PVH/TH APPAREL COLORFASTNESS STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS

GENERAL COLORFASTNESS REQUIREMENTS

Fabrics/ Accelerated Water Perspiration Crocking Dry Clean Non-Chlorine Light Chlorinated Sea Water
Materials laundry AATCC 107 AATCC 15 AATCC 8/116 AATCC 132 Bleach AATCC AATCC 16.3 Pool water AATCC 106
Type AATCC 61 Min Min ASTM D5053 (1 cycle) TS-001 Option 3 (20 AFU) AATCC 162 (swim wear/
(see SOP for Min Min Clorox 2 Min (swim wear/ beach towel)
temperature Min beach towel) Min
options) Min Min
All Lt colors- CC: 3.5
(except All others-CC: 4.0
Dry
where listed
3.5
below) Silk (>30% silk)
CC: 4.0 CC: 4.0 CC: 4.0 CC: 4.0 CC: 4.0
and neon
CS: 4.0 CS: 4.0 CS: 4.0 Wet CS: 4.0 CC: 4.0 CC: 4.0 CS: 4.0
Light: 2.5
SS: 4.5 SS: 4.5 SS: 4.5 Light-Med: SS: 4.5 SS: 4.5
Med/Dark: 3.0
3.0
Dark: 2.5
NA for sleepwear
and underwear

SPECIFIC COLORFASTNESS REQUIREMENTS

Fabrics/ Accelerated Water Perspiration Crocking Dry Clean Non-Chlorine Light Chlorinated Sea Water
Materials laundry AATCC 107 AATCC 15 AATCC 8/116 AATCC 132 Bleach AATCC 16.3 Pool Water AATCC 106
Type AATCC 61 Min Min Min (1 cycle) AATCC TS-001 Option 3 (20 AFU) AATCC 162 (swim wear/
Min Min Clorox 2 Min (swim wear/ beach towel)
Min beach towel) Min
Min
Pigment CC: 3.0 CC: 3.0 CC: 3.0 CC: 3.0
Dry: 3.5 Lt colors- CC: 3.5
dye/Pigment CS: 3.5 CS: 3.5 CS: 3.5 N/A CC: 4.0 CC: 3.5 CS: 3.5
Wet: 2.0 All others-CC: 4.0
print SS: 4.5 SS: 4.5 SS: 4.5 SS: 4.5
Brushed/ CC: 3.5 CC: 3.5 CC: 3.5 CC: 3.5 CC: 3.5
Dry: 3.5 Lt colors- CC: 3.5 Lt colors- CC: 3.5
Sanded CS: 4.0 CS: 4.0 CS: 4.0 CS: 4.0 CC: 4.0 CS: 3.5
Wet: 2.0 All others- CC: 4.0 All others-CC:4.5
SS: 4.5 SS: 4.5 SS: 4.5 SS: 4.5 SS: 4.5
Denim/
Chambray/
CC: 4.0 CC: 4.0 CC: 4.0 CC: 4.0
Garment dye/ Dry: 3.0 Lt wash- CC: 3.5
CS: 3.5 CS: 3.5 CS: 3.5 CS: 3.5 CC: 4.0 N/A N/A
Indigo dyed/ Wet: 2.0 All others- CC: 4.0
SS: 4.5 SS: 4.5 SS: 4.5 SS: 4.5
Sulfur black/
Over dye
Leather Crocking
(aniline/ semi- ASTM D5053
aniline/ Suede/
pigmented/ Nubuck/
nubuck/ Water Shearling
suede/ N/A spotting N/A Dry: 3.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
shearling) AATCC 104 Wet: 2.0
CC: 4.5
All others
Dry: 3.5
Wet: 3.0

ADDITIONAL LIST COLORFASTNESS REQUIREMENTS

Product Type Heat: Hot Pressing Ozone Professional Leather Saliva Burnt Gas Fumes
AATCC 133 option dry AATCC 109 Cleaning DIN 53160-1 AATCC 23
Dress shirts CC: 4.0
Leather CC: 4.0, SS: 4.0
Denim/ Chambray CC: 4.0 (1 cycle)
Padded bras 3.5 (only pad: 3.0)
All children’s garments CS: 4.5
*CC = color change / CS = color staining / SS = self-staining