Color Thermal Labels

Teams that colour-code usually keep several label stocks running at once — pink for promotions, yellow for pending, green for done. When those labels are pre-printed, every price, code or status change leaves a roll half-used and out of date, and re-ordering printed colour means waiting again and writing off the old stock.

We supply colour thermal label rolls for that job. The colour is in the face paper — pink, bright yellow, light blue, green, purple or a custom spot colour — and an eco-friendly thermal coating prints dense black text and barcodes directly by heat, with no ribbon or toner. Colour carries the category; black carries the data. One colour roll replaces several pre-printed stocks, and a change to price, code or status is a reprint, not a discard.

Where Colour Thermal Labels Are Used

Jobs where the colour itself has to mean something:

• Retail and e-commerce — promotional and clearance price tags, new-arrival markers, channel or priority order labels.
• Warehousing and logistics — zone, aisle and bin labels colour-coded by area; returns and inspection-pending markers.
• Production and kanban — machine status, pass/fail and rework markers operators read at a glance.
• Medical and laboratory — sample-type, test-priority and ward coding that separates work streams.
• Events and creative — colour-coded tickets, category badges and seasonal stickers.

Using the same printers for plain, everyday one-colour jobs? See White Thermal Labels and related products below.

Key Features

Colour in the paper, content printed live

Because the face paper is pre-coloured and the coating images only in black, a label colour never has to be printed or stocked as a separate pre-print. Run one colour roll and print any text, price or barcode onto it today; when the code changes, the same roll still works.

High-contrast black print that scans

The specially formulated thermal coating develops dense, sharp black text and barcodes even on a coloured background, so printed data stays readable and scanning systems recognise the label on the first pass at the till, on the line and in the sort room.

Uniform colour, roll after roll

Colour is matched across runs so each roll delivers the same saturated, consistent colour without visible variation — which is what makes a colour-coding system reliable and the finished shelf look professional.

Eco-friendly coating, sized to your workflow

The coating uses an eco-friendly formulation and prints with no ribbon or toner. Rolls are supplied in custom widths, lengths and core diameters to match your printer and your handheld or POS devices.

Technical Specifications

• Printing: direct thermal — black image, no ribbon or toner
• Face paper colours: pink, bright yellow, light blue, green, purple and more; custom spot colours on request
• Roll width: 25–150 mm; other widths customised to order
• Roll length / outer diameter: customised to order
• Core diameter: 25 mm (1″) or 40 mm, or matched to your printer
• Thermal coating: eco-friendly formula; prints black text for high contrast
• Print quality: clear text and barcodes with a high scanning recognition rate
• Print legibility: over 6 months indoors, protected from light (recommended for short-term labelling)

Tell us the colours you need, your label size, printer model and volume, and we will confirm colour, width and core before you order.

How to Select and Order

• Choose the colour by what it codes — one colour per category, priority or zone; a custom spot colour when the label must match your brand.
• Match width and core to your printer — 25–150 mm widths on a 25 mm (1″) or 40 mm core cover most desktop and portable label printers; other widths, cores and lengths are customised to order.
• Send your colours, label size, printer model and estimated monthly volume; we will recommend the specification and confirm it before you order.

MOQ, lead time and freight depend on size and quantity — send your label spec and volume and we will quote.

FAQ

• Does the colour affect print or scanning? No — the coating prints dense black text and barcodes on the coloured face paper, and the contrast is designed to scan reliably on the first pass.
• Which colours are available? Pink, bright yellow, light blue, green, purple and more are standard; custom spot colours can be matched to your brand references on request.
• Can width, length and core be customised? Yes — rolls are supplied to your printer model and application; widths, lengths and core diameters are customised to order.
• Colour thermal labels or blank white? Choose colour when the colour itself carries meaning (zone, status, priority); choose blank white when every label is plain and only the print differs.
• Is there material documentation for the eco-friendly coating? The coating uses an eco-friendly formula and prints with no ribbon or toner; compliance and material documents are provided offline on request, and you can request samples before you commit.

Bofeng New Materials supplies colour thermal label rolls to retailers, warehouse and logistics operators, label converters and OEM brands as part of its Eco Labels range. Tell us the colours, label size, printer model and volume, and we will confirm the specification for you.

Get a quote or request samples: jason.zhan@bofmat.com

Related: Thermal Label Paper · White Thermal Labels · Eco Labels