What is colourway?
A colourway is one complete colour combination of a style: the body colour, the rib, the thread, the print colours and the label, taken together. A hoodie in black with a white print and in navy with a cream print is one style in two colourways.
Why it matters
Each colourway is its own fabric and its own print setup, so it has its own minimum — 30 pieces of a stock colour within a 50-piece order with us, or a 300-piece dye lot for a colour of your own, lab-dip approved.
On our floor
Specified per colourway in the tech pack as Pantone references; each is sampled or lab-dipped and approved separately.
Common questions
- How many colourways can one order have?
- As many as reach 30 pieces each within the order.
- Does each colourway cost setup?
- Each custom colour needs a lab dip; each print colour change may need a screen. Stock colours with the same print share setup.
- Is a colourway the same as a colour?
- A colourway is the whole combination — body, trims, print — not just the body colour.
- Can I add a colourway to a reorder?
- Yes — a new lab dip if custom, same pattern and artwork.
Related terms
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MOQ
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garment dyeing
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