Our Swatches

On watercolor paper

Watercolor
Holbein Artists' Watercolor (HWC)
★★★☆
Gouache
Schmincke Designers' Gouache (HKS) [Series 25]
★★★★☆
Dry Pigment
Wallace Seymour Pigments
* in watercolor binder

On drawing paper

Colored Pencil
Royal Talens Bruynzeel Design Colour 8805 (colored pencil)
Water-Soluble Colored Pencil
Derwent Inktense Pencils (water-soluble colored pencil)
6

On pastel paper

Soft Pastel
PanPastel Artists' Pastel (soft pastel)
★★★★
Oil Pastel
Caran d'Ache Neopastel (oil pastel)
★★★
Water-Soluble Pastel
Caran d'Ache Neocolor II Watersoluble (water-soluble pastel)
★★★

Masstone swatches / Dotchart view

Holbein Artists' Watercolor (HWC) W105, W305 Manganese Blue Nova PB15 measurement swatch Sakura Cray-Pas Specialist ESP-025 Cerulean Blue PB15:3, PG7, PW18, PW6 measurement swatch Wallace Seymour Pigments A049 Manganese Blue, Stoke on Trent, 1980s production PB33 measurement swatch Sennelier Extra Soft Pastels (à l'écu) 259 Cerulean Blue 259 measurement swatch Schmincke Designers' Gouache (HKS) [Series 25] 447 Cerulean Blue PW6, PB15:3, PG7 measurement swatch Winsor & Newton Watercolour Pencils [04] Azure measurement swatch Royal Talens Amsterdam Standard Series 522 Turquoise Blue PB15, PG7, PW6 measurement swatch Mungyo Gallery Aquarell Aqua Crayons (MAC series) 335 Light Blue measurement swatch Stabilo CarbOthello 1400 440 Sky Blue measurement swatch Schmincke Norma Blue [Series 21] 424 Azure Blue PW6, PW7, PB15:3 measurement swatch
Couleurs Leroux Couleurs Extra-Fines Leroux [052] Manganese Blue Light Genuine PB33 measurement swatch Old Holland New Masters 685 Manganese Blue Extra PB35, PG50, PB15 measurement swatch Winsor & Newton Professional Water Colour 140 Cerulean Blue (Red Shade) PB35 measurement swatch Turner Acryl Gouache 152 Blue Compose PB15, PW6 measurement swatch Guerra Pigment Dispersions PDCBM001 Cerulean Blue Medium PB35 measurement swatch Holbein Artists' Gouache G561 Turquoise Blue PG50, PB15, PG7, PW6 measurement swatch L. Cornelissen & Son Pigments [040] Manganese Blue PB33 measurement swatch R&F Encaustic [043] Manganese Blue Hue PB35, PB15:3, PW4 measurement swatch Kama Pigments Oil Sticks BH-CO0015 Turquoise Cobalt Light PB36 measurement swatch Schmincke Norma Blue [Series 21] 425 Cobalt Turquoise hue PB16, PW7, PB15:3 measurement swatch

What is the difference between these large gradient swatches and the small ones?

The small swatches in "hue strips" and before the brand & color names in listings - and also the dots representing colors in the color planes - are digital swatches showing the masstone of that color.

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Color measurement is based on masstone and we use that as our color data for all color functionality.

Read about "How our color samples are made (masstone)" in our Methodology →

You can see the original masstone swatches on the individual pages of brand colors (color page).

And also in the "Dot chart" view on brand pages.

Watercolor paper
  • Hahnemühle Echt-Bütten Aquarellkarton "50x65 cm" 300gsm Natural white
    L: 96.19,
    a: 0.25,
    b: 2.87
Drawing paper
  • Daler Rowney Simply Drawing 120gsm
    L: 95.94,
    a: 0.89,
    b: 0.87
Pastel paper
  • Fabriano Tiziano Pastel 160 gsm White
    L: 97.17,
    a: -0.03,
    b: 3.26

How many gradient swatches do we have on our website? — 5340

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See also "How many art products have color data on our website?"