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ORACAL® 8500

Translucent Cal

Product Description

ORACAL 8500 is a high-performance, translucent colored backlit material designed for illuminated signage and graphics, such as storefront channel letters. With a satin finish and a thickness of 3 mil, this film provides excellent durability and vibrant color.

Also, consider these additional ORAFOL Graphic Solutions when constructing illuminated signage and graphics:

Applications
  • Illuminated channel letters and sign faces
  • Illuminated retail, television set, and tradeshow displays
Thickness
  • 3 mil
Durability
  • Climate Zone 1
    • Colors 7 years
    • Metallics 5 years
  • Climate Zone 2
    • Colors 5 years
    • Metallics 3 years
  • Climate Zone 3
    • Colors 3 years
Release Liner
  • 84# custom silicone-coated paper. Customized blue silicone paper liner for white provides superior contrast for weeding.
Adhesive
  • Clear, solvent-based, permanent adhesive
Colors
  • Available in 55 colors
Available Lengths
  • 150’ (50-yard)
  • 30’ (10-yard)
Available Widths
(in inches)
  • 15 (punched)
  • 24
  • 30
  • 36 (black and white only)
  • 48
Print Compatibility
  • Thermal transfer

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Official ORAFOL ICC Color Profiles

Resource Documents:

Ficha técnica en español

ORACAL 8500

Data sheets and downloads

Sample Colors – ORACAL® 8500

Natural light

  • sRGB231, 232, 229
    #010white
  • sRGB209, 198, 0
    #025brimstone yellow
  • sRGB255, 207, 0
    #021yellow
  • sRGB243, 195, 0
    #013zinc yellow
  • sRGB250, 173, 0
    #020golden yellow
  • sRGB225, 165, 41
    #207ochre yellow
  • sRGB255, 163, 0
    #015yellow
  • sRGB224, 84, 0
    #034orange
  • sRGB200, 36, 17
    #330fox red
  • sRGB211, 39, 59
    #323coral red
  • sRGB204, 49, 28
    #032light red
  • sRGB195, 5, 14
    #329carnation red
  • sRGB207, 17, 10
    #016crimson
  • sRGB193, 28, 19
    #031red
  • sRGB165, 0, 14
    #017cherry red
  • sRGB119, 0, 23
    #030dark red
  • sRGB223, 142, 143
    #085pale pink
  • sRGB211, 97, 177
    #413light pink
  • sRGB179, 0, 106
    #041pink
  • sRGB118, 6, 48
    #008heather red
  • sRGB100, 0, 92
    #040violet
  • sRGB94, 34, 135
    #403light violet
  • sRGB69, 3, 87
    #012lilac
  • sRGB87, 145, 173
    #527pastel blue
  • sRGB0, 142, 213
    #053light blue
  • sRGB0, 98, 183
    #052azure blue
  • sRGB0, 89, 172
    #051gentian blue
  • sRGB0, 101, 157
    #528grey blue
  • sRGB5, 57, 162
    #005middle blue
  • sRGB0, 45, 117
    #006intensive blue
  • sRGB36, 4, 123
    #049king blue
  • sRGB20, 36, 121
    #542caribic blue
  • sRGB33, 0, 102
    #065cobalt blue
  • sRGB37, 35, 95
    #007dark blue
  • sRGB0, 83, 115
    #541dark turquoise
  • sRGB0, 139, 150
    #066turquoise blue
  • sRGB0, 172, 146
    #054turquoise
  • sRGB0, 153, 53
    #062light green
  • sRGB74, 182, 0
    #063lime-tree green
  • sRGB0, 157, 104
    #009middle green
  • sRGB0, 115, 50
    #614reed green
  • sRGB0, 110, 56
    #068grass green
  • sRGB0, 63, 66
    #618dragon green
  • sRGB0, 120, 50
    #087emerald
  • sRGB0, 62, 41
    #060dark green
  • sRGB27, 29, 32
    #070black
  • sRGB135, 143, 143
    #074middle grey
  • sRGB155, 161, 167
    #076telegrey
  • sRGB198, 201, 202
    #072light grey
  • sRGB227, 213, 179
    #805ivory
  • sRGB223, 187, 135
    #011pale brown
  • sRGB180, 137, 89
    #081light brown
  • sRGB70, 41, 33
    #088coffee brown
  • 090
    sRGB125, 129, 132
    #090silver grey
  • 091
    sRGB144, 127, 68
    #091gold

Back-lit

  • sRGB175, 157, 112
    #010white
  • sRGB202, 169, 0
    #025brimstone yellow
  • sRGB245, 189, 0
    #021yellow
  • sRGB190, 130, 0
    #013zinc yellow
  • sRGB245, 148, 0
    #020golden yellow
  • sRGB184, 65, 0
    #207ochre yellow
  • sRGB237, 113, 0
    #015yellow
  • sRGB171, 64, 45
    #034orange
  • sRGB184, 0, 0
    #330fox red
  • sRGB188, 0, 0
    #323coral red
  • sRGB198, 0, 0
    #032light red
  • sRGB148, 0, 0
    #329carnation red
  • sRGB187, 0, 0
    #016crimson
  • sRGB172, 0, 0
    #031red
  • sRGB179, 0, 0
    #017cherry red
  • sRGB132, 0, 0
    #030dark red
  • sRGB255, 194, 157
    #085pale pink
  • sRGB194, 27, 107
    #413light pink
  • sRGB230, 0, 141
    #041pink
  • sRGB139, 0, 56
    #008heather red
  • sRGB161, 38, 150
    #040violet
  • sRGB134, 59, 132
    #403light violet
  • sRGB116, 0, 141
    #012lilac
  • sRGB21, 77, 80
    #527pastel blue
  • sRGB0, 155, 176
    #053light blue
  • sRGB0, 149, 183
    #052azure blue
  • sRGB0, 87, 137
    #051gentian blue
  • sRGB0, 56, 86
    #528grey blue
  • sRGB0, 95, 162
    #005middle blue
  • sRGB0, 67, 128
    #006intensive blue
  • sRGB0, 61, 177
    #049king blue
  • sRGB0, 39, 114
    #542caribic blue
  • sRGB0, 36, 160
    #065cobalt blue
  • sRGB0, 13, 79
    #007dark blue
  • sRGB0, 85, 91
    #541dark turquoise
  • sRGB0, 134, 113
    #066turquoise blue
  • sRGB0, 147, 84
    #054turquoise
  • sRGB0, 177, 0
    #062light green
  • sRGB137, 197, 0
    #063lime-tree green
  • sRGB0, 101, 26
    #009middle green
  • sRGB0, 190, 68
    #614reed green
  • sRGB0, 103, 0
    #068grass green
  • sRGB0, 86, 59
    #618dragon green
  • sRGB0, 91, 0
    #087emerald
  • sRGB0, 64, 0
    #060dark green
  • sRGB11, 6, 2
    #070black
  • sRGB92, 82, 53
    #074middle grey
  • sRGB113, 100, 71
    #076telegrey
  • sRGB172, 156, 114
    #072light grey
  • sRGB195, 158, 64
    #805ivory
  • sRGB230, 183, 89
    #011pale brown
  • sRGB157, 87, 0
    #081light brown
  • sRGB62, 0, 0
    #088coffee brown
  • 090
    sRGB110, 109, 91
    #090silver grey
  • 091
    sRGB171, 139, 0
    #091gold

Colors may not be a 100% color match of actual material.

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