Properties of Asphalt Shingles
Solar Absorptivity  (300 - 2500 nm) Near Infrared Emissivity (724 - 2500 nm)
Aspen Gray 0.822 0.91
Weathered Wood 0.918 0.91
Autumn Brown 0.904 0.91
Surf Green 0.843 0.91
Beachwood Sand 0.8 0.91
Ocean Gray 0.883 0.91
Onyx Black 0.966 0.91
Desert Tan 0.88 0.91
Island Brown 0.913 0.91
Shasta White 0.739 0.91
Generic Grey 0.783 0.91
Generic White 0.747 0.91
Generic Black 0.95 0.91
ISP K-711 "White" 0.689 0.92
Properties of Reflective Coatings
Kool Seal Elastomeric over shingle 0.286 0.91
Aged Elastomeric on plywood 0.273 0.86
Flex-tec Elastomeric on shingle 0.35 0.89
Insultec on metal swatch 0.222 0.9
Enerchron on metal swatch 0.226 0.91
Lo-mit on shingle 0.459 0.42
Properties of White Metal Roofing
MBCI Siliconized Polyester White 0.411 0.85
Atlanta Metal Products Kynar Snow White 0.334 0.85
Properties of Concrete and Cement Roofing Tiles
Red concrete tile 0.824 0.91
Unpainted cement tile 0.752 0.9
White concrete tile 0.272 0.9
White cement shingle 0.234 0.88
Properties of Painted Wood Shingles
Wood shingle  30215 Brown 0.781 0.9
Wood shingle #6 tinted 1.6 mils 0.779 0.91
Properties of Single Ply Roofing Membrane
Black EPDM 0.938 0.86
Grey EPDM 0.769 0.87
White EPDM 0.313 0.87
White T-EPDM 0.194 0.92
Hypalon 0.245 0.91
Properties of Other Roofing Materials
Unpainted aluminum 0.287 0.04
Unpainted galvanized 0.391 0.25
Smooth bitumen 0.942 0.86
Granular surface bitumen 0.742 0.92