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3.4.1.2 Class 4, Desert Camouflage (6 Color). The cloth shall be dyed to a ground shade
using the filling effect side as the face, either matching or approximating Light Tan 379 and then
overprinting with the camouflage pattern by roller or screen printing. When the ground shade is
dyed to match Light Tan 379, the remaining colors shall be obtained by using subsequent
printing using five rollers or screens, as appropriate for the Tan 380, Light Brown 381, Dark
Brown 382, Black 383, and Khaki 384 areas of the pattern. When the ground shade is dyed to
approximate Light Tan 379, all six colors of the camouflage pattern shall be obtained by
subsequent printing using six rollers or screens to match all six colors (see 6.5.). Resin bonded
pigments are not permitted.
3.4.1.3 Class 5, Desert Camouflage (3 Color). The cloth shall be dyed to a ground shade
using the filling effect side as the face, either matching or approximating Light Tan 492 and then
overprinting with the camouflage pattern by roller or screen printing. When the ground shade is
dyed to match Light Tan 492, the remaining colors shall be obtained by subsequent printing
using two rollers or screens, as appropriate for the Light Brown 493 and Light Khaki 494 areas
of the pattern. When the ground shade is dyed to approximate Light Tan 492, all three colors of
the camouflage pattern shall be obtained by subsequent printing using three rollers or screens to
match all three colors (see 6.5). Resin bonded pigments are not permitted.
3.4.1.4 Class 6, Universal Camouflage. The cloth shall be dyed to a ground shade using the
filling effect side as the face, either matching or approximating Desert Sand 500 and then
overprinting with the camouflage pattern by roller or screen printing. When the ground shade is
dyed to match Desert Sand 500, the remaining colors shall be obtained by subsequent printing
using two rollers or screens, as appropriate for the Urban Gray 501 and Foliage Green 502 areas
of the pattern. When the ground shade is dyed to approximate Desert Sand 500 all three colors
of the camouflage pattern shall be obtained by subsequent printing using three rollers or screens
to match all three colors (see 6.5). Resin bonded pigments are not permitted.
3.4.2 Labile sulfur. When dyes and compounds containing elementary sulfur capable of
oxidation to sulfuric acid are used, they shall be chosen and applied so that the dyed cloth shall
contain no more than a rating of "slight" or better for labile sulfur. Testing shall be as specified
in 4.4.3.
3.4.3 Visual shade matching (all classes). The color and appearance of the camouflage
printed cloth shall match the standard sample when viewed using the AATCC Evaluation
Procedure 9, Option A, under filtered tungsten lamps that approximate artificial daylight D75
illuminant with a color temperature of 7500 + 200 K illumination of 100 + 20 foot candles, and
shall be a good match to the standard sample under horizon lamplight at 2300 + 200 K.
3.4.4 Colorfastness (all classes). The finished cloth shall conform to the colorfastness
requirements listed below in Table I when tested as specified in 4.4.3 and 4.5.1.
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