Which Procion MX Colors Are Pure, and Which Mixtures?" Paula Burch's All About Hand Dyeing

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Table 1. Pure unmixed single-hue Procion MX type (dichlorotriazine) dyes with links in the MX code names to some chemical structures. See Sources for contact information for the companies listed. Listed in approximate color wheel order. Color swatches are approximate at best and are intended only to give a vague idea of the color. Colour Index George Standard Kraft Aljo Mfg. Jacquard CODE reactive Dharma PROchem G&S Dye Quilt & Art notes Weil Dye's kolour Co.'s Products dye name

pure; good 004 yellow yellow #1 lemon #108 sun 208 bright yellow Yellow #3 lemon yellow - lemon Zitronengelb yellow yellow yellow MX-8G MX8G yellow primary for MX-8G 86 yellow mixing colors

yellow yellow pure; sold as ------Ostazinová MX-6G 1 zlut S-6G

M01 yellow yellow #114 lemon 214 yellow Yellow #10 pure - lemon - pure yellow yellow MX-4G MX4G yellow MX-4G 22 yellow

#3 #112 being yellow yellow yellow golden tangerine - - - - replaced by MX-GR MX-GR 7 yellow yellow mixtures?

yellow yellow Yellow ------pure MX-RA 44 MXRA

pure; same M02 yellow orange #4 deep Yellow dye molecule - - golden - - Gelborange yellow MX3R as yellow MX-3R 86 yellow MX-3RA

010 #104 204 yellow orange yellow bright pure; denser - golden golden - - MX-3RA golden than 3R MX-3RA 86 yellow yellow yellow orange orange orange pure, clear ------MX-G 1 MX-G orange

pure, slightly reddish #202 M04 020 orange; orange orange #6 deep 302 yellow Orange #1 strong brilliant brilliant Orange great for orange orange MX-2R MX2R orange MX-2R 4 orange orange orange mixing with magenta for a true red

pure; dull brownish brown brown #515 burnt 615 M03 rust 016 rust - - - Terrakottabraun orange good orange brown orange orange MX-GRN 23 for mixing dark shades

pure from (formerly Kraftkolour; brown brown Brown ------brown - elsewhere MX5BR MX-5BR 10 rose) mixture often substituted

pure; not worth the M05 expense; reactive - - - orange (mix) - mixes often red MX-G red 5 red #5 scarlet carry the same MX code

pure; sold by Grateful rubine Dyes as their red 6 ------cerise - - MX-B #14 Cherry or inquire at Aljo Mfg.

pure; good M07 red MX- #12 light #305 mixing 405 hot red MX- Red 034 magenta for brilliant Magenta red 2 red red pink 5B MX5B magenta use as 5B pink primary color

pure; good #13 M08 red MX- #308 408 red MX- Red #4 rose 040 magenta for red 11 fuchsia vibrant Pinkrot 8B fuchsia fuchsia 8B MX8B red fuchsia use as red magenta primary color

pure; ProChem's reactive boysenberry magenta Magenta C.I. identity - or violet ------violet MXB is only my MX-B MX-BR #13 best guess so far

pure; note that the reactive grape 801 violet 14 name violet violet #117 415 Violet violet or violet - or violet 231 violet - MX-G is MX-2R grape Raspberry MXRA #14 MX-GN MX-G incorrect though widely used!

pure; lovely but not cobalt blue MX- blue lightfast. In - - - blue (no - - no more - Blauviolett the US, 7RX #161 code) inquire at Aljo Mfg.

pure, slightly M22 #12 072 blue MX- #26 sky #400 basic 500 royal blue MX- Blue reddish, royal ultra- medium blue 4 blue blue blue R MXR somewhat R blue blue blue dull blue

formazan blue MX- Deep chromophore blue 84 - - - - - Blue - (I haven't 2R MX2R seen this one yet)

(formerly not Procion FGF #1997 232 MX! blue F- blue Blue - Sabracron - - - bright bright Cibacron F MXGRA GFN #204 Intense blue blue (no longer in Blue) production?)

pure, good mixing 506 M50 #27 070 blue MX- blue cerulean #406 blue MX- Blue primary, Cerulean cerulean peacock cerulean Primärblau blue intense blue G MXG slightly G 163 Blue blue blue blue greenish blue blue #9 (green pure, slightly navy MX- Navy - - - - shade) - greenish blue 9 MX3R 3R or navy dark navy MX-G

pure, 076 greenish #22 M21 blue MX- blue #402c 502 slate Blue #6986 cobalt dark navy; cobalt indigo - mixing blue blue MX2G navy blue greener than 2G 109 blue navy 150% cobalt blue glass

pure, blue MX- blue #414 deep Blue Aljo Dunkelblau - - - - - greenish navy MX4GD carries it (kalt) 4GD #168 navy

blue MX- turquoise pure; hard to blue 1 ------3G #2 find

pure; the M20 #20 best turquoise blue #25 #410 510 turquoise Turquoise 068 brilliant brilliant Türkisblau equivalent to turquoise turquoise turquoise MX-G MXG turquoise MX-G 140 turquoise turquoise cyan as a primary from http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/FAQ/pureMXcolors.shtml

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Last updated: September 19, 2011 Page originally created: Sept. 22, 1999 citation: Burch, Paula E. "Which Procion MX Colors Are Pure, and Which Mixtures?" Paula Burch's All About Hand Dyeing. 19 Sept. 2011. Web. .