Coats Spectrum

Coats has been synonymous with ground breaking colour services for over four decades. Whilst this enables us to provide the fastest response to your needs with our Spectrum service, we know that your demands are intensifying. So we continue to improve our world-beating colour management software.

What is Coats Spectrum and how does it work?

You pick a colour from one of our global shade books and you can be sure that’s exactly what will be delivered to your vendor – anywhere in the world. Of course, we can always dye to match locally if necessary (because we're on the spot!). We can also provide a seasonal colour palette matching service at head office level if desired. In addition, our Global Retailer Service package provides:

• A bespoke colour service for Global retailers.
• Digital matching and building of your seasonal shade palettes.
• Electronic transmission to our productions units.

Coats Spectrum is the ultimate tool for colour determination:

• Acting as a virtual light cabinet allowing you to view colours under different light sources.
• Simulating the effect of different textures on colours.
• Adjusting a colour’s hue,chroma and/or lightness to decide on the exact thread colour.
• Eliminating the need for physical standards.
• Guaranteeing accuracy and repeatability from Coats' 40 dyehouse locations.
• Delivering global consistency for vendors/contractors.

To find out more about colour physics and chemistry and Coats' outstanding contribution to this field, consult the "Read more about" section.