Jason Mills · MOPA Color Studio v6.0
Colour Zone Parameter Reference
Factory defaults for Stainless 304 · All 29 colours · Adjust per machine and material
© 2026 Jason Mills
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Colour
Freq (kHz)
PW (ns)
Power max%
Min%
Speed mm/s
Gap (mm)
Pass
Fluence →
Neutral — Greyscale
Black
1500
4
100%
85%
100
0.020
3×
Dark gray
950
12
88%
75%
220
0.030
2×
Mid gray
650
28
68%
58%
580
0.045
2×
Lt. gray
420
45
38%
32%
1000
0.065
1×
Silver
320
38
22%
19%
1300
0.080
1×
White
200
25
12%
10%
1800
0.090
1×
Reds & Warm Tones
Dark red
45
420
42%
36%
580
0.055
2×
Red
50
380
40%
34%
700
0.060
1×
Orange
68
210
47%
40%
590
0.050
1×
Amber
75
165
50%
43%
530
0.050
1×
Gold
82
95
50%
43%
500
0.050
1×
Copper tone
62
148
45%
38%
395
0.060
1×
Bronze tone
72
118
48%
41%
455
0.055
1×
Yellows & Greens
Yellow
108
68
54%
46%
555
0.050
1×
Yel-green
175
115
52%
44%
600
0.050
1×
Lime
235
135
52%
44%
620
0.050
1×
Green
295
148
55%
47%
600
0.050
1×
Dark green
340
160
58%
49%
540
0.045
2×
Blues, Teals & Purples
Teal
268
162
58%
49%
545
0.040
2×
Cyan
242
188
60%
51%
515
0.040
2×
Sky blue
215
192
62%
53%
475
0.040
2×
Blue
198
202
70%
60%
295
0.038
2×
Dark blue
185
215
72%
61%
260
0.035
3×
Indigo
168
235
65%
55%
355
0.038
2×
Violet
155
248
62%
53%
395
0.040
2×
Purple
148
255
60%
51%
398
0.040
3×
Magentas & Pinks
Magenta
135
225
58%
49%
430
0.042
2×
Pink
118
178
52%
44%
472
0.050
1×
Lt. pink
100
155
42%
36%
520
0.050
1×
Material multipliers applied by app
SS304 · baseline
Ti Gr.5 · slower speed
Al 6061 · lower power
Copper · higher power
Brass · moderate
Always test on scrap before final engraving
© 2026 Jason Mills · MOPA Color Studio v6.0 · All rights reserved · Parameters are starting points — results vary by machine, lens, and surface finish
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