Table 2.
The grey scale rating for color fastness to wash of regular and cationized cotton dyed samples.
Color |
Dyed fabric Samples |
Color Staining |
Shade Change | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Polyester | Cotton | Nylon | Acrylic | Acetate | Wool | |||
Black (Dark shade) | Regular | 4–5 | 3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 4 | 3–4 |
Cationized cotton | 4–5 | 3–4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Hot pink (Medium shade) | Regular | 5 | 4 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 4 |
Cationized cotton | 5 | 4–5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4–5 | |
Light pink (Light shade) | Regular | 5 | 4–5 | 5 | 4–5 | 5 | 4–5 | 4–5 |
Cationized cotton | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4–5 | 5 |