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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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