Comfort Colors 4260L - Women's Lightweight Racerback Tank - Raspberry
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Description
The Comfort Colors 4260L is a garment-dyed racerback tank built on 4.8 oz 100% ring-spun cotton that is pigment-dyed and soft-washed for a broken-in vintage hand without a single wash cycle. It fills the gap between the heavyweight C1717 tee and a standard cotton tank: lighter at 4.8 oz so it drapes rather than holding structure, but still 100% cotton and garment-dyed through the same process that gives the tee line its signature washed-out character. The semi-fitted women's cut, racerback silhouette, and side seams produce a clean body line that suits boutique retail, sorority/Greek programs, resort merch, and event tanks where the vintage pigment look carries the design.
Garment dyeing controls everything about how you source and decorate this tank. Shade variation between pigment dye lots is inherent to the process, not a defect: two production runs of the same colour will land slightly different, and the washed tones continue to settle over the life of the garment. Order the full quantity of a colourway in a single run, and do not promise a customer an exact colour rematch on a reorder. For DTF, the cotton surface bonds well with transfer film at standard heat-press settings, and DTF is the most practical primary method on this tank because you avoid the placement constraints of a racerback without needing to hoop or lay flat a narrow body. Keep the press temperature at or below 320 degrees Fahrenheit, since the pigment and neon dyes on the 4260L are heat-sensitive and can shift above that threshold. For screen printing, the soft-washed pigment surface is absorbent and takes water-based and discharge inks with a soft vintage hand; plastisol prints cleanly too, though the hand is stiffer against the garment-dyed drape. Cure at the lowest effective temperature for the same heat-sensitivity reason. For DTG, the 100% ring-spun cotton pre-treats and prints with full detail on lighter pigment grounds; test pre-treat coverage on deeper colours, because the washed surface absorbs pre-treatment unevenly compared to a standard blank. Embroidery is not recommended on the 4260L because the 4.8 oz lightweight body and racerback cut are too light and narrow to stabilize under a hoop without puckering or distortion.
- Brand: Comfort Colors
- Style: 4260L (Comfort Colors Women's Lightweight Racerback Tank)
- Fabric: 100% ring-spun cotton, pigment garment-dyed, soft-washed
- Weight: 4.8 oz/yd2
- Construction: Garment-dyed. Soft-washed. Semi-fitted. Side-seamed. Bound self-fabric neck and armholes. Double-needle neck, armhole, and bottom hems. Racerback.
- Fit: Women's semi-fitted racerback
- Sizes: XS-2XL
- Colors available: 8 garment-dyed colours (Crunchberry, Blue Jean, Neon Red Orange, Watermelon, Raspberry, Flo Blue, Seafoam, Denim)
- Heat note: Pigment and neon dyes are heat-sensitive. Maximum recommended fabric temperature is 320 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Ordering: Available by piece or case, no mandatory minimum per case
- Care: Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low. Wash with like colours. Pigment dye may crock (transfer colour) when new.
Because shade varies between dye lots, the 4260L rewards ordering a full program in a single run. Treat colour as run-specific, confirm the current dye lot before a repeat order, and price a fresh full run rather than relying on a batch match. TheClothingSpace stocks the 4260L at wholesale pricing with bulk discounts that increase as case and unit quantities rise, among the lowest prices online for this style, with fast US shipping on stocked colours.
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Features
- 100% preshrunk cotton
- Made with sustainably and fairly grown USA cotton
- Seamless rib at neck
- Taped shoulder-to-shoulder
- Double-needle stitching throughout
- Tear-away label
- Quarter-turned to eliminate center crease
- 7/8" collar
- Classic fit
Shipping & Returns
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- UPS Ground (1-2 Business Days): $8.99
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Fill out the Blank Apparel Return Form within 30 days of the order date to be eligible for a refund or return.
Note: All blank orders shipped outside of the continental US are not eligible for return, exchange, or refund.

Decoration Method Compatibility
How this blank performs across popular decoration methods.
| Method | Compatible | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DTF Transfer | ✓ | 100% cotton surface bonds well at standard heat-press settings; keep fabric temp at or below 320F due to heat-sensitive pigment dyes |
| Screen Print (Water-based/Discharge) | ✓ | Soft-washed pigment surface is absorbent, takes water-based and discharge inks with a soft vintage hand; cure at lowest effective temperature (320F max fabric temp) |
| Screen Print (Plastisol) | ✓ | Prints cleanly on the cotton body; stiffer hand against the garment-dyed drape; low cure recommended for heat-sensitive dyes |
| DTG | ✓ | 100% ring-spun cotton pre-treats with full detail on lighter pigment grounds; test pre-treat coverage on deeper colours, the washed surface absorbs unevenly |
| Vinyl / HTV | ✓ | Press at or below 320F; light flexible HTV suits the drape of the lightweight garment-dyed body |
| Embroidery | ✗ | 4.8 oz lightweight body with racerback cut is too light and narrow to stabilize under a hoop without puckering |
| Sublimation | ✗ | 100% garment-dyed cotton is not a polyester sublimation substrate |
How Does the Comfort Colors 4260L Compare?
| Spec | Comfort Colors 4260L | Comfort Colors C1717 | Bella+Canvas 8430 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting At | $8.39 | $6.92 | $6.39 |
| Weight | 4.8 oz | 6.1 oz | 3.8 oz |
| Yarn / Fabric | 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed | 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed | 50/25/25 triblend |
| Fit | Women's semi-fitted racerback | Unisex heavyweight relaxed tee | Women's relaxed racerback |
| Construction | Garment-dyed, soft-washed, side-seamed, racerback | Garment-dyed, soft-washed, set-in sleeves | Side-seamed, raw-edge seams |
| Best For | Vintage pigment-dyed event/retail tanks, DTF primary | Heavyweight garment-dyed vintage tees | Soft triblend racerback, DTG faded vintage |
Fabric Blend by Color Group
Not all colorways share the same fabric composition. Check the blend before ordering for decoration jobs where substrate matters.
| Color Group | Blend | Print Consideration |
|---|---|---|
| All garment-dyed colours (Crunchberry, Blue Jean, Watermelon, Raspberry, Seafoam, Denim) | 100% ring-spun cotton (pigment-dyed) | Uniform cotton substrate; shade varies between dye lots, order full run in one batch; water-based/discharge on pigment grounds for soft vintage hand |
| Neon/fluorescent (Neon Red Orange, Flo Blue) | 100% ring-spun cotton (neon pigment-dyed) | Neon optical dyes are more heat-reactive than standard pigment; keep press/cure at or below 320F strictly; DTF lowest practical heat; expect stronger dye-lot variation on neons |