Colour

Infusing Colour with Purpose

We craft over one thousand unique papers in a year. From a spectrum of 184 blacks to 62 whites, and all colours in between, each shade we create narrates its own tale. Our expertise lies in the art of storytelling through colour.

Mastering the Art of Colour Precision

Bringing colour to life

Our time-honoured process, honed over generations, ensures the first ‘lab match’ sheet is just the beginning of a meticulous journey. A journey that guarantees the quality and consistency of your colour from inception to large-scale production and final product.

Unrivalled Colour Expertise

Setting the industry standard for training and innovation

Our team of colour experts constantly test their vision to ensure their colour judgement is second to none. The trained human eye, used in conjunction with cutting edge technology, can be used to speed up the development process for our clients and achieve accurate colour consistency.

Dyes and Pigments

Colour can come from dye or pigment, or a careful combination of both. Dyes and pigments have very different qualities – mastering these enables us to achieve both perfect shade and perfect performance in end use. The careful selection of dyes and pigments, or blending of the two, is a fine art and a vital part of our colour creation process.

Working with Dye Manufacturers

We have over 2000 live shades on site so there is no limit to the colours we can produce. By sourcing our dyes and pigments from a number of suppliers it means we have access to the best products on the market, meaning there is no restriction as to what can be sourced or achieved.

Bold Innovations for a Brighter Future

With the world of design changing rapidly and the need for versatile brand identities that are as effective on-screen as they are in the physical world, our ability to provide limitless colour options is invaluable.

Vincent Villeger

Luxury Design Consultant

“The huge range of materials on offer at James Cropper are diverse, but also in constant evolution as new trends continue to emerge, and the need for environmentally responsible solutions increase”

Delivering Your Brand Story

We recognise the value in understanding the technical aspects of colour production. Our long serving Colour Masters and specialists have developed industry-leading colour expertise that sets us above any other.

We work alongside designers and brands to achieve the perfect shade, from initial testing with small sheets made by hand, to signing off production scale runs on the paper machine.

We go to great lengths to prove our papers lasting integrity. After all, it represents and reflects your brand when in the hands of your customers. All of our papers undergo rigorous testing for colourfastness, rub and bleed. We’re never satisfied until we know the paper will stand the test of the real world environment.

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