What Is The Best Orange Ink...?

[mehandiratta]

I have been using Diamine/TWD orange and I am not at all happy with the properties of the ink.

The colors is okay but no shading, or sheen. However it is crippled with problem of Nib Crud.

 

Kindly suggest what is the best Orange ink out there... which actually is subtle and doesn't pop out.

[Uncial]

Diamine has a number of orange inks and of all I have tried they are all well behaved and no ink crud issues. What is TWD?

[Cryptos]

 

 

L'Artisan Pastellier Classique Bouton d'Or

 

Buttercup, apparently - ignore the words I wrote. Received this as a gift sample, dunked a dip pen in and wrote on the nearest available piece of paper (no idea what it was).

[evyxmsj]

I really like Pelikan Mandarin, but not sure how subtle it is. No sheen, but a little shading.

 

http://i63.tinypic.com/hvuczl.jpg

 

That's a Vac 700 on Oxford optik paper.

Edited June 2, 2016 by evyxmsj

[adyf]

Diamine has a number of orange inks and of all I have tried they are all well behaved and no ink crud issues. What is TWD?

In think it's The Writing Desk. They sell a number of diamine inks in plastic 100ml bottles.

[Ronderick]

I've been using Caran d'Ache Electric Orange for the last month or so in my Pelikan m800 Burnt Orange.

 

I think the ink is pretty well-behaved (albeit a bit wet, but makes for a great writing experience with the nib) and the color is bright yet readable - good for everyday usage.

[Rach31]

KWZ Orange is nice and easy to read. PE Mandarin is too light in my EF nib, but looks beautiful with a 1.1.

[Fuzzy_Bear]

Nooddlers Habanero

[Uncial]

Of the bright oranges my favourites are, Diamine's Blaze Orange and Bungbox Fresh Oranges. There are a number of more subtle and different oranges (with differing overtones/undertones) that are really great, but if it's a straight up orange then the two mentioned.

[strictlyobiter]

Pelikan Mandarin or Diamine Pumpkin are my go to orange inks. Mandarin is excellently behaved but Pumpkin can suffer from a little nib crud if left too long. Diamine Gerbera is a good orange too with a lot of shading in my fat nibbed pens.

[dapprman]

I use Pilot Iroshuzuku Yu-Yake - it's a very warm orange.

[PAKMAN]

Many oranges look good but act out in the pen. The best I've found both in how it looks and acts is the Lamy Orange.

[swanjun]

My favorite is Cult Pens Deep Dark Orange.

[mehandiratta]

Many oranges look good but act out in the pen. The best I've found both in how it looks and acts is the Lamy Orange.

oh I think I can still find that one...

[gryphon1911]

I have a bottle of Noodler's Habanero that I like. It has a mild shading characteristic. If you want something more extreme, look at Noodler's Apache Sunset. It is bold and has a strong shading character.

[lapis]

Omas Orange (new) > De Atramentis Orange (scented) > Lamy Copper Orange (At least in Europe only in cartridges).

 

...And in North America... ????

[AD64]

Have you seen the thread about orange inks? It's full of samples; really luscious.

[mehandiratta]

Have you seen the thread about orange inks? It's full of samples; really luscious.

 

Just wanted to know of properties also...not just the colour...

 

because I had few orange inks... from Diamine... which left in my pen for long time leaves Crud...

So thats y made a thread and asked the experts here...

[martinbir]

I have Diamine Pumpkin which is certainly very bright and offers nice shading. It does tend towards nib crud but that is harmless and easy to wipe off - crud varies pen to pen and I think airtight caps prevent it.

[Chrissy]

I like Sailor Apricot, but it's impossible to find. Diamine Marigold is the closest match I have found to it.