Padding auxiliaries and processes for dyeing cellulose fibers or mixtures of cellulose fibers and synthetic fibers with sulphur dyestuffs, sulphur vat dyestuffs, vat dyestuffs and reactive dyestuffs

Padding auxiliary for dyeing cellulose or cellulose fiber/synthetic fiber mixtures with sulphur dyestuffs, sulphur vat dyestuffs, vat dyestuffs or reactive dyestuffs, said auxiliary comprising an aqueous solution or dispersion containing

• (a) 20 to 50 percent by weight of a mixture of 50 to 100 percent by weight of a compound of the following formula (Ia) ##STR11## and 50 to 0 percent by weight of a compound of the following formula (Ib) ##STR12## (b) b percent by weight of a compound of the formula ##STR13## and (c) c percent by weight of a compound of the formula ##STR14## wherein b is a number from 0 to 5, c is a number from 0 to 5 and the numbers for b and c are chosen such that the sum of the numbers for b and c is a number from 1 to 10;
• R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently an aliphatic moiety with 5 to 12 carbon atoms or an araliphatic moiety with 7 to 13 carbon atoms;
• X.sup..sym., Y.sup..sym. and Z.sup..sym. is each independently an alkali metal cation, ammonium cation or a cation of an alkylamine or hydroxyalkylamine wherein the alkyl has 1-12 carbon atoms;
• R.sup.4 is an aliphatic moiety with 1 to 8 carbon atoms, phenyl, alkylphenyl with 7 to 10 carbon atoms or phenylalkyl with 7 to 10 carbon atoms;
• R.sup.5 is hydrogen or an aliphatic moiety with 1 to 8 carbon atoms, phenyl, alkylphenyl with 7 to 10 carbon atoms or phenylalkyl with 7 to 10 carbon atoms;
• y and z are independently integers from 6 to 8;
• n a number from 15 to 35;
• m and p are the same number and their sum is a number from 2 to 120 with n and the sum of m and p being chosen such that ##EQU6##