Table of Pure Dyes, with their equivalents
| Colour Code – Pure Dyes | KraftKolour | Dharma | Pro Chemical & Dye |
| Yellow MX-8G | Yellow MX8G | #1 Lemon Yellow | #108 Sun Yellow |
| Yellow MX-4G | Yellow MX4G | #114 Lemon Yellow | |
| Yellow MX-GR | Gold Yellow MXR | #3 Golden Yellow | #112 Tangerine Yellow |
| Yellow MX-3RA | Yellow MX3R | #4 Deep Yellow | # 104 Golden Yellow |
| Orange MX-2R | Deep Orange MX2R | #6 Deep Orange | #202 Strong Orange |
| Red MX-5B | Red MX5B | #12 Light Red | #305 Mixing Red |
| Red MX-8B | Red MX8B | #13 Fuchsia | #308 Fuchsia |
| Magenta MX-B or (MX-BR) | Magenta MXB | #802 Boysenberry | |
| Violet MX-2R or (MX-GN) | Violet MXRA | #117 Grape | #801 Grape |
| Blue MX-R | Blue MXR | #26 Sky Blue | #400 Basic Blue |
| Blue MX-G | Blue MX2R | #23 Cerulean Blue | #406 Intense Blue |
| Blue MX-2G | Blue MX2GA | #22 Cobalt Blue | #402-c Mixing Blue |
| Blue MX-4GD | Navy MX3R | #414 Deep Navy | |
| Turquoise MX-G | Turquoise MXG | #25 Turquoise | #410 Turquoise |
Understanding MX Dye Codes
The letters following MX refer to the German names for colours: G for gelb=yellow (think gold); R for rot=red; B for blau=blue. The other letters can be ignored. The numbers in the code refer to the strength of the colour bias.
The importance of this is so that you can see the cast of the colour, eg Blue MXR is a blue with red bias; Blue MXG is a blue with a yellow bias – so you would use Blue MXR if you wanted to produce purples or burgundies; and Blue MXG if you wanted clear greens.
You can also see that Blue MX3R has more of a red cast than Blue MX2R, which again has more of a red cast than Blue MXR.
Combinations of Pure Primary Dyes
| Bright Primaries | Jewel Primaries | Earth Primaries |
| Yellow MX4G | Yellow MX8G | Golden Yellow MXR |
| Red MX8B | Magenta MXB | Red MX5B |
| Blue MX2G | Turquoise MXG | Blue MX2R |
My recommendation is that you buy only these 9 primary dyes, plus Black MXRA (mixed dye from KraftKolour).
I have mixed over 3000 colours with just these 9 primaries.
Suppliers – Procion MX Dyes
- KraftKolour (AU) – https://www.kraftkolour.net.au/
- Dharma Trading (USA) – https://www.dharmatrading.com/
- Pro Chemical & Dye (USA) – https://prochemicalanddye.net/
Note: there are lots of descriptions/instructions and informational material to be downloaded from all 3 websites. Another website of interest is Paula Burch’s- http://www.pburch.net/dyeing.shtml
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