Direct Dyes
Direct dyes are another class of dyes, one of the two types of dyes that are mixed in 'all purpose' dyes such as Rit. The colours of direct dyes are duller than those provided by fiber reactive dyes, and the washfastness is poor - expect anything dyed with them to 'bleed' forever. The one advantage is that direct dyes may be more lightfast
Direct dyes are used on cellulose fibers such as cotton, rayon, and linen. They lack the permanence of the cold water fiber reactive dyes which most serious dyers prefer for use on cellulose fibers, but in some cases they have advantages that make their use worthwhile.
| Direct Brilliant Paperyellow | Direct Yellow 11 |
| Direct Fast Yellow GCH | Direct Yellow 12 |
| Direct Fastyellow 5G H/C | Direct Yellow 44 |
| Direct Yellow RL H/C | Direct Yellow 50 |
| Direct Yellow 2R | Direct Yellow 86 |
| Direct Orange SE | Direct Orange 26 |
| Direct Orange TGLL | Direct Orange 39 |
| Direct Scarlet 4BS | Direct Red 23 |
| Direct Red 12B | Direct Red 31 |
| Direct Fast Red B | Direct Red 80 |
| Direct Fast Red 5B | Direct Red 81 |
| Direct Fast Red RL | Direct Red 227 |
| Direct Violet MB | Direct Violet 9 |
| Direct Violet BB | Direct Violet 51 |
| Direct Fast Terquoiseblue G | Direct Blue 86 |
| Direct Terquoiseblue BL | Direct Blue 199 |
| Direct Black VG | Direct Black 19 |
| Direct Black VSF | Direct Black 22 |
| Direct Diazo Black OB | Direct Black 80 |
| Direct Black F2G | Direct Black 155 |
| Direct Black SB | Direct Black 168 |
