This page is an attempt to trouble shoot what’s wrong with the other table. The other table looks fine on my computer, but not so good on ipad or ipod.
| CODE | Colour Index reactive dye name |
Dharma’s name | PROchem’s name | G&S Dye’s name | George Weil’s name |
Standard Dye’s name |
Kraft kolour |
Aljo Mfg. Co.’s name | Jacquard Products | Patchwork Shop.de |
notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yellow MX-8G | yellow 86 | #1 lemon yellow | #108 sun yellow | 208 bright yellow | – | yellow MX-8G | Yellow MX8G | #3 lemon yellow | 004 lemon yellow | Zitronengelb | pure; good yellow primary for mixing colors | |
| yellow MX-6G | yellow 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | pure; sold as Ostazinová zlut S-6G | |
| yellow MX-4G | yellow 22 | – | #114 lemon yellow | 214 yellow | M01 lemon yellow | yellow MX-4G | Yellow MX4G | #10 pure yellow | – | pure | ||
| yellow MX-GR | yellow 7 | #3 golden yellow | #112 tangerine yellow | – | – | yellow MX-GR | – | – | being replaced by mixtures? | |||
| yellow MX-RA | yellow 44 | — | – | – | – | – | Yellow MXRA | – | – | pure | ||
| yellow MX-3R | orange 86 | #4 deep yellow | – | – | M02 golden yellow | – | Yellow MX3R | – | Gelborange | pure; same dye molecule as yellow MX-3RA | ||
| yellow MX-3RA | orange 86 | – | #104 golden yellow | 204 golden yellow | – | yellow MX-3RA | – | 010 bright golden yellow | pure; denser than 3R | |||
| orange MX-G | orange 1 | – | – | – | – | orange MX-G | – | – | – | – | pure, clear orange | |
| orange MX-2R | orange 4 | #6 deep orange | #202 strong orange | 302 orange | M04 brilliant orange | yellow MX-2R | Orange MX2R | #1 orange | 020 brilliant orange | Orange | pure, slightly reddish orange; great for mixing with magenta for a true red | |
| brown MX-GRN | brown 23 | – | (#515 burnt orange) | (615 brown) | (M03 rust orange) | – | – | (016 rust orange) | (Terrakottabraun) | apparently replaced by mixtures. dull brownish orange good for mixing dark shades | ||
| brown MX-5BR | brown 10 | — | – | – | – | – | Brown MX5BR | (formerly brown rose) | – | pure from Kraftkolour; elsewhere mixture often substituted | ||
| red MX-G | red 5 | – | – | – | M05 orange scarlet | reactive red #5 | (mix) | – | pure; not worth the expense; mixes often carry the same MX code | |||
| rubine MX-B | red 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | cerise | – | – | pure; sold by Grateful Dyes as their #14 Cherry or inquire at Aljo Mfg. | |
| red MX-5B | red 2 | #12 light red | #305 mixing red | 405 hot pink | M07 brilliant pink | red MX-5B | Red MX5B | 034 magenta | Magenta | pure; good magenta for use as primary color | ||
| red MX-8B | red 11 | #13 fuchsia red | #308 fuchsia | 408 fuchsia | M08 vibrant magenta | red MX-8B | Red MX8B | #4 rose red | 040 fuchsia | Pinkrot | pure; good magenta for use as primary color | |
| magenta MX-B |
reactive violet #13 | – | boysenberry or violet MX-BR | – | – | – | Magenta MXB | – | – | – | pure; ProChem’s C.I. identity is only my best guess so far | |
| violet MX-2R |
reactive violet #14 | #117 grape | grape 801 or violet MX-GN | 415 Raspberry | – | violet 14 or violet MX-G |
Violet MXRA | 231 violet | – | pure; note that the name violet MX-G is incorrect though widely used! | ||
| blue MX-7RX | blue #161 | – | – | – | cobalt blue (no code) | – | – | no more | – | Blauviolett | pure; lovely but not lightfast. In the US, inquire at Aljo Mfg. | |
| blue MX-R | blue 4 | #26 sky blue | #400 basic blue | 500 royal blue | M22 royal blue | blue MX-R | Blue MXR | #12 ultra-blue | 072 medium blue | pure, slightly reddish, somewhat dull blue | ||
| blue MX-2R | blue 84 | – | – | – | – | – | Deep Blue MX2R | – | formazan chromophore (I haven’t seen this one yet) |
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| blue F-GFN |
blue #204 | – | (formerly FGF Sabracron Intense Blue) | – | – | – | Blue MXGRA | #1997 bright blue | 232 bright blue | not Procion MX! Cibacron F (no longer in production?) |
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| blue MX-G | blue 163 | cerulean blue | #406 intense blue | 506 Cerulean Blue | M50 cerulean blue | blue MX-G | Blue MXG | #27 peacock blue | 070 cerulean blue | Primärblau | pure, good mixing primary, slightly greenish blue | |
| navy MX-3R | blue 9 | – | – | – | – | blue #9 (green shade) or navy MX-G | Navy MX3R | – | pure, slightly greenish dark navy | |||
| blue MX-2G | blue 109 | #22 cobalt blue | #402c mixing blue | 502 slate blue | M21 indigo navy | – | Blue MX2G | #6986 navy | 076 cobalt blue 150% | pure, greenish dark navy; greener than cobalt blue glass | ||
| blue MX-4GD |
blue #168 | – | #414 deep navy | – | – | – | Blue MX4GD | Aljo carries it | – | Dunkelblau (kalt) | pure, greenish navy | |
| blue MX-3G | blue 1 | – | – | – | – | – | turquoise #2 | – | pure; hard to find | |||
| turquoise MX-G | blue 140 | #25 turquoise | #410 turquoise | 510 turquoise | M20 brilliant turquoise | turquoise MX-G | Turquoise MXG | #20 brilliant turquoise | 068 turquoise | Türkisblau | pure; the best equivalent to cyan as a primary |
