Our Swatches

On watercolor paper

Gouache
Dry Pigment
Kremer Pigmente [Dry] Pigments
8/8/8
* in watercolor binder

On drawing paper

Colored Pencil
Water-Soluble Colored Pencil
Derwent Inktense Pencils (water-soluble colored pencil)
8

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)
★★★

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

Toplist by medium

Click on a medium to see all Search results with gradient swatches (and filter for brand, color, properties)

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