#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

2026-01-14

YKK collaborates with Coloro to deliver data-driven color ffeasibility for zippers

YKK and Coloro publish joint referencing and feasibility results

YKK Corporation announces its collaboration with Coloro, a leading innovator in color solutions and data for the global fashion industry, to introduce joint matching and feasibility results of Coloro colors in YKK’s zippers.

The joint matching results are now available through Coloro Feasibility Intelligence (CFI), Coloro’s proprietary feasibility platform. CFI already provides more than 2.5 million verified feasibility and sustainability data points based on physical dyeing and testing across multiple substrates and has now been expanded to include YKK zipper matching data.

Detlev Pross, Chief Strategy Officer of Coloro, explains the background of this collaboration: “This collaboration helps bridge another gap between designers and the supply chain, as well as connects physical and digital color selection and application. By integrating YKK zippers into the CFI system, users are empowered to make reliable, data-backed color decisions at the design stage, reducing wasted time and costs on color matching and development in the supply chain.”

After developing and providing full feasibility and sustainability data for the seven most-used fibers in CFI, Coloro joined forces with YKK to add and launch feasibility data connecting available zipper colors to existing fiber and fabric data. Pross adds: “It is exciting to launch those data together with YKK allowing us to close the loop on color feasibility and opening another door for digital implementation.”

"At YKK, we believe that color accuracy and feasibility are critical to enabling true digital transformation in the fashion supply chain,” said Takayuki Kato, Vice President, Global Marketing Group, YKK Corporation. "By collaborating with Coloro and integrating our zipper color data into the Coloro Feasibility Intelligence platform, we are helping designers and brands make confident, data-driven color decisions from the earliest stages of design. This partnership reflects our commitment to innovation, sustainability, and bridging the gap between physical and digital workflows for a more efficient and responsible industry."

Access to the updated version of Coloro’s CFI, including YKK zipper matches and joint matching data, is available immediately through Coloro’s and YKK’s global offices.

YKK launches “YZiP® Light” aluminum alloy zipper for cotton pants

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Solving the Feedstock Gap: Unlocking Post-consumer Feedstocks for Textile-to-Textile Recycling in Europe

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Italian Textile Machinery heads to Geneva for Index 2026

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