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 WS Line offers minimal “grain raising” characteristics and excellent water and water-miscible co-solvent solubility properties. The SS Line is recommended in solvent-based systems and for tinting of clear solvent based finishes. Our technical staff is available to prepare custom formulations of both water and solvent soluble dyes and pigments.

OrcoStain™ WS Water-Soluble Dyes

Shade OrcoStain™ WS Chemical Class Light Fastness (ISO) 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

Shade

OrcoStain™ WS

Chemical Class

Light Fastness (ISO)

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

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

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