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Dye Bleeding / Color Migration (Carpet)

Floor Detective® Claims and Conditions Guide

Summary

Dye bleeding, also referred to as color migration, is an appearance-related condition in which dye transfers from one colored area of carpet into an adjacent color field during moisture exposure and drying. The condition occurs when the dye-to-fiber bond becomes destabilized under wet or elevated pH conditions, allowing temporary dye mobility within the fiber. Migration becomes most visible as moisture evaporates and dye concentrates along boundaries. Dye bleeding reflects colorfastness performance under moisture influence and does not

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