Light Reflectance - Carpet Institute of Australia

Commonly available carpet types and colourways have been tested
to determine LRV.
Guide to LRV for Textile Floor Covering Installations
LRV %
Samples Range
2 - 12%
The installation environment is a multi-person
commercial or contract office typically requiring
a minimum Australian Carpet Classification
Scheme (ACCS) grading of Contract Heavy Duty.
Lower Cleaning Maintenance
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
While an LRV range of 1% to 12% may be
considered acceptable during the fit-out concept
stage, caution must be exercised in the choice of
carpet shades that have a measured LRV of 8%
to 12% as a higher level of cleaning maintenance
will be required to retain an acceptable level of
appearance retention over the life of the carpet.
Carpets with LRV results greater than 13%
will need a correspondingly very high level of
cleaning maintenance in a commercial/contract
environment.
4.5
LRV %
Samples Range
20 - 50%
5.0
15.0
5.5
17.5
Moderate Cleaning Maintenance
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.5
Very High Cleaning Maintenance
20.0
22.5
25.0
27.5
30.0
32.5
35.0
37.5
Higher Cleaning Maintenance
10.0
10.5
11.0
11.5
12.0
48.0
42.5
45.0
47.5
50.0
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