A detergent composition, comprising: a) from 1.5 to 30 wt.%, more preferably from 2 to 25 wt.%, most preferably from 4 to 15 wt.% of an anionic surfactant; b) from 3 to 20 wt.%, most preferably from 4 to 15 wt.% of a saturated or monounsaturated linear C16 and/or C18 ether sulfate with mole average of 5 to 13, preferably 7 to 13 ethoxylate groups; c) from 1 to 5 wt.% of a nonionic surfactant; d) from 0.5 to 15 wt.%, preferably from 0.5 to 14 wt.%, more preferably from 1 to 12 wt.%, most preferably from 1.5 to 10 wt.% of cleaning boosters selected from antiredeposition polymers; soil release polymers; alkoxylated polycarboxylic acid esters; and mixtures thereof; wherein the anionic surfactant a) is a non-ether sulfate anionic surfactant; wherein the weight ratio of anionic surfactants (a) to nonionic surfactants (c) ranges from 1.5:1 to 10:1; wherein the weight ratio of anionic surfactants (a) to C16 and/or C18 ether sulfate (b) ranges from 1:2 to 6:1; wherein the saturated or monosaturated linear C16 and/or C18 ether sulfate has a mole average of 7 to 13 ethoxylate groups; wherein the nonionic surfactant is selected from saturated and mono-unsaturated aliphatic alcohol ethoxylate, preferably selected from C 12 to C 20 primary linear alcohol ethoxylates with an average of from 5 to 30 ethoxylates, more preferably C 16 to C 18 with an average of from 5 to 25 ethoxylates; and, wherein the anionic surfactant is selected from C12 to C18 alkyl ether carboxylates; citric acid ester of a C16 to C18 monoglyceride (citrem), tartartic acid esters of a C16 to C18 monoglyceride (tatem) and diacetyl tartaric acid ester of a C16 to C18 monoglyceride (datem); and water-soluble alkali metal salts of organic sulfates and sulfonates having alkyl radicals containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms; and mixtures thereof; most preferably, the anionic surfactant is selected from C16 to C18 alkyl ether carboxylates; citric acid ester of a C16 to C18 monoglyceride (citrem), tartartic acid esters of a C16 to C18 monoglyceride (tatem) and diacetyl tartaric acid ester of a C16 to C18 monoglyceride (datem) and sulfonates, for example, linear alkyl benzene sulfonate; and mixtures thereof. a) from 1.5 to 30 wt.%, more preferably from 2 to 25 wt.%, most preferably from 4 to 15 wt.% of an anionic surfactant; b) from 3 to 20 wt.%, most preferably from 4 to 15 wt.% of a saturated or monounsaturated linear C16 and/or C18 ether sulfate with mole average of 5 to 13, preferably 7 to 13 ethoxylate groups; c) from 1 to 5 wt.% of a nonionic surfactant; d) from 0.5 to 15 wt.%, preferably from 0.5 to 14 wt.%, more preferably from 1 to 12 wt.%, most preferably from 1.5 to 10 wt.% of cleaning boosters selected from antiredeposition polymers; soil release polymers; alkoxylated polycarboxylic acid esters; and mixtures thereof; wherein the anionic surfactant a) is a non-ether sulfate anionic surfactant; wherein the weight ratio of anionic surfactants (a) to nonionic surfactants (c) ranges from 1.5:1 to 10:1; wherein the weight ratio of anionic surfactants (a) to C16 and/or C18 ether sulfate (b) ranges from 1:2 to 6:1; wherein the saturated or monosaturated linear C16 and/or C18 ether sulfate has a mole average of 7 to 13 ethoxylate groups; wherein the nonionic surfactant is selected from saturated and mono-unsaturated aliphatic alcohol ethoxylate, preferably selected from C 12 to C 20 primary linear alcohol ethoxylates with an average of from 5 to 30 ethoxylates, more preferably C 16 to C 18 with an average of from 5 to 25 ethoxylates; and, wherein the anionic surfactant is selected from C12 to C18 alkyl ether carboxylates; citric acid ester of a C16 to C18 monoglyceride (citrem), tartartic acid esters of a C16 to C18 monoglyceride (tatem) and diacetyl tartaric acid ester of a C16 to C18 monoglyceride (datem); and water-soluble alkali metal salts of organic sulfates and sulfonates having alkyl radicals containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms; and mixtures thereof; most preferably, the anionic surfactant is selected from C16 to C18 alkyl ether carboxylates; citric acid ester of a C16 to C18 monoglyceride (citrem), tartartic acid esters of a C16 to C18 monoglyceride (tatem) and diacetyl tartaric acid ester of a C16 to C18 monoglyceride (datem) and sulfonates, for example, linear alkyl benzene sulfonate; and mixtures thereof.