Heather gray is the retail-soft staple, the marled, two-tone fiber look that gyms, startups, and merch brands reach for when solid colors feel too uniform. With black, white, and navy it rounds out the four colors that dominate blank wholesale volume.
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- Retail-soft staple for gyms, startups, and merch brands when solid colors feel too uniform; top-four wholesale volume.
- Watch out
- The poly content changes everything: A printing technique that chemically removes the dye from a dyed fabric rather than laying ink on top. The result feels like the shirt itself, with no hand feel. prints muted, and DTG needs a heavier A liquid sprayed onto dark garments before DTG printing. It reacts with the ink to improve adhesion and helps white ink stay bright on dark fabric. laydown to seal synthetic fibers.
What heather actually is
The melange comes from blending fibers, usually cotton with polyester; CVC (chief value cotton) blends are the common cut. That poly content is the key fact for decorating: it changes how the garment takes ink, A liquid sprayed onto dark garments before DTG printing. It reacts with the ink to improve adhesion and helps white ink stay bright on dark fabric. , and heat compared with the 100% cotton solid sitting next to it on the shelf.
Printing on heather
A printing technique that chemically removes the dye from a dyed fabric rather than laying ink on top. The result feels like the shirt itself, with no hand feel. inks only strip dye from the cotton fibers, so on a blend the polyester keeps its color and the print comes out muted. Sometimes that faded result is exactly the vintage look the client wants, but set the expectation first. For DTG, blends typically need a heavier A liquid sprayed onto dark garments before DTG printing. It reacts with the ink to improve adhesion and helps white ink stay bright on dark fabric. laydown to seal the synthetic fibers, and washed prints can shed ink if it's under-applied. The most common screen-printing ink. PVC particles suspended in a plasticizer. It sits on top of the fabric rather than soaking in, which gives a slightly raised feel and very opaque coverage. behaves normally; light heathers usually skip the A first layer of (usually white) ink printed under the design on dark garments. It stops the dark fabric from showing through and keeps colors bright. for dark art.
Designing for the marl
Tonal prints (charcoal or slate ink on heather gray) are a perennial retail seller because the texture does the work. Black and rich brights also carry well. Offer dark heather, heather navy, and athletic heather as a family so a client can run one design across a graduated range.
Browse Heather by category
Heather is a colorway treatment rather than a hue, so it crosses every category as a finish. Each row previews the best-ranked heathered styles in a category; the count and the Shop all link open the full set.
T-Shirt 191
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31 colors
Rabbit Skins style number 3301T
Toddler Cotton Jersey Tee
$4.43
Retail $6.08
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34 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 3001YCVC
Youth CVC Jersey Tee
$6.63
Retail $8.84
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2 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 3200T
Toddler Three-Quarter Sleeve Baseball Tee
$7.76
Retail $10.34
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3 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 8804
Women’s Flowy Rolled Cuffs Muscle Tee
$10.02
Retail $13.37
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Sweatshirt 117
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63 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 3719
Unisex Sponge Fleece Hoodie Sweatshirt
$27.18
Retail $36.23
Save up to 25%
6 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 3719Y
Youth Sponge Fleece Hoodie Sweatshirt
$23.66
Retail $31.54
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6 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 7505
Women's Crop Raglan Crewneck Sweatshirt
$29.37
Retail $39.16
Save up to 25%
6 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 3719T
Toddler Sponge Fleece Pullover Hoodie Sweatshirt
$21.57
Retail $28.75
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41 colors
Gildan style number 18000
Unisex Heavy Blend™ Crewneck Sweatshirt
$14.40
Retail $19.20
Save up to 25%
10 colors
Gildan style number 18000B
Youth Heavy Blend™ Crewneck Sweatshirt
$12.60
Retail $16.81
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29 colors
Gildan style number SF000
Unisex Softstyle® Midweight Crewneck Sweatshirt
$14.37
Retail $20.04
Save up to 28%
15 colors
Gildan style number SF500B
Youth Softstyle® Midweight Hooded Sweatshirt
$16.71
Retail $22.29
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18 colors
Rabbit Skins style number 3317
Toddler Fleece Crewneck Sweatshirt
$10.97
Retail $14.62
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31 colors
Rabbit Skins style number 3326
Toddler Pullover Fleece Hoodie
$15.35
Retail $20.45
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8 colors
Team 365 style number TT31HW
Women's Zone Sonic Heather Performance Quarter-Zip Pullover
$20.09
Retail $26.78
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42 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 3901
Unisex Sponge Fleece Raglan Crewneck Sweatshirt
$25.64
Retail $34.17
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4 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 3901Y
Youth Sponge Fleece Crewneck Sweatshirt
$18.68
Retail $24.90
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12 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 7502
Women's Crop Hoodie Sweatshirt
$25.64
Retail $38.87
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Hat 41
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4 colors
Richardson style number 112Y
Youth Trucker Snapback Cap
$10.43
Retail $13.90
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8 colors
Team 365 style number TT802Y
Youth Zone Peformance Trucker Cap by Yupoong
$10.43
Retail $13.90
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7 colors
Yupoong style number 6789M
Premium Curved Bill Snapback Cap
$10.67
Retail $14.21
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13 colors
Richardson style number 112FPR
Five-Panel Trucker Rope Cap
$10.82
Retail $14.42
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12 colors
Richardson style number 112PL
112+ R-Flex Adjustable Trucker Cap
$13.13
Retail $17.51
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Tank Top 27
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13 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 6003
Women's Jersey Muscle Tank
$8.63
Retail $8.84
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14 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 6008
Women's Jersey Racerback Tank
$6.80
Retail $8.84
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25 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 8800
Women's Flowy Racerback Tank
$9.87
Retail $13.16
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18 colors
Next Level style number 6733
Women’s Triblend Racerback Tank Top
$7.17
Retail $9.56
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24 colors
Next Level style number 1533
Women's Ideal Racerback Tank Top
$4.47
Retail $5.95
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14 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 8803
Women's Flowy Scoop Muscle Tank
$10.37
Retail $13.82
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11 colors
Tultex style number 190
Women's Poly-Rich Racerback Tank Top
$4.31
Retail $5.75
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Pants 16
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3 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 3738Y
Youth Sponge Fleece Sweatpants
$21.77
Retail $29.02
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3 colors
Independent Trading style number PRM16PNT
Youth Lightweight Special Blend Sweatpants
$20.58
Retail $24.22
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4 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 3725
Unisex Sponge Fleece Straight Leg Sweatpants
$29.70
Retail $39.61
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5 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 3738
Unisex Sponge Fleece Sweatpants
$24.86
Retail $33.14
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10 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 4737
Unisex 10 oz. Heavyweight Sweatpants
$32.58
Retail $44.31
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5 colors
Gildan style number 18100
Unisex Heavy Blend™ Pocket Sweatpants
$15.44
Retail $20.58
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14 colors
Independent Trading style number IND20PNT
Men's Midweight Fleece Sweatpants
$26.03
Retail $34.71
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9 colors
Independent Trading style number PRM20PNT
Women's California Wave Wash Sweatpants
$34.97
Retail $41.86
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3 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 3727T
Toddler Sponge Fleece Jogger Sweatpants
$23.33
Retail $31.10
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1 color
Bella + Canvas style number 3737
Unisex Sponge Fleece Long Scrunch Pants
$31.32
Retail $41.75
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Polo Shirt 9
5 colors
Team 365 style number TT51HW
Women's Zone Sonic Heather Performance Polo
$15.45
Retail $20.60
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5 colors
Team 365 style number TT51HY
Youth Zone Sonic Heather Performance Polo
$15.45
Retail $20.60
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5 colors
Team 365 style number TT51H
Men's Zone Sonic Heather Performance Polo
$15.45
Retail $20.60
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6 colors
Team 365 style number TT125
Men's Relay Heathered Stripe Polo
$17.76
Retail $23.69
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6 colors
Team 365 style number TT125W
Women's Relay Heathered Stripe Polo
$17.76
Retail $23.69
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Shorts 4
14 colors
Independent Trading style number IND20SRT
Men's Midweight Fleece Shorts
$19.92
Retail $26.55
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9 colors
Independent Trading style number PRM20SRT
Women’s Lightweight California Wave Wash Fleece Shorts
$21.39
Retail $24.16
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5 colors
Bella + Canvas style number 3724
Unisex Sponge Fleece Shorts
$25.01
Retail $33.35
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Jacket 2
6 colors
Independent Trading style number EXP60PAZ
Women's Poly-Tech Full-Zip Track Jacket
$30.05
Retail $40.06
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3 colors
Independent Trading style number EXP70PTZ
Men's Lightweight Poly-Tech Full-Zip Track Jacket
$32.91
Retail $43.87
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Other 2
Dress Shirt 1
Everyday
10 colors
Independent Trading style number EXP50F
Unisex Flannel Shirt
$41.96
Retail $55.94
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Accessories 1
Value
5 colors
Rabbit Skins style number 1110
Premium Jersey Infant Blanket
$10.55
Retail $14.07
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