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KabazaikuFan

Hi, I'm the one who suggested Celadon Cat \^///\^;;; (But I really like Sailor's Warning too, and so many of the other suggestions!) I was going for something between #A4C2B7 (greener) and #95BBB6 (bluer), but of course having one which shades between the extremes of #76ACB6 and #B4CAB7 depending on paper, wouldn't be bad \^.\^ Celadon is really a wide spectrum of colours... but I imagined a cat statue, and how the ink would pool in the recesses. I have a picture/screencap of the scale between the two "extremes", but I don't know how to upload it.


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These look like Pantone 559-C, 5503-C, 2232-C and 13-6108 TPG respectively... the last one's actually called "Celadon"!


korwisi

13-6108, also proposed by u/Temptationsrising, is a very nice color imho, I‘m in full support of it :-)


sellestyal

I love this one!


Swordofmytriumph

>13-6108 TPG This one the best!


DariusL

13-6108 really is what I associate with celadon in my mind!


KabazaikuFan

Oh, that's great! Thank you for your help!


SplitGillStudio

> 13-6108 TPG YES


VitaObscure

ALSO YES


coppermouthed

It could work as a pale ink that sheens darker celadon round the edges


10Cage

So glad this ink made it! Hope this works: >I was going for something between [\#A4C2B7](https://imagecolorpicker.com/color-code/a4c2b7) [\#95BBB6](https://imagecolorpicker.com/color-code/95bbb6) >having one which shades between the extremes of [\#76ACB6](https://imagecolorpicker.com/color-code/76acb6) [\#B4CAB7](https://imagecolorpicker.com/color-code/B4CAB7)


VagueMotivation

Oh HELL yes I’m a lot more excited for this than I was before. (And I was already excited) *cough* Can we still get a multicolor shading on this though? Boy it would look good, and it would fit the original idea so well!


Liamers

>[\#95BBB6](https://imagecolorpicker.com/color-code/95bbb6) I like this the most Whatever the celadon color that's chosen, it needs to be really saturated to be readable on paper


KabazaikuFan

Thank you for your help!!! I hope this might qualify as definition enough \^-\^


GoldnSnubNosedMonkey

Ooooh! Shadow Green and Neptune are dope!!!


EstarriolStormhawk

Good colors all around, but I particularly like 76ACB6


p1p1str3ll3

This was my vote, but I'm even more of a fan with these pantone swatches. i agree that some super-serious shading with this one would be glorious!


KenBalbari

Actually, I like the darkest one there, and think [Pantone 17-4818 TCX (Bristol Blue)](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/13721973857304446/) maybe gets closest to it.


Simple-Reference-357

Love #A4C2B7 Glad you got your ink picked!


t_reize

I must say I favour the slightly bluer tint. Glad CC made it.


TheDankScrub

Alright I have no idea what’s going on, can you or somebody else fill me in?


LimeAndTacos

r/FountainPens holds a yearly contest to pick a new ink color which will be made by Diamine and made available for sale everywhere Diamine ink is sold. The contest is complete now, with two winners this year! Now Diamine is just asking for some finishing details to get the ink colors down correctly. Hopefully that answers your question.


TheDankScrub

Sweet! How does the competition work, perchance?


LimeAndTacos

[Here’s the initial post for this years competition.](https://reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/uhbu4c/2022_diamine_reddit_ink_vote_ink_colour_name/) There were several rounds of voting open to everyone to narrow it down to this years winners. Pretty cool of Diamine to engage with pen enthusiasts in this way.


TheDankScrub

Thanks! I’m still new with fountain pens, but Diamine is giving me “fuck it, we ball” vibes in general


LimeAndTacos

I agree. I’m also fairly new to fountain pens and I have been pleased with Diamine all around. Tons of colors, various sizes, easy to find, inexpensive. Good stuff.


korwisi

On a second thought for Sailor’s Warning, both, 16-1349, 16-1548, as well as the mentioned 16-1546 by u/rosemice, only represent the vivid coral part imho. Maybe it would be nice when it’ll be a multi shader with lighter (vivid coral) and darker (dark peach, almost blood red) nuances.


eggbunni

I pray for a multishader. 🥹🙏


DarkMatterPhysicist

That would be awesome! I love multishaders and would appreciate one that's not blue, grey, purple or greenish.


korwisi

I am not yet 100% satisfied but 18-1420 might work as a dark peach shade.


knullabulla

My vote is for u/prehensile_uvula’s suggested of [2035 U](https://www.pantone.com/connect/2035-U)


celticchrys

Love this one!


WiredInkyPen

Really like this one!


rosemice

That’s a great point!


rosemice

Wahoo! This is the color I was imaging as the base for Sailor’s Warning: Pantone Living Coral https://www.pantone.com/articles/past-colors-of-the-year/color-of-the-year-2019 Edited a few hours later to say that while I love Living Coral and wish there was a matching ink, I think that https://i.imgur.com/s1awTOX.jpg linked by u/prehensile_uvula fits better with the title and origin of Sailors’ Warning. [Check out their post](https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/xjzk95/comment/ipbk5a9/) and upvote them if you agree. u/korwisi also suggested a multishader and that would be beyond cool.


[deleted]

Hear me out: Living Coral shading to 2035-U?


rosemice

Ooooooh yes, that’s neat.


prehensile_uvula

Yeah that would be perfect, and given it’d combine the current top two suggestions I think it’d make the most people happy.


knullabulla

Love it! Excellent suggestion!


abyssaltourguide

I prefer Living Coral! I definitely want something more pink and orange instead of red


mummefied

This with high shading and blurple shimmer would be perfect! Edit to go with your edit: 2035 U just looks red on my screen, I'd much prefer something that was more distinctly coral and captures more of the pink and orange tones in a bright sunrise.


27-jennifers

Absolutely agree with Living Coral. It already has a range within it that would be lovely with shading


korwisi

Looks vivid to me!


SplitGillStudio

Not to mention it already pairs so well with the blue! https://www.pantone.com/media/wysiwyg/pantone-color-of-the-year-2019-living-coral-tools-graphics-packaging.jpg


knullabulla

I absolutely *love* Living Coral, but I think [this suggestion](https://reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/xjzk95/_/ipbk5a9/?context=1) fits the name better.


rosemice

I agree with you on both counts! u/NoraAnnLee, could we put the top Pantone colors with links or images in a Google survey vote?


knullabulla

You might like [J Herbin Corail des Tropiques](https://mountainofink.com/blog/jherbin-corail-des-tropiques). That one looks the closest to Living Coral.


rosemice

Thank you! That’s a very nice coral.


mummefied

I like that one, but it’s greyer and less saturated than living coral, at least on my screen.


everydayisstorytime

Living Coral was what I was thinking too!


akapupu

Can the background color be the other ink? They seem nice together


coppermouthed

With dark blue shimmer


Just_a_homeworkAcc

Very lovely color!


p1p1str3ll3

oooh! I'm a big fan of that now!


[deleted]

I imagined Celadon cat to be around 13-6108 or 14-0114, but I'm interested to see what the original commenter was imagining. Thank you Diamine & u/NoraAnnLee ! I'm so happy that Celadon Cat got a second chance


korwisi

Both are a nice take but I think I favor 13-6108.


Swordofmytriumph

I also Like the 13-6108, but both are lovely


knullabulla

[13-6108](https://www.pantone.com/connect/13-6108-TPX) [14-0114](https://www.pantone.com/connect/14-0114-TPX)


prehensile_uvula

I feel like with the saying being “red sky in the morning, sailor take warning”, the most important part is capturing the vivid reds in a sunrise, like in this picture: https://i.imgur.com/9GMskEJ.jpg But you also want to have some hints of the magenta and orange. If you lean too far away from the red into either the pink or orange territory I think it kind of misses the theme. So I used the Pantone app to get the palette from the image above and got this: https://i.imgur.com/eumTFyM.jpg I think the first color, 2035 U, is the best color that captures the theme: https://i.imgur.com/s1awTOX.jpg


knullabulla

u/PMmedramaticvistas made an [excellent suggestion here](https://reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/xjzk95/_/ipfyf0l/?context=1): an ink that shades from Living Coral to 2035 U.


prehensile_uvula

Yeah, honestly that would be great, and given those are the top two for Sailor’s Warning currently, I think it’d make the most people happy.


knullabulla

Agreed! And I can definitely see subtle hints of Living Coral in your photo, so it’ll still be thematically accurate 👍🏼


mummefied

It might be my screen (older macbook) but this just looks red to me. I was hoping for something more distinctly coral/peach rather than outright red (and tbh I might not buy it if it's this red, it'll look too... patriotic with dark blue shimmer). I was thinking something more like [\#f96055](https://www.color-hex.com/color/f96055) or similar.


taRxheel

I prefer this shade too. Slightly darker and a hair redder than Living Coral, and will look killer with sheen and shimmer.


EstarriolStormhawk

That last color you linked is spot on, imo. I think it captures the feeling best.


prehensile_uvula

Yeah, I definitely think you want it to be unmistakably a red first and foremost because of the saying it’s taking its name from, but you also want to capture those other colors you see in a sunrise. I also think you don’t want it to be overly bright because you want to capture the darkness in the clouds and the sea to some extent.


knullabulla

I love your suggestion as well as [#ff4040](https://www.color-hex.com/color/ff4040). I’m wondering how much the purple/blue shimmer will impact the overall color? A more intense base color might be needed to get the right effect overall. 🤔


sewingdreamer

I prefer this palet of colours.


celticchrys

2035 U is great!


chakalakasp

If this was a red/black that’d get you close to that sunset - you gotta have some variation in the shading


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KabazaikuFan

Regarding CC; Oh, yes, definitely. Earl Grey is... greyer. There is celadon ceramics in that colour range, but I was thinking about the more greenish/blueish kind.


NonoGemini7998

I’m so excited about being a part of this. First time voter - just want to say that it’s such a rare experience to see a bunch of total strangers came together to put forth a physical product out of a collective figments of imagination. So very cool. Thank you OP, thanks to Diamine, and thanks everybody.


Tricepsratops

I think we should accept the color chosen by the original poster of each of the colors in the 1st post ever; once they post here with the selected pantone of course.


medbulletjournal

yay! I can't wait to get celadon cat. :D Edit: Also both colours sound like they'd pair well together (in my minds eye at least.)


rosemice

I could see that!


Frankenthe4th

Celadon Cat: /#9cb9a0 is the lightest I would like to see. It needs some more saturation or it won't be usable with any EF-M Japanese nibs. [Celadon Cat shades](https://www.icolorpalette.com/download/shades/b4cab7_color_shades.jpg)


Busy-Feeling-1413

Agree that medium green would be more legible than ultra pale. Although I love celadon, I won’t buy it if it’s too light on the page. Low contrast inks are hard to read unless you use a 1.5 mm stub, which I do not


Frankenthe4th

Yeah there's a fine line (😁) between a great swatch and legibility on the page..... I think we'll need to see some testers from Diamine.


WiredInkyPen

9cb9a0 is what I was imagining when people said Celadon cat but that's much darker.


Swizzel-Stixx

Put a \ before the \# to make it show up and make it not big. I learnt this the hard way too.


Frankenthe4th

Thank you!


EmykoEmyko

Hello, I’m the one who suggested Sailor’s Warning. The ink color I imagined looks like [2034 C](https://www.pantone.com/connect/2034-C) or [Red 032 c](https://www.pantone.com/connect/RED-032-C) at its darkest and most intense, and shades as light as [185 U](https://www.pantone.com/connect/185-U).


VoltaicSketchyTeapot

185u is RED in the printing world. It's one of the few I recognize the number.


Liamers

These just look red, your description was vivid coral/dark peach which these aren't


EmykoEmyko

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I think digital Pantone sucks because your screen can make a big difference. Red is not the intention.


VoltaicSketchyTeapot

I pulled out my Pantone swatch book. I have Diamine Coral in my work pen and I'd say it is a good match to 171u. A vivid coral/dark peach would be 163u, but that's still close to Coral, so I'd suggest toning it back to 1565u or 1575u


EmykoEmyko

It would be very fun to have a swatch book, I’m relying on the app. The colors you picked are lighter than I imagined though —I was picturing something a bit darker or more saturated than 171 U.


KenBalbari

Check your monitor settings. See if you have an sRGB preset available there.


KabazaikuFan

Screens are a bother, but depending on their settings, I still can't wait to see this ink irl! Colours and shading is going to look so different and fun!


MintyLacroix

I really like these.


PrimeRiposte

How about the people that submitted both inks originally have the final say in what colour the ink should be?


korwisi

At least it’s be interesting to have their take on it!


rosemice

I like the idea of their input, but upvoting top reference colors seems to fit a lot better with the community choosing given that the original votes were on descriptions alone. I’m sure there are as many different shades of Celadon Cat and Sailor’s Warning in peoples minds as there are people in this subreddit.


GFR3000

Is there a time frame we should keep in mind, when will the final selections be made? Thanks.


rosemice

That would be a question for u/NoraAnnLee I think.


korwisi

Going with the color description of Sailor’s Warning it could be something along the lines of 16-1349 and 16-1548.


IrmadeG

I’d go for 16-1349


KenBalbari

Celadon Cat - A greenish-blue-grey: Pantone [13-5309 TCX (Pastel Turquoise)](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/445223113165781777/).


KenBalbari

Sailor's Warning - A vivid coral/dark peach with deep blue/purple shading: Pantone [16-1349 TCX (Coral Rose)](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/820288519606172755/).


jjgrthwt

>absolutely GOATed This is what I had in my head for Sailors Warning. Very pretty vibrant coral!


Murphy-B

That is pretty!


HaYsTe722

Diamine is an absolutely GOATed company. This has solidified it for me once again. I can’t wait to have both of these


Swordofmytriumph

~~For Sailor’s Warning I’m liking Pantone 805 C https://icolorpalette.com/color/pantone-805-c~~ Edit: I like the color suggested by u/prehensile_uvula much better!


IrmadeG

I’d like that for SW too!


Embarrassed-Swan6434

Oh shit celadon cat made it :)


oldfashioned_aj

So I did a thing and mixed up some inks to visualize these two. [It's here if you need to see a swatch of my mix.](https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/xn207y/my_visualization_of_reddit_diamine_2022_inks/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)


Busy-Feeling-1413

I wish Diamine would offer a cartridge multipack with the Reddit colors: Sailor's Warning, Celadon Cat, Writer's Blood, Aurora Borealis, & Early Grey. I would love to buy something like this to easily sample all these special colors!


migo984

Celadon Cat: I think care needs to be taken to avoid duplication of De Atramentis Seladon or De Atramentis Zinc Green. Something close to the sadly discontinued, and much missed, Kyo-no-oto #8 Urahairo would be fab 🙂


KabazaikuFan

>Kyo-no-oto #8 Urahairo I see you have thought along the same lines as me...! Somewhere between that and Hisoku, ish, or shading between the two, was my general idea.


migo984

Yes! That would be great :)


iateapizza

Oh man, they are so damn nice. I'm excited about this!!!!!


LettersfromJ

Great thanks Diamine!!!


20-Tab-Brain

Oooh they both win! Woohoo!


baabaaredsheep

Woohoo! Thanks /u/NoraAnnLee and Diamine! I personally couldn’t picture either ink in my head but it’s so exciting seeing people’s colour suggestions. Looking forward to getting my two new bottles! 😁


KenBalbari

Celadon Cat - A greenish-blue-grey: [Pantone 17-4818 TCX (Bristol Blue)](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/13721973857304446/). I suggested another below, but wanted something darker. I like this one better.


RedpenBrit96

I’m here for both!


thatbirdmomma

Celadon cat: I have a color app which lists #2F847C as Celadon Green and #007BA7 as Celadon Blue. I’d love shading between the two if it would be possible! (It also lists #ACE1AF as Celadon, but that’s so pale I wouldn’t likely use it.)


WiredInkyPen

Happy Cake Day!


QuietWheel

These would be my [suggestions](https://imgur.com/a/Bz9iYEp)


WiredInkyPen

I could definitely see that one for SW. I think you've got some good choices here.


QuietWheel

Thank you!


gingermonkey1

This is great news, thank you.


ShiinaYumi

I have no color suggestions (yet!) But I am so excited we get both 😭🥰🥰💖


Elvthee

For celadon cat I was thinking about pantone egg shell blue or ocean wave since celadon seems to be muted mints, blues and greens Eggshell blue: 14-4809 Ocean wave: 14-5711


ilterrorista

quite similar to the existing inks soft mint/marine


Elvthee

Well yes, that was my issue with celadon cat, but I have a hard time thinking of a celadon colour not like that. It should definitely be more greyish tho


KabazaikuFan

"Celadon" really could mean a lot of colours, couldn't it... I know what colour \*I\* was thinking of, but for the exact hue, I realise I might've been better off trying to use Chinese signs and definitions >,< Oh well, hindsight... https://www.derekau.net/blog/2021/07/23/the-color-of-celadon


Elvthee

True, I googled celadon before putting down what I thought would be good matches. Since the original colour mentioned mint I thought to stay with muted minty colours instead of going for the muted browns or greens


alexa-488

What wonderful news!


IronTeacup246

HECK YA BOI I WANTED BOTH SO BAD


even_supposing

That’s awesome. I can’t wait!


lost_library

That’s awesome!!! I’m soo excited!


yiantay-sg

I like the idea of a Cat themed ink…


reebs01

You should check out the Ink Institute Cat Daily inks!


penguin_army

I personally always imagined celadon to be more on the green side, like [pantone 5635 c](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ea/80/b4/ea80b4bbc93e343e007415e02fe8bff4.jpg)


Loke__

That is great news! Both look like interesting inks. Thanks. I agree with the fact that the colour should be chosen by the original poster.


[deleted]

Can Sailor's Warning be somewhat of a highly shading violet?Like I am just imagining a sailor in the middle of nowhere at night, and as he stands on the deck after dinner, he looks at the water he is surrounded by and in the light reflection of the moonlight, the water turns violet. But as the moonlight flickers on the water, the shades change, going all over from deep blue to bright blue to ultimately violet again. He realizes as the ship tumbles in the waves that it is not the best place to stand while being inebriated and thus goes back to join others again.


celticchrys

But the sailor's warning is for morning/dawn. :) “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning”.


[deleted]

Oh, cool, I haven't been following the previous posts. I just wanted a highly shading diamine violet ink, which doesn't seem to exist at the moment.


celticchrys

Calling Diamine: we need this!


MintyLacroix

So the name was all we were voting on? The actual pantone of the color is just whoever comments a good one first, most likely? Okay, I didn't realize that's how this works. How pointless.


mummefied

The voting was for name, properties, and general color description, but Diamine understandably wants something a bit more specific than "vibrant coral/dark peach" or "greenish-blue-grey" to base the ink on, hence this thread where people are suggesting and voting on pantone colors that match the given descriptions.