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What colour tolerance (ΔE) is acceptable on a fabric order?

The Alteks Tricot team
The Knit Journal · 1 min read

There is no universal value; tolerance is agreed in writing between customer and dyehouse. In normal commercial practice ΔE CMC (2:1) around 1.0 is common, sometimes up to 1.5 for difficult shades. Dark colours, neon and highly saturated shades struggle with tight limits.

What matters is what is being compared: the production lot against the approved lab dip, or against the previous lot. Agree in advance the formula, the illuminant (D65), the measuring method and what happens if a lot falls outside tolerance. A vague agreement causes disputes at delivery, especially on reorders.

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