Inkjet ink having yellow dye mixture
View Patent ↗An inkjet ink of exceptional overall color characteristics having about 4% by weight Direct Yellow 132 in acid form, about 1% by weight Acid Yellow 17 in acid form in water, also having a humectant, a penetrant and other generally known additives. The ink having chroma of at least about 108.5.
1. An aqueous inkjet ink comprising as coloring matter a mixture of about 4% by weight of said ink of Direct Yellow 132 in acid form and about 0.5% to about 1% by weight of said ink of Acid Yellow 17 in acid form, said ink having chroma of at least about 108.5,
wherein the structural formula of said Direct Yellow 132 is the following:
where M is a cation comprising Na + , K + , Li + , an optionally substituted ammonium ion or is H + , and
wherein the structural formula of said Acid Yellow 17 is the following:
where M is a cation comprising Na + , K + , Li + , an optionally substituted ammonium ion or is H + .
2. The inkjet ink as in claim 1 in which said Acid Yellow 17 is in amount of about 1% by weight of said ink in acid form.
3. The inkjet ink as in claim 1 in which said ink comprises said Direct Yellow 132, said Acid Yellow 17, a humectant, a penetrant, and water.
4. The inkjet ink as in claim 2 in which said ink comprises said Direct Yellow 132, said Acid Yellow 17, a humectant, a penetrant, and water.