Colour Fastness
Colour and colour stability are extremely important for textile materials.
We can test these properties for you.
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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) |