Dyestuff Selection Chart

Dyestuff Selection for Cotton by Exhaust Process
(AMRON HF/HR2D) Requirement

Good Light Fastness (4 /3.5 by AATCC 20 AFU ) OR (4//3-4 by ISO up to Grade 4)
Good Reproducibility & Levelling

Group 1	1^st Choice	Supporting Dyestuff (If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)
Light Shades (up to 1.00 %)	Yellow HFGR	None
	Red HF4BL	None
	Blue HFBR	None

Group 2	1^st Choice	Supporting Dyestuff (If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)
Medium Shades (1.01 to 3.0%)	Yellow HFGR	Yellow HR2D ≥ 0.75 %
Red HF4BL ≤1.00 %	Red HF3GL ≥ 0.25 % Red HF3B ≥1.00 %
Blue HFBR	Blue HRDF ≥1.50 %

Group 2

1^st Choice

Supporting Dyestuff
(If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)

Medium Shades
(1.01 to 3.0%)

Yellow HFGR

Yellow HR2D ≥ 0.75 %

Red HF4BL ≤1.00 %

Red HF3GL ≥ 0.25 %

Red HF3B ≥1.00 %

Blue HFBR

Blue HRDF ≥1.50 %

Group 3	1^st Choice	Supporting Dyestuff (If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)
Red /Maroon/Burgandy ( ≥ 3.00 % )	Yellow HR2D	Yellow HFGR
Red HRDF ≥ 1.50 %	Red HR2D ≥3.0 % ; Ruby HR4D ≥ 2.0%
Blue HFBR	Blue HRDF ≥ 1.00 %

Group 3

1^st Choice

Supporting Dyestuff
(If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)

Red /Maroon/Burgandy

( ≥ 3.00 % )

Yellow HR2D

Yellow HFGR

Red HRDF ≥ 1.50 %

Red HR2D ≥3.0 % ; Ruby HR4D ≥ 2.0%

Blue HFBR

Blue HRDF ≥ 1.00 %

Group 4	1^st Choice	Supporting Dyestuff (If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)
Coffee/Brown/Chocolate ( ≥ 3.00 % )	Yellow HR2D ≥ 0.75 %	Yellow HFGR
	Red HF3B ≥ 1.00 %	Red HF3GL ≥ 0.25 % ; Red HF4BL
	Blue HFBR ≤ 1.50 %	Blue HRDF ≥1.50% ; Blue HR2D≥3.0%

Group 5	1^st Choice	Supporting Dyestuff (If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)
Mid Navy	Yellow HFGR	None
Red HF4BL ≤ 1.00 %	Red HF3GL ≥ 0.25 % ; Red HF3B ≥ 1.00 %
Blue HFBR ≤1.50 %	Blue HRDF

Group 5

1^st Choice

Supporting Dyestuff
(If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)

Mid Navy

Yellow HFGR

None

Red HF4BL ≤ 1.00 %

Red HF3GL ≥ 0.25 % ;

Red HF3B ≥ 1.00 %

Blue HFBR ≤1.50 %

Blue HRDF

Group 6	1^st Choice	Supporting Dyestuff (If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)
Dark Navy	Yellow HFGR	None
Red HF4BL ≤ 1.00 %	Red HF3GL ≥ 0.25 % ; Red HF3B ≥ 1.0%
Blue HR2D ≥3.00 %	Dk. Blue HF3G/Navy HFBN ≥ 3.0 %

Group 6

1^st Choice

Supporting Dyestuff
(If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)

Dark Navy

Yellow HFGR

None

Red HF4BL ≤ 1.00 %

Red HF3GL ≥ 0.25 % ;

Red HF3B ≥ 1.0%

Blue HR2D ≥3.00 %

Dk. Blue HF3G/Navy HFBN ≥ 3.0 %

OR

Group 6	1^st Choice	Supporting Dyestuff (If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)
Red /Maroon/Burgandy ( ≥ 3.00 % )	Yellow HFGR	Yellow HR2D
Cardinal EQ ≥ 0.50 %	Red HRDF ≥ 0.50 %
Navy HR2D ≥ 3.00 %	None

Group 6

1^st Choice

Supporting Dyestuff
(If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)

Red /Maroon/Burgandy

( ≥ 3.00 % )

Yellow HFGR

Yellow HR2D

Cardinal EQ ≥ 0.50 %

Red HRDF ≥ 0.50 %

Navy HR2D ≥ 3.00 %

None

Group 7	1^st Choice	Supporting Dyestuff (If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)
Royal/Purple/ Bright Blue/Bright Navy	Yellow HFGR	None
	Red HF4BL ≤ 1.00 %	Red HF3GL ≥ 0.25 % ; Red HF3B ≥ 1.0
	Royal HRDF , Blue RC ,	Sapphire HFNG; Dk. Blue HF3G≥3.0% ; Navy HFBN ≥ 3.00 %

FOR GROUP 7, USE GLAUBER SALT

Group 8	1^st Choice	Supporting Dyestuff (If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)
Lemon/Br. Yellow/Orange/Br.Pink	Yellow HF2GL	Orange HFGR ≥ 0.50 %
	Yellow HFGR	None
	Red HF2R ≥ 0.50 %	Red HF4BL , Red HF3GL ≥ 0.25 %

BEST POSSIBLE TRICHROMY FOR GROUP 08

Group 9	1^st Choice	Supporting Dyestuff (If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)
Bright Green/Bottle Green	Yellow HF2GL	None
	Yellow HFGR	Red HF4BL
	Blue HFBR	Blue HRDF ≥ 1.50 % ; Blue HR2D ≥ 3.0 Dk. Blue HF3G ≥ 3.0 %

Group 10	1^st Choice	Supporting Dyestuff (If 1st Choice cannot achieve results)
Black	Yellow HFGR	Yellow HR2D
	Cardinal EQ ≥0.50 %	Red HRDF ≥ 0.5 %
	Black HR2D ≥ 6.00 %	Navy HR2D