Sea Foam Green Color Ink

[FayeV]

Do you have any recommendations for a sea foam green colored ink?

 

My 11 yr old daughter's favorite color is sea foam green and she has asked to fill her fountain pen with a sea foam green colored ink. I don't have any in my stash and would like to pick one up for her. I poked around and have stumbled upon Diamine Soft Mint as a possibility. Would you say this is a good match for sea foam green? Or is there some other bottled ink that more closely resembles sea foam green? Another one I stumbled upon was J Herbin Diabolo Menthe, however on my computer screen, I thought this one seemed a bit too blue with not enough green.

 

 

 

[LizEF]

I don't know the answer, but two thoughts:

 

1) Can you give us an example of what you consider sea-foam green? (e.g. hex or RGB numbers for a color, a graphic, something)?

 

2) Keep in mind that some inks can be diluted with water so that if you find a color that's a little too dark, you might make it perfect with a bit of water...

 

(Am curious what colors folks come up with.)

[Chrissy]

I typed 'sea foam green' into Google and then clicked on Images. A whole page full of green images came up. Which type of green do you want your ink to look like?

[FayeV]

Here's a photo, taken from my iPhone, that shows what I'm aiming for. These are her two favorite sea foam greenish tops. The lacy on on the left is slightly darker than the one on the right. I've added my Blue-Green Al-Star to help give you an idea of the shirt colors. Hope this helps.

 

 

[glorfindel]

Hmm, De Atramentis petrol and Pigeon blue come to mind.

 

Here's a photo, taken from my iPhone, that shows what I'm aiming for. These are her two favorite sea foam greenish tops. The lacy on on the left is slightly darker than the one on the right. I've added my Blue-Green Al-Star to help give you an idea of the shirt colors. Hope this helps.

 

 

[glorfindel]

Also Herbs de Province.

 

De Atramentis has a lot of tealish greens.

 

Hmm, De Atramentis petrol and Pigeon blue come to mind.

 

 

[glorfindel]

Amother ink I have that looks kinda close is Private Reserve blue suede. However, this ink has been inconsistent for me.

 

Also Herbs de Province.

 

De Atramentis has a lot of tealish greens.

 

 

[LizEF]

FWIW, if you look at the pictures on Goulet's website for that pen, you'll see it paired up with J. Herbin Vert Reseda - which might be a little blue, but it's hard to say - those pictures are never quite like real life for me. Also, Pelikan Jade might be close. And if you diluted it, maybe De Atramentis Sandalwood (hard to say, there are multiples that might pale down to what you want - De Atramentis White Document Ink might help you turn some pastel without thinning them..). Those are the only ones I can think of at the moment.

[PS104]

Try this link

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/302499-deep-sea-green-graf-von-faber-castell/

[Michael R.]

How about Private Reserve Foam Green :-)

 

Cheers

 

Michael

[LizB]

J Herbin Vert Reseda?

[mmg122]

J Herbin Vert Reseda?

Definitely J Herbin Vert Reseda.

 

Check out this thread: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/108413-seven-aquaturquoise-inks/

[Chrissy]

Diamine Soft Mint looks like quite a good match

[lapis]

Try this link

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/302499-deep-sea-green-graf-von-faber-castell/

By no means this Deep Sea Green. That is a nice color but IMO way too blue and chalky. A sea foam is at most slimy.

[Chrissy]

Try this link

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/302499-deep-sea-green-graf-von-faber-castell/

 

Too dark for Sea Foam?

[martinbir]

Of those I have i immediately thought of Diamine Eau de Nil which may be a bit dark, but their inaccurately named Steel Blue could be the one.

 

 

 

[Chrissy]

I must admit I didn't think of Diamine Eau de Nil. A lovely ink.

My Lamy 2000 is always filled with Diamine Steel Blue...

[FayeV]

Thank you so much for all the suggestions and links. Now I'm going to try to find one place where I can order the ink plus fountain pen I'm getting her for Christmas (and maybe a little something for myself, too). Still trying to decide on the fountain pen, some possibilities I've been kicking around include:

 

Kaweco Sport, mint, 1.1mm

Lamy Safari, dark lilac + 1.5mm nib

Pilot Metropolitan, retro pop turquoise

Twsbi Eco, white, 1.1 mm

 

She already has a Safari and Metro, so I'm leaning towards something new to her.

[mmg122]

You might consider getting her a demonstrator like Lamy Vista or one of the TWSBI pens. She might enjoy seeing the colorful inks sloshing around in there.

 

Mary

[FayeV]

I don't know if she is really wowed by demo pens. I have 2 Lamy Vista pens (which she has used before) and I have never heard her say, "Ooooh! Can I have one, too?" That said, I was thinking the Twsbi Eco might be an interesting pen for her -- or for me.

 

I was browsing around Goulet and stumbled upon a Nemosine Singularity in a transparent blue color that also looked like another possibility for her. My only concern with this one is whether it would stand up to being knocked around in a backpack or pencil case. Middle schoolers can be rough with their things.