How to achieve the best result when dyeing curly maple? Have a look here, see some examples and understand what happens to chatoyance.
30 curly maple sample were dyed with different colors to understand the effect of each color on chatoyance. The chart below summarizes the results showing that there is a brightness level which provides optimal results, while going into very dark colors tend to reduce chatoyance very quickly.
GIFs below show some examples:
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