Differences between Pigments and Dyes are:
| Sl.No | Pigments | Dyes |
| 1 | Pigment has 100% water solubility. | Dye has 70% water solubility. |
| 2 | Pigment has good fastness properties. | Dye has fastness characteristics or properties. |
| 3 | Most of the pigments are inorganic compound. | Most of all the dyes are organic compounds and the remaining are metallic compound. |
| 4 | Pigment diffusion on the fabric. | Dye diffusion in fabric. |
| 5 | All types of fabric can be dyed by using this. | It’* not possible to dye all types of fabric by using dye. |
| 6 | Binding agent is required in case of pigment. | No binding agent is required in case of dye. |
| 7 | It is cheap as these found by mineral origin. | It is costly as these prepared chemically. |
