Wool is an amazing product of nature with many attributes as listed here. Wool is a luxurious but durable natural fiber having the ability to act as a natural “thermostat” regulating body temperature in both hot and cold environments. Wool is very dyeable — Orcoacid™, Orco Lanamide™, Orcolan Fast™, Orcolan Neutral™, Orco Milling™, and Orcoset™ dyes provide most shades and physical properties desired.
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Orcoacid™ Acid Dyes for Wool
OrcoAcid™ dyes find use in the piece dyeing of wool and worsted goods. Their inherent excellent leveling properties and wide shade selection make them especially suited to the men’s and women’s wear industry. These colors are generally applied from a strong acid bath(pH of <3.5). Some, such as the Alizarine dyes, are better applied from a weak acid bath (pH of 3.5-6.0).
Technical Data
Select the buttons below for physical properties shade cards, preparation, dyeing, & finishing procedures on nylon & blends, and associated chemical technical bulletins. You can also visit our Technical Resources page where you can search by technical bulletin, procedure, dye or pigment class, and material being colored.
Select the button below for a downloadable shade card which illustrates shades and a listing of physical properties. The color shown on these shade cards and web pages is only indicative and does not represent the EXACT shade of the product.
OrcoAcid™ on Wool – Shade Card
Procedures & Technical Bulletins
Color Index
Light
Fastness
Wash
Fastness
Acid
Black 1
Blue Black B Conc
50 g/l
6-7
3
Acid
Black 2
Nigrosine Jet L
30 g/l
2
2-3
No CI
Black SAS 200%
25 g/l
6
3
Acid
Blue 1
Blue V Ex Conc
50 g/l
1
2-5
Acid
Blue 7
Blue A 150%
40 g/l
1
4-5
Acid
Blue 9
Brilliant Blue FG
60 g/l
1
4-5
Acid
Blue 25
Alizarine Fast Blue SWA
60 g/l
5
2-3
Acid
Blue 40
Sapphire 2GL 200%
50 g/l
5-6
3-4
Acid
Blue 41
Blue ARA
30 g/l
5-6
2-3
Acid
Blue 45
Blue SAP
20 g/l
4-5
3-5
Acid
Blue 62
Brilliant Alizarine Blue R 150%
25 g/l
6-7
3
Acid
Blue 72s
Light Blue FGSA
30 g/l
5-6
4
Acid
Blue 182
Alizarine Light Blue HRL
30 g/l
5
2-5
Acid
Blue 185
Fast Turquoise 8G
40 g/l
5-6
2-5
Acid
Green 9
Fast Green B
50 g/l
3-4
3-4
Acid
Green 16
Napthalamine Green 2G 300%
30 g/l
2
5
Acid
Green 20
Dark Green A Conc
25 g/l
3
2-3
Acid
Green 25
Alizarine Cyanine Green GHN
40 g/l
6
5
Acid
Orange 7
Orange A Conc
50 g/l
5
2
Acid
Orange 10
Orange 2G
50 g/l
4
2
Acid
Red 1
Phloxine GR 175%
50 g/l
4
2
Acid
Red 4
Eosine G
40 g/l
4
1-2
Acid
Red 14
Azo Rubine CWH
45 g/l
3-4
3-5
Acid
Red 18
Brilliant Scarlet 3R-L
40 g/l
1-2
2-4
Acid
Red 50
Sulpho Rhodamine G Fluorescent
30 g/l
2
2-3
Acid
Red 52
Sulpho Rhodamine B Ex 400% Fluorescent
30 g/l
2-3
3
Acid
Red 57
Rubine 3GP
50 g/l
5-6
4
Acid
Red 73
Scarlet MR
50 g/l
3
4
Acid
Red 88
Fast Red A Conc
30 g/l
3
2-3
Acid
Red 138
Red C-2B
30 g/l
3-4
5
No CI
Red B2BN 200% (T)
30 g/l
5-6
2-3
Acid
Violet 1
Violet 2R Conc
30 g/l
3
5
Acid
Violet 7
Fuchsine 6B Ex Conc
30 g/l
3-4
3-5
Acid
Violet 12
Carmine 4B Conc
35 g/l
3-4
3-4
Acid
Violet 17
Violet 4B
40 g/l
1
3-5
Acid
Violet 43
Violet WN
20 g/l
3
3-4
Acid
Yellow 17
Fast Light Yellow 2G
60 g/l
3-4
3-4
Acid
Yellow 19
Fast Light Yellow R
60 g/l
4-5
4-5
Acid
Yellow 23
Tartrazine X 100%
60 g/l
4
2
Acid
Yellow 184
Brilliant Flavine 8GN Fluorescent
40 g/l
2
4
No CI
Yellow G2GN 200% (T)
50 g/l
5-6
4-5
No CI
Fast Light Yellow 3G
70 g/l
6
4-5
Orco Lanamide™ Acid Dyes for Wool
The Orco Lanamide™ product line consists of non-hazardous, non-chrome acid dyes applicable to wool and blends offering high fastness, brightness, and compatibility as a group.
Technical Data
Select the buttons below for physical properties shade cards, preparation, dyeing, & finishing procedures on nylon & blends, and associated chemical technical bulletins. You can also visit our Technical Resources page where you can search by technical bulletin, procedure, dye or pigment class, and material being colored.
Select the button below for a downloadable shade card which illustrates shades and a listing of physical properties. The color shown on these shade cards and web pages is only indicative and does not represent the EXACT shade of the product.
Orco
Lanamide™
Light
Fastness
IIA Wash
Fastness
Yellow Y
6-7
4-5
3-5
Yellow GY
5-6
3-5
3-4
Yellow VG
5-7
4-5
4-5
Red R
4-6
3-5
2-5
Rubine RB
3-6
3-5
4-5
Red 2B
5-7
2-5
3-5
Blue BR
6-7
3-4
2-5
Brilliant Blue RR
5-6
2-5
4-5
Brilliant Blue XT
6-7
3-5
4-5
Turquoise TQ
2-4
4-5
4-5
Green CB
5-7
3-5
4-5
Orco Milling™ Acid Dyes for Wool
Orco Milling™ dyes are characterized by their high wetfastness and their wide range of bright colors. Although their lightfastness falls somewhat short of the metallized group of acid colors they do offer a brighter shade range to choose from. These dyes are used primarily in stock and package dyeing but have been used in piece dyeing where careful temperature and pH control is possible.
Technical Data
Select the buttons below for preparation, dyeing, & finishing procedures on wool & blends, and associated chemical technical bulletins. You can also visit our Technical Resources page where you can search by technical bulletin, procedure, dye or pigment class, and material being colored.
Select the button below for a downloadable shade card which illustrates shades and a listing of physical properties. The color shown on these shade cards and web pages is only indicative and does not represent the EXACT shade of the product.
Color
Index
Light
Fastness
Wash
Fastness
Acid
Black 24
Black 2BN
40 g/l
6
3-4
Acid
Blue 80
Brilliant Blue BL
40 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Blue 83
Brilliant Cyanine 6B
30 g/l
2-3
3-5
Acid
Blue 90
Brilliant Cyanine G
40 g/l
1-2
3-5
Acid
Blue 113
Cyanine 3R 125%
30 g/l
5-7
3-5
No CI
Blue RLWS
45 g/l
5-6
4-5
No CI
Blue 4SR 200% (T)
35 g/l
5-6
2-4
Acid
Green 19
Green B Conc
30 g/l
3-4
3-5
Acid
Green 41
Green 7GS
30 g/l
6
4-5
No CI
Orange 4R-OR 200% (T)
50 g/l
5
4-5
Acid
Red 114s
Red RS-W
50 g/l
4
4
Acid
Red 119
Bordeaux LFS
30 g/l
4-6
4-5
Acid
Red 131
Brilliant Red 3NR
40 g/l
4-5
2-5
Acid
Red 249
Brilliant Red B
35 g/l
3-4
4-5
Acid
Violet 48
Brilliant Violet BL 200%
90 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Violet 54
Brilliant Red 10B
50 g/l
4
4-5
Acid
Yellow 44
Yellow 6G
50 g/l
4-5
3-5
Acid
Yellow 38
Yellow O
40 g/l
5
3-4
No CI
Yellow 5G Conc
40 g/l
4-6
2-5
Orcolan Fast™ Acid Dyes for Wool
Orcolan Fast™ dyes for wool represent a group of 1:1 acid metalized chrome-complex dyes with excellent leveling properties in strongly acid conditions such as carbonized wool. Although this line is somewhat limited in shade range it is very popular due to its ease of application and good fastness properties and finds wide use in stock dyeing especially in those areas destined for cross dyes.
Technical Data
Select the buttons below for preparation, dyeing, & finishing procedures on wool & blends, and associated chemical technical bulletins. You can also visit our Technical Resources page where you can search by technical bulletin, procedure, dye or pigment class, and material being colored.
Select the button below for a downloadable shade card which illustrates shades and a listing of physical properties. The color shown on these shade cards and web pages is only indicative and does not represent the EXACT shade of the product.
Color
Index
Light
Fastness
Wash
Fastness
Acid
Black 52
Black WAN EX
40 g/l
6-7
5
Acid
Black 63
Black BN Ex Conc
35 g/l
6
3-5
Acid
Blue 129
Blue PR
20 g/l
6-7
4
Acid
Blue 158
Fast Blue GGN 200%
25 g/l
6
5
Acid
Orange 62s
Orange GLE-S
25 g/l
5-6
3-4
Acid
Orange 74
Orange GEN
25 g/l
5
4-5
Acid
Red 183
Red RN
30 g/l
6-7
3-4
Acid
Red 186
Pink BN Conc
30 g/l
6
4-5
Acid
Red 194
Bordeaux RL
30 g/l
6
3-4
Acid
Yellow 99
Yellow GRN
30 g/l
4
5
Orcolan Neutral™ Acid Dyes for Wool
Orcolan Neutral™ dyes for nylon and wool, are 2:1 premetalized acid dyes. Because of their large molecular size, these behave similarly to the Orco Milling™ dyes in application and strike rate. Because of the metal complex (Cr+3 usually), these dyes exhibit excellent light and wet fastness and find application in automotive industrial fabrics.
Technical Data
Select the buttons below for preparation, dyeing, & finishing procedures on wool & blends, and associated chemical technical bulletins. You can also visit our Technical Resources page where you can search by technical bulletin, procedure, dye or pigment class, and material being colored.
Select the button below for a downloadable shade card which illustrates shades and a listing of physical properties. The color shown on these shade cards and web pages is only indicative and does not represent the EXACT shade of the product.
Color
Index
Light
Fastness
Wash
Fastness
Acid
Black 107
Black BGL 200%
50 g/l
6-7
3-4
Acid
Black 164
Black 3SBR
50 g/l
6-8
4-5
Acid
Black 172
Black DW
70 g/l
6
4-5
Acid
Black 172
Black DW Liquid
–
6
4-5
Acid
Black 194
Black BR
70 g/l
6-7
4-5
Acid
Black 194
Black BR Liquid
–
6-7
4-5
No CI
Black BL
60 g/l
6
4-5
No CI
Black JMA-2
50 g/l
6
4-5
No CI
Black RBL
25 g/l
6
4-5
No CI
Black LDS
40 g/l
5-6
4-5
No CI
Black MGBL
60 g/l
6-7
4-5
Acid
Black 58s
Grey BLGY-N
60 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Black 60
Grey B
60g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Black 64s
Olive BGL 200%
60 g/l
5-6
5
Acid
Blue 127s
Blue GL
40 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Blue 193
Dark Blue BR
40 g/l
5
4-5
Acid
Brown 289
Brown BRL
20 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Brown 45
Brown 2RL
20 g/l
6
5
Acid
Brown 48s
Brown 5R Special
30 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Brown 227
Brown GRL
30 g/l
6-7
4-5
Acid
Brown 282
Brown GRS
30 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Orange 60
Orange NR
60 g/l
6-7
3-4
Acid
Orange 86
Orange RL 250%
50 g/l
6-7
5
Acid
Red 182
Red B
50 g/l
6-8
3-4
Acid
Red 259
Red 4GL
45 g/l
6-7
4-5
Acid
Red 362
Red BMS
50 g/l
6-7
4-5
Acid
Red 414
Red RLS
40 g/l
5-6
5
Acid
Violet 90
Bordeaux BSB
30 g/l
4-6
4-5
Acid
Yellow 127
Yellow 5G
40 g/l
6
4-5
Acid
Yellow 129
Yellow 2GL Ex
30 g/l
7
5
Acid
Yellow 151
Yellow WN 250%
70 g/l
4-5
3-5
Orcoset™ Acid Dyes for Wool
Orcoset™ dyes for nylon and wool are a special group of modified 1:2 metal complex acid dyes exhibiting high fastness levels and similar dyeing properties. All dyes are applied at a pH of 4.5 in conjunction with Orcogal SET™. These dyes find application in stock, piece, and package dyeing. These dyes do not require an ammonia after-scour to achieve wet fastness.
Technical Data
Select the buttons below for preparation, dyeing, & finishing procedures on wool & blends, and associated chemical technical bulletins. You can also visit our Technical Resources page where you can search by technical bulletin, procedure, dye or pigment class, and material being colored.
Select the button below for a downloadable shade card which illustrates shades and a listing of physical properties. The color shown on these shade cards and web pages is only indicative and does not represent the EXACT shade of the product.
Light
Fastness
Wash
Fastness
Black B-S
80 g/l
7
3-5
Grey G-S
100 g/l
6-7
4-5
Blue 2R-S
100 g/l
5-6
4-5
Blue 5G-S
100 g/l
6-7
4-5
Navy R-S
100 g/l
5-6
3-5
Brown B-S
80 g/l
6
4-5
Brown G-S
80 g/l
6
4-5
Green B-S
80 g/l
6-7
4-5
Orange RN-S
80 g/l
5-6
4-5
Red G-S
100 g/l
6-7
4-5
Red 2B-S
30 g/l
5-6
4-5
Bordeaux B-S
100 g/l
5-6
4-5
Violet B-S
100 g/l
5-6
4-5
Yellow 2R-S
100 g/l
6-7
4-5
Yellow 4GN-S
80 g/l
6-7
5