Wood Stains & Treatments are used on wood for preservation, sound-proofing, and fire resistance. Our colorants are compatible with all stain, coating, and CCA(Chromated Copper Arsenate) preservative formulations to meet building standards and codes such as ASTM E-90, NFPA 703,and UL Design No. V314.

OrcoStain™ wood stain dyes and wood finishing dyes are selected colorants chosen for their brilliance, clarity and ease of use. The dye shades listed here are just a small view into the colors and shades available in these lines.  Contact your ORCO Representative to obtain a specific shade or shade match.  We are really good at that!

The WS Line offers excellent water and water-miscible co-solvent solubility properties, and minimal “grain raising” characteristics. These high quality dyes produce rich, dark, uniform colors, particularly on hard-to-stain woods such as maple and pine.

The SS Line is recommended for solvent-based systems and for tinting of clear solvent based finishes. Solvent Stains do not “raise the grain”, affording a smoother surface and finish.

Our technical staff is available to answer questions or prepare custom formulations of both water and solvent soluble dyes and pigments.

OrcoStain™ WS Water-Soluble Dyes

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Shade OrcoStain™ WS Chemical Class Light Fastness (ISO) Solubility (water-g/L)
Yellow 2G MonoAzo 7 60
Yellow GRN MonoAzo Metallized 4-5 30
Tartrazine X MonoAzo 4 60
Fluoresceine Xanthene 2 60
Orange A MonoAzo 4 50
Phloxine GR MonoAzo 5 50
Scarlet 3RL MonoAzo 4 40
Scarlet MR DisAzo 6 50
Rhodamine B Xanthene 3 30
Rubine CWH MonoAzo 3 45
Alizarine Blue SWA Anthraquinone 5-6 60
Sapphire 2GL Anthraquinone 6 50
Dark Blue AS DiAzo 5-7 30
Napthalamine Green 2G Triphenylmethane 3 30
Alizarine Green GHN Anthraquinone 6 40
Blue Black B DisAzo 5 50
Nigrosine Jet L Azine 5 30
Black BR MonoAzo 5 70
Violet 4B Triphenylmethane 1 40
Violet BL Anthraquinone 6 90

Shade

OrcoStain™ WS

Chemical Class

Light Fastness (ISO Rate 1-8)

Solubility (water-g/L)

Yellow 2G

MonoAzo

7

60

Yellow GRN

MonoAzo Metallized

4-5

30

Yellow 5G

MonoAzo

5

60

Tartrazine X

MonoAzo

4

60

Fluoresceine

Xanthene

2

60

Orange A

MonoAzo

4

50

Phloxine GR

MonoAzo

5

50

Scarlet 3RL

MonoAzo

4

40

Scarlet MR

DisAzo

6

50

Red 311 (powder & liquid)

MonoAzo

6-7

50

Rhodamine B

Xanthene

3

30

Rubine CWH

MonoAzo

3

45

Brilliant Red 10B

MonoAzo

4-5

50

Alizarine Blue SWA

Anthraquinone

5-6

60

Sapphire 2GL

Anthraquinone

6

50

Dark Blue AS

DiAzo

5-7

30

Napthalamine Green 2G

Triphenylmethane

3

30

Alizarine Green GHN

Anthraquinone

6

40

Blue Black B

DisAzo

5

50

Nigrosine Jet L

Azine

5

30

Black BR

MonoAzo

5

70

Violet 4B

Triphenylmethane

1

40

Violet BL

Anthraquinone

6

90

OrcoStain™ SS Solvent-Soluble Dyes

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Shade OrcoStain™ SS Specific Gravity g/cm3 Light Fastness (100 Hours – Xenon) Solubility (Toluene)
Yellow GL 1.560 7 50
Orange R 1.160 6 150
Fire Red G 1.889 6 20
Fire Red GLS 1.227 5 20
Fire Red BL 1.250 5-6 500
Red BL 1.330 6 150
Blue 2GN 1.235 5-6 40
Green BY-S 1.396 6 45
Brown 2RL 1.390 7 130
Black RL 1.569 6 400
Black RE 1.743 6 450

Shade

OrcoStain™ SS

Specific Gravity g/cm3

Light Fastness (100 Hours – Xenon)

Solubility (Toluene)

Yellow GL

1.560

7

50

Orange R

1.160

6

150

Orange RE

1.330

6

40

Fire Red G

1.889

6

20

Fire Red GLS

1.227

5

20

Fire Red BL

1.250

5-6

500

Red BL

1.330

6

150

Blue 2GN

1.235

5-6

40

Green BY-S

1.396

6

45

Brown 2RL

1.390

7

130

Black RL

1.569

6

400

Black RE

1.743

6

450