Testing of Colour Fastness is an integral part of determining the suitability of use of coloured textiles.
DEK e.V. ensures a world wide standardized and reproducible testing of textiles through its collaboration with the DIN, Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V., on the Working Group NA 062-05-11 AA (Colour Fastness of Textiles), and with the International Organisation for Standardisation on Working Group ISO/TC38/SC1.
Deutsche Echtheits-kommission - DEK e.V. & GmbH
Elly-Heuss-Knapp-Platz 4
53844 Troisdorf
Germany
March 2022
Streakiness of the Blue lightfastness grades
November 2020
Fading differences between different batches of DEK blue types in tests according to ISO 105-B06 "Textiles – Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness and ageing to artificial
light at high temperatures: Xenon arc fading lamp test".
January 2018
January 2018
Oktober 2017
Substitution of Sodium perborate by Sodium percarbonate in colour fastness testing of textiles
Remarks and explanations to the Blue Wool References
New published standards until Nov. 2010