Caran d'Ache Luminance Pencils

Caran d’Ache, Maison de Haute Ecriture, is once more emphasising its expertise in Colour by offering creative professionals the Luminance 6901 colour pencil, a combination of the highest lightfastness and the smoothness of a permanent lead. Two years of research went into developing the formulation in the greatest secrecy in the Geneva workshops.

Caran d’Ache is the only brand to offer a set of 100 colours with 80 colours classified in the best category (Lightfastness I) under standard ASTM D-6901.

24 NEW COLOURS have been added to the Luminance range! Chromium Oxyde Green, Middle Verdigris, Chrysocolla Blue, Ultramarine, Bleu De Nimes, Indanthrone Blue, Dark Indigo, Carmine Lake, Dark Flesh 40%, Terracotta, Herculanum Red, Violet Pink, Hibiscus Pink, Quinacridone Purple, Anthraquinone Carmine, Dark Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Yellow, Indian Yellow, Light Flesh 10%, Pink White, Dark Flesh 5%, Natural Russet, Dark Flesh and Dark Phtalo Green.

All 100 colours are available individually, or in sets.

Please note: Light Flesh 10pc has changed its name to Butternut and Dark Flesh (5pc/40pc) has changed its name to Warm Earth (5pc/40pc).

Luminance 6901
guaranteeing creative professionals and artists the world over that their talent will survive.

In addition to the highest lightfastness, the Luminance 6901 leads benefit from an extreme softness which enables you to obtain subtle mixings and gradations, as well as blendings. Every shade has been formulated using finely-ground pigments chosen for their purity, intensity and resistance to UV. Artists, designers, architects, stylists, art Directors, interior designers and so on - all creative professionals will appreciate the technical features, aesthetics and ergonomics of Luminance 6901.

Certified lightfastness and use of FSC wood.
Cut from California cedar, the Luminance 6901 colour pencils carry the FSC label, a guarantee of logging that is environmentally-friendly and socially and economically endurable. Caran d’Ache is a rarity among world pencil manufacturers, for it has obtained this label for both the type of wood used and its conversion in its Geneva workshops.

At the request of the Coloured Pencil Society of America (CPSA), the American Society for Testing and Material has developed standard ASTM D-6901 to determine the lightfast level of a colour pencil. With Luminance 6901, Caran d’Ache is the only brand to offer a set of 100 colours with 80 colours classified in the best category (Lightfastness I) under standard ASTM D-6901.

Click on the 'i' symbol on the colour swatch to see colour information including lightfastness rating.

Lightfastness I = Excellent Lightfastness
Lightfastness II = Very Good