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Colours
The sky domes can be made in various colours, namely, they can be:
- transparent,
- opal,
- of other colours (standard colours of cast acrylic sheets Aglas).
Owing to the better light transmission and easier maintenance the majority of sky domes are made of the opal colour (Aglas 011), with the best light diffusion ability. Various colours of sky domes mean various light transmission performances.
Table: The light transmission with regard to the type of acrylic, colour, and the number of layers
| Light transmission (%) | |
|---|---|
| Single- layered - transparent | 92 |
| Single-layered - opal | 88 |
| Double-layered - transparent-transparent | 85 |
| Double-layered - opal-transparent | 80 |
| Double-layered - opal-opal | 77 |