About Color, Lab dip, Color match.

Color

Color Standards:
When doing a custom color, the customer must provide a reference
sample to us of the color requested and keep a sample swatch for their
future reference. The bigger the piece the better chance of hitting
the color. Remember if you provide a sample fabric that has a
different fabric content or weight, this will affect the color
matching. If you use a Pantone Color Swatch, the printed colors on
paper will look different than a texturized fabric.

Lab Dip
Lab dips are done to provide a visual aid on how a color will look
when it is dyed. Your actual production sample will vary from the lab
dip that is provided. Remember that the lab dip is produced in a
beaker and is not an actual production run. It is not possible to lab
dip enough fabric for a sample cap or garment. When the goods are dyed
in a real production run, the conditions are dramatically different
from the laboratory. Production will not begin on your fabric unless a
lab dip is approved or the customer waives the lab dip process. Once a
lab dip is approved, we will dye only to the lab dip approved. The
original color swatch is no longer the target. Do NOT approve a lab
dip that you would not be happy with as a production run.

Color Match
We will make every attempt to get the special dye lot as close to the
color standard / lab dip as possible. Dyeing is an art and not a
science. No two dye lots are the exact same color. However, a
commercial match to your color will be achieved on a special dye lot.
A commercial match will be a similar tone that may be slightly darker
or lighter than the color standard. There are many variables that we
must contend with that can vary the color or appearance which make it
impossible to get an exact match. Some of these variables include:
1. Your color swatch was produced from a different mill with different
processes, equipment, and dye stuffs.
2. Dye stuffs used to produce fabric vary in shade from lot to lot.
3. Atmospheric conditions such as humidity vary day to day.
4. The natural (greige) goods vary from lot to lot. Some woven goods
are very clean and the dyes absorb deeply while others may not take as
deep.
5. The cotton from different crops will absorb dyes differently

During the dying process, all of these variables are constantly
monitored and changes are made to keep the color as close to the color
standard as possible. Even while making these changes, there will be
slight variances in shade from your reference sample, to the lab dip,
to the actual production run.
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