Any percent over 30 percentage points, is encouraged, provided that the requirements of this Standard are met. A tolerance of 5 pct shall be allowed. Average, each side, not less than 10-A Dennison wax number. No individual specimen shall average less than 8-A Dennison wax number. For colored stock, paper shall match one of the established standards.
Standards are blue, buff, green, goldenrod, pink, salmon, or yellow.
The commercial standards for the colors are applicable, unless otherwise specified that the color shall conform to the Government standard color sample. Stock shall not be 2-sided. Color coordinates for selected standards are included in Part 3. Shall be uniform. The dirt count for each side of the paper shall not exceed 650 specks per square meter.