Is it true that the darker the color of the flame retardant board, the better?

2025-10-15

Color can influence a person's mood. For example, black conveys a sense of dignity and stability; white conveys a sense of purity and innocence; and green conveys a sense of positivity and health. According to surveys, 67% of a person's first impression of an object is based on its color.

However, it would be too extreme to directly define a color as a certain personality. In fact, social customs and personal experience also play a crucial role in this.

For example, purple balances the stimulation of red and the calmness of blue. It can make people feel excited, calm their minds and nerves, bring a sense of spirituality, and promote innovation. However, purple has always been used by the royal family, so when people see purple, they naturally associate it with characteristics such as nobility and elegance.

Back to flame retardant boards, there is an unwritten rule in the industry that the color of flame retardant boards must be reddish, and the darker the color, the higher the quality of the flame retardant board. In fact, this is a misleading illusion. Flame retardant boards cannot be judged by color at all.

1. Causes of misunderstanding

Red usually represents danger and passion, but when it appears on flame retardant boards, it makes people feel at ease. This is because many fake flame retardant boards spray flame retardants on the surface of plywood, giving people the false impression that it is flame retardant.

2. Correct placement of flame retardants


For truly flame-retardant boards like Qianshan, the flame retardant is penetrated into the core of the board through a high-pressure machine. Only in this way can it suppress toxic gases and delay combustion time.

However, in order to adapt to this unwritten rule of the industry, genuine flame retardant boards have to be made into the same color on the surface. It is best to judge the authenticity of flame retardant boards by simply testing them yourself by igniting them, or by having them tested by relevant agencies. In addition, manufacturers of genuine flame retardant boards have the confidence to mark them as detectable.