Colored Asphalt and Concrete Surface Treatment

Decorative Treatments for Concrete and Asphalt Pavements

Durable. Decorative. Safe. Endurablend® is a spray-applied polymer cement surfacing system for asphalt and concrete that transforms standard black pavement into long-lasting, colorful, and highly durable surfaces. With virtually unlimited design options

What Is Colored Asphalt?

Colored asphalt refers to pavement surfaces that have been enhanced with pigments and protective coatings to create long-lasting, visually distinct finishes. Endurablend makes this possible through a thin, durable coating applied over asphalt or concrete using pigments, aggregates, and stencils. The result is decorative pavement that maintains its appearance under heavy traffic and harsh weather.

Endurablend is a Cost-Effective Solution

Endurablend is being used all over the country as a decorative surface treatment for asphalt and concrete pavement. Its versatility allows designers to create patterns, colors, and textures, making it ideal for both roadway and off-roadway applications.

Key Advantages of Endurablend

Design flexibility

Proven durability

Weather and chemical resistance

Sustainability benefits

Design flexibility

Spray-applied system with stencils and aggregates to create lasting color, patterns, and skid-resistant textures.

Proven durability

Withstands heavy traffic loads and extreme weather conditions without cracking or peeling.

Weather and chemical resistance

UV stable, snow plowable, and unaffected by salts, de-icing materials, oils, and most roadway chemicals.

Sustainability benefits

When combined with light-colored pigments, Endurablend increases the pavement’s Solar Reflective Index (SRI), helping reduce the urban heat island effect. This contributes to lower energy costs and qualifies projects for LEED credits.

Endurablend For Decorative Pavement Applications

Endurablend is a versatile solution for enhancing the appearance and functionality of both new and existing surfaces. Whether you're looking to improve the visual appeal of a public space, guide foot or vehicle traffic, or protect pavement from daily wear and environmental stressors, these decorative coatings offer a high-performance, cost-effective option. From municipal walkways and plazas to commercial logos and branding elements, decorative concrete coatings provide endless opportunities for creative, durable, and long-lasting design.

Download the Pantone Color Chart

Common Decorative Applications

Decorative Crosswalks and Branding

Create colorful and eye-catching crosswalks that not only look great but also provide greater visibility to pedestrian crossings.

Decorate and protect your concrete crosswalk with a logo or a creative design.

Decorative Pedestrian Walkways

Give pedestrians in your municipality a fun walkway design to brighten up their day while also better protecting the concrete beneath their feet.

You can also use Endurablend to help direct the flow of foot traffic on a paved surface.

Pedestrian Plazas

Turn your Pedestrian Plazas into vibrant downtown hubs for your municipality. Create exciting, fully customized designs that help tell your city’s story while giving your residents something unique to enjoy.

Pavement Logos

Great for organizations that want to showcase their identity, pavement logos can be easily created with Endurablend and endure for years to come.

Pavement logos are the perfect brand identity solution for sports teams, universities, private businesses, government facilities, and more.

Intersections

Intersections offer an opportunity to create a beautiful design. Use multiple colors to create a design that will last for years while telling the story of your community.

Medians

Medians do not have to be just simple lines and empty spaces. Use Endurablend to clearly mark out medians with a design that draws attention to road boundaries

With Endurablend, you don’t have to choose between beauty and performance. Our decorative pavement coatings withstand heavy traffic and harsh weather while offering unlimited design flexibility. Review the technical specifications in the brochure to see the proven strength behind every Endurablend project.

Stamped Asphalt and Stamped Pavement Patterns

Stamped asphalt describes pavement finished in a repeating pattern, brick, cobble, or cut stone, instead of a single flat color. Although Endurablend is not a stamped product, it produces a similar finish using stencils and a spray-applied polymer cement rather than heat-imprinting the asphalt. The stencil is set over the prepared surface, coating is sprayed through it, and the stencil is lifted, leaving the pattern formed in the coating with the joint lines reading as recessed grout.

Pattern and color options

Running bond and herringbone brick, European fan and cobble, and ashlar cut stone cover most municipal streetscape work. Pattern and color are specified independently, so the same brick pattern can be produced in any color from the Endurablend range.

Why a coating holds a stamped pattern where a sealer does not

Colored sealers sit on top of the pavement as a thin film. Under traffic, plowing, and freeze-thaw cycling, that film wears through and the pattern goes with it. Endurablend builds a bonded polymer cement layer with aggregate distributed through the body of the coating rather than broadcast on the surface. The pattern is formed in the material, so joint lines stay legible as the surface wears.

Where stamped asphalt paving is specified

Crosswalks at signalized intersections, downtown streetscape and plaza work, campus and hospital pedestrian routes, and historic districts where a brick appearance is required but brick pavers are not practical for the substrate or the maintenance budget. Stamped patterns are also used alongside traffic calming treatments and colored bike and bus lanes where the pattern reinforces the visual change in surface.

Color Selection and Pavement Color Specification

Asphalt color options are specified from the Endurablend Pantone range, matched to municipal streetscape standards, campus branding, or team and organizational colors. Color is specified separately from pattern and texture, so pavement color, joint color, and stencil pattern are each selected independently.

Pigment stability

Colored pavement holds its appearance only as long as the pigment does. Endurablend uses UV-stable inorganic pigments through the body of the coating rather than a tinted topcoat, so surface wear does not expose uncolored material underneath. Reds and yellows, which fade fastest in most pavement coatings, are the colors worth reviewing samples on before specifying a large area.

Light colored asphalt and solar reflectance

Light colored asphalt raises the Solar Reflective Index of the surface. Specifying a lighter pavement color lowers surface temperature, supports solar reflective pavement goals, and can contribute to LEED credits. Our notes on contrasting color in pavement cover how color choice affects visibility as well as heat.

Full color range: Download the Pantone Color Chart

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long does colored asphalt last?

Endurablend decorative surfaces are designed to last 10 years or more under heavy traffic when properly installed and maintained.

Will snow plows damage decorative pavement?

No. Endurablend is snow plowable and resistant to salts, oils, de-icing materials, and most roadway chemicals, making it ideal for winter climates.

Does colored asphalt fade over time?

Endurablend uses UV-stable pigments that hold color even under prolonged sun exposure, ensuring surfaces remain vibrant for years.

Can decorative pavement qualify for LEED credits?

Yes. When applied with light-colored pigments, Endurablend increases the Solar Reflective Index (SRI) of pavement, helping reduce heat island effect and contributing to LEED certification credits.