• Clariant Pigments: Clariant is a global specialty chemicals incumbent producing iron oxide pigments and colorant preparations used across construction and industrial applications — a broad-line pigment supplier whose products compete with Solomon's at the raw colorant tier and through direct finished pigments in some geographies.
• BASF Construction Chemicals: BASF's construction chemicals division provides concrete admixtures, pigments, and performance additives globally — an incumbent broad-line competitor whose Master Builders Solutions brand overlaps with Solomon Colors' pigment and admixture portfolio in larger accounts.

Regional players

• Amerimix (Oldcastle APG / CRH): Amerimix is a pre-blended masonry mortar and stucco manufacturer operating primarily across North America — an adjacent, regionally focused player whose mortar color product line overlaps with Solomon Colors' Mortar Color series but with broader wall systems scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/SolomonColors
• Xx.com/solomoncolors
• Facebookfacebook.com/solomoncolors
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solomon-colors

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Solomon Colors