Accelerate Color Approvals With CSI ColorFlow®

Cut approval rounds and weeks from your calendar while improving first-round pass rates

 

 

Outcome Highlights

     
     3  →  1       Approval Rounds / Color
     8  →  4      Week Approval Timeline  (lead time cut by 4 weeks)
        92%        First-Round Pass Rate

A web-based platform that streamlines digital and physical color submissions, decisions, and supplier communication- across your entire supply chain.

Problem → Solution

The old way: Weeks of repeated physical submissions stall development.
The ColorFlow way: Manage approvals digitally in one platform—so requests move instantly, and teams share a real-time view across fabrics, vendors, and colors.

 

Watch the ColorFlow overview

This short video shows how CSI ColorFlow manages the end-to-end color approval workflow in a web-based platform and gives brands, retailers, and vendors a real-time view of progress across fabrics, vendors, and colors.
You’ll see:
      • Why moving from physical to digital can cut approval time by up to four weeks.
      • ColorFlow is capable of managing non-CSI standards.
      • The evaluation tools reviewers use and how decisions are documented for accountability.
      • How results and notes are automatically sent to suppliers.
      • How the color history tracks submissions across fabrics, vendors, and seasons.
      • Business impact: up to 33% cost reduction and a lower carbon footprint from fewer shipments.

 

 

Click here to find out "How it Works"

How it Works

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Key Features

 

      • Unified submissions: Digital and physical in one portal with attachments, tolerances, and comments.
      • Measured decisions: Spectral data, rules, and formal approvals.
      • Collaboration: Threaded comments, required checklists, and versioned files.
      • Governance: Roles/permissions, audit log, and single sign-on (SSO).
      • History: Full color history across fabrics, vendors, and seasons.

Contact CSI today and transform your color approval process—faster, smarter, more sustainable.

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