Color decisions happen throughout the product creation process, from design inspiration to final product. But when each stage relies on physical samples, visual evaluation, and late changes, color can become a bottleneck.

Getting color right once is one thing. Getting the same color across materials, suppliers, production lots, and locations is the real challenge.

So, what tools make color consistency easier to manage?

The headaches are familiar. Too many lab dips. Too many inconsistent results. Too much time lost. The good news is that most of these issues are increasingly solvable with the right tools: digital color technology.

When we talk about “white” in the textile world, there are a few specialized concepts that need to be understood.

Here's a breakdown of what you need to know if you’re going to be measuring or assessing white fabrics.

Digital color technology is not new. It has been around and utilized by brands and suppliers for decades. Some teams, however, still have difficulty letting go of a physical/visual process.

Link to Sourcing Journal’s Fireside Chat featuring Doug Bynum and Marc Levine discussing creating custom color references that can be printed on site in minutes (nSPIRE ColorCards)