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Amarillo Stationery

Blue Suntan

Blues & navies#5BA0A9

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#5BA0A9
SheenNot typically noted
BrandAmarillo Stationery

Paper & pairing

Blues and navies are the most broadly "safe" fountain pen colors: legible, professional, and unlikely to raise eyebrows in an office. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.

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About Amarillo Stationery

Amarillo Stationery is a Chicago-based stationery shop run by Erick Gama, who was born in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and started the business after launching a Spanish-language stationery podcast during the COVID lockdowns. The shop curates pens, inks and paper goods with a focus on Latin American makers. It has commissioned collaboration inks with Pennonia and released its own "Amarillo Vibes" ink series.

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Storing and using the bottle

Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.

Frequently asked questions

What color family is Blue Suntan?
Blue Suntan falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Blue Suntan have sheen?
Blue Suntan is not typically noted for sheen. If you want that effect, browse similarly colored inks tagged with sheen in the ink library.
How should I store a bottle of Blue Suntan?
Years, easily, as long as it stays capped and out of direct sunlight. The thing that actually shortens an ink's usable life is sitting unused inside a pen, not sitting on a shelf.
What paper works best with Blue Suntan?
It behaves predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Stick to something reasonably absorbent-resistant, since cheap copier paper dulls saturation and can feather.

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Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.