Many factors affect color, including: resin, additives, texture, shape, lighting conditions, usage environment, processing conditions, and most of all human perception.

Additionally, regulatory compliance, such as UL or FDA guidelines, can impact the selection of pigments and dyes used to achieve an accurate color match.

Addressing all these issues is not easy, that is why processors find it cost effective to work with the color experts at RTP Company.

Your application may have special requirements that impact your color formulation. When preparing a custom color match RTP Company will ask you to supply information regarding the following issues:

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What type of application the color is intended for and how it is used aids colorists it determining what pigments are appropriate and which will result in the best match and remain consistent during environmental exposure.

Some pigments are not compatible with all polymers and certain grades utilize processing parameters that can degrade many pigments.

Knowing whether injection, blow, compression, or rotational molding or profile, sheet, film, or fiber extrusion will be deployed helps us determine if appropriate dispersion will occur.

Knowledge of the material or parameters the color target is native to can boost our colorists’ confidence a quality match can be achieved.

Whether an exact match, match & make, or straight shot is expected can impact what pigments or dyes are utilized to help control coloring costs.