Colour Fastness
Colour and colour stability are extremely important for textile materials.
We can test these properties for you.
Questions? Contact Sofie Moorkens or Johanna Louwagie
List of most common test for color fastness:
Colour fastness to light |
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| Light fastness (1st sample) | ISO 105 B02 (1994) / amd 1 (1998) / amd 2 (2000)* |
| Light fastness (per additional sample) | ISO 105 B02 (1994) / amd 1 (1998) / amd 2 (2000)* |
| Light fastness | ISO 3917 (1999), ISO 4892-2, ISO 12040 (1997), ISO 3917 (1999), ISO 11341(2004) |
| Light fastness | Marks&Spencer C9/C9A |
| Light fastness | GME 60292, SAE J2019, VDA J2212, VW PV 1303, VW PV 3929, VW PV 3930 |
| Light fastness | ASTM G151(2009), ASTM G155 (2005), ASTM D6695 (2008) |
| Light fastness (per hour, first 3 places) | ISO 105-B04 (1994), ISO 105-B06 (1998)/Amd 1 (2002) |
| Light fastness (per hour, per additional place) | ISO 105-B04 (1994), ISO 105-B06 (1998)/Amd 1(2002) |
Miscellania |
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| Evaluation of colourfastness (per additional colour) | ISO 105 A01 (2010), ISO 105 A02 (1993)+ corr 2 (2005)*, A03 (1993)* + corr. 1 (1997)* + corr. 2 (2005)* |
| Colourfastness to ironing | ISO 105-X11 (1994) |
| Colourfastness to crocking | ISO 105-X12 (2001)* |
| Colour fastness to saliva | DIN V 53160-1 (2002) |
| Colour fastness to perspiration (monofibre)-first sample | EN ISO 105-E04 (2009)* |
| Colour fastness to perspiration (monofibre)-next samples | EN ISO 105-E04 (2009)* |
| Colour fastness to perspiration (multifibre)-first sample | EN ISO 105-E04 (2009)* |
| Colour fastness to perspiration (multifibre)-next samples | EN ISO 105-E04 (2009)* |
| Colour fastness to acids (monofibre)-first sample | EN ISO 105-E05 (2010) |
| Colour fastness to acids (monofibre)-next samples | EN ISO 105-E05 (2010) |
| Colour fastness to alkalis (monofibre) | ISO 105-E06 (2006)/AC2007 |
| Colour fastness to alkalis (monofibre)-next samples | ISO 105-E06 (2006)/AC2007 |
| Colour fastness to bleaching: hypochlorite (monofibre)-first sample | ISO 105-N01 (1993) |
| Colour fastness to bleaching: hypochlorite (monofibre)-next samples | ISO 105-N01 (1993) |
| Colour fastness to bleaching: peroxide (monofibre)-first sample | ISO 105-N02 (1993) |
| Colour fastness to bleaching: peroxide (monofibre)-next samples | ISO 105-N02 (1993) |
| Colour fastness to bleaching: sodium chlorite (mild) (monofibre)-first sample | EN ISO 105-N03 (1995) |
| Colour fastness to bleaching: sodium chlorite (mild) (monofibre)-next samples | EN ISO 105-N03 (1995) |
| Colour fastness to bleaching: sodium chlorite (severe) (monofibre)-first sample | EN ISO 105-N04 (1995) |
| Colour fastness to bleaching: sodium chlorite (severe) (monofibre)-next samples | EN ISO 105-N04 (1995) |
| Colour fastness to bleaching: sodium chlorite (multifibre)-first sample | EN ISO105-N03 (1995) |
| Colour fastness to bleaching: sodium chlorite (multifibre)-next samples | EN ISO105-N03 (1995) |
| Colour fastness to solvents (monofibre)-first sample | ISO 105-X05 (1994), NBN EN ISO 105-X05 (1997) |
| Colour fastness to solvents (monofibre)-next samples | ISO 105-X05 (1994), NBN EN ISO 105-X05 (1997) |
| Colour fastness to solvents (multifibre)-first sample | ISO 105-X05 (1994), NBN EN ISO 105-X05 (1997) |
| Colour fastness to solvents (multifibre)-next samples | ISO 105-X05 (1994), NBN EN ISO 105-X05 (1997) |
| Colour fastness to dry heat (monofibre)-first sample | ISO 105-P01 (1993), NBN EN ISO 105-P01 (1995) |
| Colour fastness to dry heat (monofibre)-next samples | ISO 105-P01 (1993), NBN EN ISO 105-P01 (1995) |
| Colour fastness to dry heat (multifibre)-first sample | ISO 105-P01 (1993), NBN EN ISO 105-P01 (1995) |
| Colour fastness to dry heat (multifibre)-next samples | ISO 105-P01 (1993), NBN EN ISO 105-P01 (1995) |
Colour fastness to washing |
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| Colour fastness to soap (monofibre)-first sample | ISO 105-C10 (2006) |
| Colour fastness to soap (monofibre)-next samples | ISO 105-C10 (2006) |
| Colour fastness to dry cleaning (monofibre)-first sample | EN ISO 105-D01 (2010)* |
| Colour fastness to dry cleaning (monofibre)-next samples | EN ISO 105-D01 (2010)* |
| Colour fastness to shampoo (monofibre)-first sample | NBN G62-014 (1979) |
| Colour fastness to shampoo (monofibre)-next samples | NBN G62-014 (1979) |
| Colour fastness to shampoo (monofibre)-first sample | woolmark 233 (2004) |
| Colour fastness to shampoo (monofibre)-next samples | woolmark 233 (2004) |
| Colour fastness to shampoo (multifibre)-first sample | BS 1006 UK-TB |
| Colour fastness to shampoo (multifibre)-next samples | BS 1006 UK-TB |
| Colour fastness to washing (monofibre)-first sample | EN 105-C06 (2010)* |
| Colour fastness to washing (monofibre)-next samples | EN 105-C06 (2010)* |
| Colour fastness to washing (multifibre)-first sample | EN 105-C06 (2010)* |
| Colour fastness to washing (multifibre)-next samples | EN 105-C06 (2010)* |
Colour fastness to water |
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| Colour fastness to water immersion (monofibre) | EN ISO 105-E01 (2010)* |
| Colour fastness to water immersion (multifibre) | EN ISO 105-E01 (2010)* |
| Colour fastness to water immersion (monofibre) | DIN 54005 (1983) |
| Colour fastness to sea water (monofibre)-first sample | ISO 105-E02 (1994) + cor. 1 (2002), NBN EN ISO 105-E02 (1996) |
| Colour fastness to sea water (monofibre)-next samples | ISO 105-E02 (1994) + cor. 1 (2002), NBN EN ISO 105-E02 (1996) |
| Colour fastness to sea water (multifibre)-first sample | ISO 105-E02 (1994)+ cor. 1 (2002), NBN EN ISO 105-E02 (1996) |
| Colour fastness to sea water (multifibre)-next samples | ISO 105-E02 (1994)+ cor. 1 (2002), NBN EN ISO 105-E02 (1996) |
| Colour fastness to swimming pool water (monofibre)-first sample | EN ISO 105-E03 (2010) |
| Colour fastness to swimming pool water (monofibre)-next samples | EN ISO 105-E03 (2010) |
| Colour fastness to swimming pool water (multifibre)-first sample | EN ISO 105-E03 (2010) |
| Colour fastness to swimming pool water (multifibre)-next samples | EN ISO 105-E03 (2010) |
| Cold water staining-first sample | woolmark TM 256 (2001) |
| Cold water staining-next samples | woolmark TM 256 (2001) |
| Warm water staining (monofibre)-first sample | woolmark TM 257 (2001) |
| Warm water staining (monofibre)-next samples | woolmark TM 257 (2001) |
| Warm water staining (monofibre)-first sample | EN ISO 105-E08 (1996) |
| Warm water staining (monofibre)-next samples | EN ISO 105-E08 (1996) |
| Warm water staining (multifibre)-first sample | woolmark TM 257 (2001), ISO 105 E08 (1994) |
| Warm water staining (multifibre)-next samples | woolmark TM 257 (2001), ISO 105 E08 (1994) |