Where Colored Foam Makes the Difference

• 🎓 School Spirit & Pep Rallies — Match your school colors for homecoming, spirit week, pep rallies, and graduation celebrations. Two cannons with two different colors firing from opposite sides of the field is a visual that students remember. Buy the colors that match your school and make white foam feel generic by comparison.
• 👶 Gender Reveals — Blue or Hot Pink foam for the big moment. Load the cannon with colored solution, keep it hidden, and fire when it's time to reveal. The color is visible from a distance, photographs well, and creates a dramatic reveal that smoke bombs and confetti can't match in scale. The foam lingers and stacks, giving everyone time to react and capture the moment.
• 🎉 Themed Parties & Festivals — Tropical luau (Orange + Bright Green), Halloween (Purple + Orange), holiday parties (Red + Bright Green), pool parties, summer festivals, color runs, and any event where white foam isn't enough. Colored foam transforms a standard foam party into a visual spectacle.
• 🏢 Corporate & Brand Events — Match your company colors for product launches, brand activations, team-building events, and trade show experiences. Foam in your brand palette is a marketing moment that attendees photograph and share.
• 🏈 Sports Events & Tailgates — Team colors for game day, championship celebrations, fan zones, and post-victory foam parties. Fire foam in home team colors and watch the crowd energy multiply.
• 🎂 Birthday Parties & Private Events — Match the party theme, the guest of honor's favorite color, or create a rainbow effect by mixing multiple barrels with different colors. Kids' parties go from fun to unforgettable when the foam is their favorite color.

Available Colors

Coverage

Each 4 oz jar colors up to 40 gallons of foam solution. That's a full 53-gallon mixing barrel's worth of colored foam from a single jar (with room to spare for the water-to-solution ratio).

Color Intensity Is Adjustable

The 40-gallon coverage gives you a standard, vibrant color. You can adjust in either direction:

• Lighter tint: Use less than a full jar (half a jar in 40 gallons = a softer pastel effect)
• Deeper, richer color: Add a second jar to the same 40-gallon batch for a more saturated, intense shade
• Very intense color: Three jars in 40 gallons creates extremely bold, deep color — useful for photography-focused events where you want the color to pop from a distance

Custom Colors

Don't see the exact shade you need? Contact us directly — we're happy to explore custom color options for your event. If you need a specific Pantone match, team color, or brand-specific shade, reach out and we'll work with you.

Mixing Instructions

The Foam Color Additive is designed to blend directly into your foam solution and water mixture. The process is simple:

Step 1: Mix Your Foam Solution
Prepare your foam solution in your mixing barrel as you normally would — whether you're using Ready to Run concentrate, Foam Gel, or powder solution. Get the solution fully mixed and ready before adding colorant.

Step 2: Add the Colorant
Pour the desired amount of Foam Color Additive into the mixed solution. One full 4 oz jar colors up to 40 gallons. Use less for a lighter tint or more for deeper color.

Step 3: Stir Thoroughly
Mix the colorant into the solution until the color is evenly distributed throughout the entire barrel. Incomplete mixing will produce inconsistent color — some foam will be deeply colored while other foam comes out pale or white. Take the time to stir the full volume. A long stick, paddle, or submersible pump running for 30 seconds will distribute the dye.

Step 4: Run Your Foam Machine
Once mixed, operate your foam machine exactly as you would with uncolored solution. The colorant flows through the pump, hose, and cannon without clogging or affecting foam production. Compatible with all SurgeFX foam machines and any standard foam machine system.

Complete the Setup

🫧 Foam Solution — The colorant is an additive, not a standalone solution. You need foam solution as the base. Ready to Run concentrate (75:1 mix) or Foam Gel concentrate are both compatible. Mix your solution first, then add the colorant.

🔫 Foam Blaster Maxx v2 — The Maxx cannon's 30×40-foot coverage fills a large area with colored foam. Dramatic visual impact at scale. For multi-color events, run two Maxx cannons with different colored barrels from opposite positions.

🔫 Foam Blaster Pro-X — The Pro-X in ooze mode with colored foam creates thick, cascading colored foam — great for foam pits and contained areas where guests can play in deeply saturated colored foam.

🔦 200W Blacklight 2-Pack — Combine visible colorant with 200W blacklights for a dual-effect setup: foam that's colored in ambient light and creates striking visual contrast under UV. For true glow-under-UV foam, add Lumos Dust UV Glow Powder alongside the colorant.

✨ Lumos Dust — UV Glow Foam Powder — Want foam that's colored in daylight AND glows under blacklights? Use both products together in the same solution. The UV Glow Powder handles the blacklight glow, and the Foam Color Additive provides visible color when the blacklights are off or during daytime portions of the event.

🧴 Scented Solution — Add scented foam solution for foam that's colored and fragranced. Multi-sensory foam experiences that guests associate with specific themes — coconut-scented orange foam for a tropical party, for example.

📸 Photography & Content Creation — Colored foam photographs dramatically better than white foam. If the event is being filmed, streamed, or photographed for social media, colored foam creates shareable visual content that white foam can't match. Consider using two or three colors for maximum visual pop in photos and video.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will it stain?
This is a concentrated dye, and concentrated dye has the potential to stain. The formula is designed to minimize staining, but staining may still occur on skin, clothing, surfaces, grass, concrete, wood decks, and equipment. The risk increases with higher concentrations (using more than the recommended amount), prolonged contact, and porous surfaces. Always test on an inconspicuous area first. Tell your guests to wear clothes they don't mind getting colored. Protect any surfaces you don't want potentially stained. We recommend against using colored foam on freshly sealed concrete, light-colored wood decks, or near light-colored exterior walls without testing first.

Will it stain skin?
Temporary skin tinting is possible, especially at higher concentrations. The tint typically washes off with soap and water within a few hours. People with very fair skin or who have prolonged exposure may see tinting that lasts slightly longer. It's a dye — treat it accordingly.

Will it stain clothing?
Yes, it can. Advise guests to wear dark clothing or clothes they don't mind getting stained. White and light-colored clothing is at highest risk. Washing promptly after the event reduces staining, but we can't guarantee all colors will wash completely out of all fabrics.

How is this different from the UV Glow Powder?
These are completely different products. The Foam Color Additive (this product) creates visible color in normal light — daylight, indoor lighting, stage lights. No blacklights needed. The Lumos Dust UV Glow Foam Powder creates foam that glows under blacklights but has minimal visible color in normal lighting. If you want daytime color, buy colorant. If you want glow-under-UV, buy UV powder. If you want both effects, use both products together in the same solution.

How much do I need?
One 4 oz jar colors up to 40 gallons of foam solution. For a typical foam party running 3–4 barrels of solution over 2–3 hours, you'll need 3–4 jars. For a lighter tint, one jar can stretch further. For deeper color, use 2 jars per barrel. Plan your quantity based on how many barrels of solution you expect to run and how saturated you want the color.

Can I mix colors?
Yes. You can mix two colorant colors in the same barrel to create custom shades — Blue + Sunshine Yellow for green, Red + Blue for purple, etc. Standard color mixing principles apply. However, for the cleanest, most vivid color, using a single pre-mixed color from the lineup will always produce more consistent results than blending.

Is it safe?
The colorant is formulated for professional foam party use. Follow all included mixing instructions. As with any dye product, avoid direct eye contact. If the colorant gets in someone's eyes, flush with clean water. This is a dye, not a food product — don't drink the foam solution.

Does it work with all foam machines?
Yes. The colorant dissolves into the foam solution. Any machine that runs foam solution will produce colored foam — the Foam Blaster Maxx, Foam Blaster Pro-X, and any other standard foam machine. The colorant doesn't clog pumps, hoses, or foam mesh.

Will it damage my foam machine?
No. The colorant dissolves fully into solution and flows through pumps, hoses, fittings, and foam mesh without causing buildup or damage. However, always rinse your equipment with clean water after running colored solution. Residual dye left in hoses and fittings can tint subsequent batches of white foam. A clean-water flush after each colored event prevents this.

Can I request a custom color?
Yes. If you need a specific color not in our standard lineup — a Pantone match, school color, brand-specific shade, or custom request — contact us directly. We'll work with you to explore custom color options when possible.

Does the color fade as the foam sits?
Foam is inherently temporary — it deflates over time as all foam does. The color stays consistent throughout the foam's lifespan. As foam deflates into liquid, the liquid retains the dye color. Plan cleanup accordingly (colored liquid runoff).

Get the Most from Your Colored Foam

Mix Solution First, Then Add Color
Always prepare your foam solution completely before adding the colorant. If you add dye to plain water and then try to mix in foam concentrate, the solution won't blend evenly and you'll get inconsistent color. Foam solution first, stirred and ready. Colorant second, stirred thoroughly into the completed solution.

Stir the Full Volume — No Shortcuts
The single most common colorant complaint is "the color was uneven." That's almost always incomplete mixing. The dye is concentrated and needs to be distributed through the entire barrel. A quick surface stir won't reach the bottom. Use a long paddle, a paint stirring stick, or let the submersible pump run for 30 seconds to circulate the dye through the full volume. Consistent stirring = consistent color.

Test Your Color Before the Event
Mix one barrel, run a 30-second foam test, and check the color intensity. If it's too light, add more colorant. If it's too dark, your next batch uses less. Dialing in the exact shade you want takes one test run — do it at home, not at the venue with guests waiting.

Warn Your Guests About Clothing
This is the #1 source of guest complaints at colored foam events. Put it in the event invitation, post signs at the entrance, and announce it before the foam starts: "Wear dark clothes or clothes you don't mind getting colored." Nobody should be standing in dyed foam in a white outfit without knowing the risk.

Protect Surfaces You Care About
Colored foam runoff will flow wherever gravity takes it. If your foam zone is near a light-colored concrete patio, a wood deck, exterior paint, or landscaping, lay tarps or direct drainage away from sensitive surfaces. The dye washes off some surfaces easily but can be stubborn on porous materials like raw concrete, untreated wood, and natural stone. Test a small area first if you're unsure.

Flush Equipment After Every Colored Run
After the event, run clean water through your pump, hose, and cannon for 2–3 minutes. This flushes residual dye from the system. If you skip this step, your next event's "white" foam may come out tinted with whatever color you ran last. It takes 3 minutes now or costs you a complaint later.

Multi-Color Events: Separate Barrels, Separate Machines
If you want two or more foam colors at the same event, you need a separate barrel and separate foam machine (or at minimum, separate pump and hose runs) for each color. You can't switch colors mid-barrel — the first color will contaminate the second. Two Maxx cannons at opposite ends of the foam zone, each running a different color, creates a dramatic two-tone effect as the colors meet in the middle.

Photograph Colored Foam — It Sells Itself
Colored foam is dramatically more photogenic than white foam. If you're a foam party operator, your best marketing content comes from colored events. Get someone to photograph or film the first few minutes of foam — that content will book your next event. White foam all looks the same in photos. School-colored foam at a homecoming? That's a shareable, taggable photo that markets for you.