The new Pantone® color forecast for this Fall is here! We always get calls asking for directions how to mix colors to match but everyone sees color differently and our match might not be yours. So instead we have gone through our Fiber Reactive Dye Colors for cotton and other plant fibers, and our Dharma Acid Dyes for wool and silk, and picked the shades closest to help keep you in style and keep it easy for everyone. These are just our best guesses. You can get closer sometimes by mixing the colors we list, or dyeing them lighter or darker than normal, which can be a lot of fun to mess around with. Be sure to check out our Tub Dyeing Directions for cotton and our Acid Dye Directions for silk to learn how you can turn any white garment into a custom colored piece.
Fall 2011 Colors:
Dharma Fiber-Reactive Dye Matches:
PR 67- Marigold with a bit of pr37- Bronze or use PR138 Palomino Gold dyed stronger than normal
Dharma Acid Dye Matches:
DAD 420 - Golden Straw dyed strong plus a tiny bit of 417- Tobacco Leaf
Dharma Fiber-Reactive Dye Matches:
PR 11A - Rose Red for pinker, or PR 120 -Tangerine for more orange
Dharma Acid Dye Matches:
DAD 433 - Strawberry Red
Dharma Fiber-Reactive Dye Matches:
PR 14 - Coral Pink plus 12A - Hot Pink or PR11A - Rose Red dyed lighter
Dharma Acid Dye Matches:
DAD 403 - Flamingo pink dyed stronger than normal
Dharma Fiber-Reactive Dye Matches:
PR 19 - Plum
Dharma Acid Dye Matches:
DAD 437 - Purple Haze Plus a tiny bit of 444 Electric Violet
Dharma Fiber-Reactive Dye Matches:
PR 140 - Sage Green plus a bit of PR138 - Palomino Gold
Dharma Acid Dye Matches:
DAD 450 - Sage Leaf plus some yellow like #414 Sunflower
Dharma Fiber-Reactive Dye Matches:
PR 28B - Better Blue Green
Dharma Acid Dye Matches:
DAD 408 - Teal Green
Dharma Fiber-Reactive Dye Matches:
PR 137 - Mink Brown
Dharma Acid Dye Matches:
DAD 426 - Pecan Brown dilute
Dharma Fiber-Reactive Dye Matches:
PR 6A - Ecru double strength plus some PR 137 Mink
Dharma Acid Dye Matches:
DAD 435 - Soft Tan dyed a little strong
Dharma Fiber-Reactive Dye Matches:
PR 61 - Ice Blue
Dharma Acid Dye Matches:
DAD - dilute 446 - Silver Grey and a tiny tiny bit of #431 Lilac
Dharma Fiber-Reactive Dye Matches:
PR 76 - Wedgewood Blue with a tiny bit PR 140 - Sage Green
Dharma Acid Dye Matches:
DAD - dilute 446 - Sand Dune with a tiny bit of dilute 452 - Forest Green
If you want to learn how to mix color for Fiber Reactive Dyes to create your own more exacting mixes with control, check out the Fabric Dyer’s Dictionary.
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Please Note: These colors are intended as a guide, as computer monitors and dye results on different fabrics or with different techniques, (or even different water chemistry), can vary. If you need a really specific color, it is good to test on a small scale first!