Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile — a close crop of the surface. Zoom in and read the pattern before you pick.
CeramicEssentials White Vena Ceramic Tile
White‑Cool with Gray Veining
Measured surface color #717578, averaging #828281.
Flat surfaces read as one solid tone; heavily patterned ones vary piece to piece, so we lay them out with you before we cut. Browse other white ceramic with dramatic veining →
- Style marble
- Color cool white
- tile-to-tile variation V2
What kind of tile is Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile?
We stock Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile as ceramic, 12x24. Ansello Gray Ceramic Tile and Ansello Ivory Ceramic Tile sit in the same style family if you want to compare. It carries a PEI abrasion rating of 3. It reads white‑cool with gray veining.
Sizes and finishes
How it is actually sold — measured off the spec sheet, not rounded.
Sizes
Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile is made in 3 sizes. Size is the decision people skip and then notice every day: it sets how much grout line ends up in the field, and a larger module on the same wall reads calmer than a small one.
- 12x24
- 3x18
- 2x2
Planning the wall
What Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile works out to on your wall, from its own published sizes.
| Size (inches) | Pieces per 10 sq ft | Grout line per sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| 12×24 | 5 | 1.5 ft |
| 3×18 | 27 | 4.7 ft |
| 2×2 | 360 | 12 ft |
Arithmetic on the published size; a straight grid layout. Herringbone and other patterns cut more pieces.
Between its 3 sizes, the piece count on a 10-square-foot wall runs from about 5 (12×24) to about 360 (2×2).
12×24 · 3×18 are large-format — any edge of 15 inches or more — and large-format tile needs a flatter wall than small tile does, so we check the wall before we quote it.
Counts are before cuts — outlets, window returns and the ends of a run all take pieces. The install itself, from wall prep to caulk, is on our backsplash installation page.
Where it works
The applications this surface is actually rated for.
Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile carries a rating for flooring, at all of it at commercial duty.
Rated for
- Flooring — residential and commercial
Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile or Charisma White Ceramic Tile?
Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile and Charisma White Ceramic Tile are easy to confuse on a sample board: they share the same material, collection, glaze type, PEI rating, shade-variation rating, certifications, color listing and sizes. What separates them:
- Measured off each swatch, Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile reads #717578 (mid, essentially neutral) and Charisma White Ceramic Tile reads #E5DBD3 (light, near-neutral), so Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile sits darker than Charisma White Ceramic Tile on the wall.
- Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile lists its style as Marble; Charisma White Ceramic Tile lists Limestone.
What to expect once it is installed
The ratings that decide whether the finished wall matches the sample.
Shade variation: V2 — slight variation
Expect a little movement piece to piece — enough to look like a natural material, not enough to plan around.
Wear rating: PEI 3
PEI is the industry abrasion class, 1 to 5. At PEI 3 this tile is rated for walls, counters and normal residential floors — the usual rating for a kitchen.
Certifications
This one carries Greenguard Gold · USGBC/LEED. The Gold tier is the strict one — it is set against the air-quality limits used for classrooms. Useful on a LEED project; irrelevant on most kitchens, but it costs nothing to have.
What to put next to it
Built from the color we measured off Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile itself, not from its name.
Forget the name for a moment. The swatch measures #717578 — mid and essentially neutral — which puts it nearest Slate Blue in our pairing data. It reads as a neutral, so it will sit behind whatever else you choose instead of competing with it.
Cabinets
- Warm White / Ivory — 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 lighter, so the cabinets carry the room and this recedes classic
Flooring
- Ash Blond Wood — Pale straw-blond ash underfoot takes the chill off slate-blue cabinetry, landing the room Scandinavian-coastal instead of cold.. Against this surface it is a step lighter, which lifts the surface without washing it out solid
More to compare
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Questions about Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile
Answered from this product’s own spec sheet and our measurement of it.
What size is Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile?
Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile comes in 3 sizes: 12x24 · 3x18 · 2x2. Pick the size before the color. It decides how much grout line ends up in the field, and on the same wall a larger module reads calmer than a small one.
Where can I use Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile?
Its maker rates it for flooring. 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?
Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile is rated V2 — slight variation. Clearly the same tile throughout, with small differences in tone that most people stop noticing once it is grouted.
Can Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile 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 Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile, really?
We measured its own swatch at #717578 — mid 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 Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile need sealing?
No. A glazed ceramic face is already impervious. The tile needs no sealing — the grout between it is what wants attention.
Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile installed
2 photographs of this tile in finished rooms — scroll the rail, tap any shot to zoom.
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Essentials White Vena Ceramic Tile specifications
- Available size12x24
- Available size3x18
- Available size2x2
Rated for Flooring
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