I am trying to find an online source of orange tile. By 'orange', I don't mean 'burnt' or 'tinged'--I mean solid, no-doubt-about-it orange. My project is to build a mosaic of the tiger 'Hobbes' from the comic strip 'Calvin & Hobbes'. You can see how a tiger would require true orange and not a watered down version.

My local Lowe's and Home Depot don't have any, and neither do their catalogs. I guess bright orange isn't a popular color for bathrooms and kitchens. :) I have tried specialty tile stores, but they are even more hoity-toity and less likely to have such a basic color.

I would prefer 1/4" ceramic tile in standard sizes such as 1", 4.25" or 6". I already have the other colors required in 1/4" ceramic. I am willing to try a different thickness / composition if it is the only thing available.

I would appreciate any recommendations for on-line or overlooked local places to find these orange tiles. I realize I will probably have to pay for box quantity and large shipping fees.

Thanks in advance, and I promise to take pix of my progress!

-hydropetunia

The fellows at Lowe's were very helpful in attempting to find a supplier. I did not order at the time because the closest matches were 'orange burst' and 'mandarin', and I didn't trust the ancient computer displays to accurately display the color. They even said if I had the time they could order a sample of each color before placing an order. 'Orange burst' probably would have worked.

I purchased -glass- tile from a discount supplier found on eBay or amazon. The color was listed as 'coral' but looks orange to me. This will be my first use of glass tile. I have already started breaking it up.

I estimate I will need maybe 1.5 - 2 square feet for this project, so 13-18 4" tiles.

-hydropetunia