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Choosing Keeping

Army Green

Greens#485230

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Specs

Color familyGreens
Approx. hex#485230
SheenNot typically noted

Paper & pairing

Greens read as more expressive than blue or black, a common choice for people who want color without leaving the realm of "still looks professional." 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 Choosing Keeping

Choosing Keeping is a London stationery shop founded in 2012 by its owner Julia, originally on Columbia Road in East London and now located at 21 Tower Street near Covent Garden. It curates fine stationery, writing instruments, and art supplies from around the world and offers its own line of bottled fountain pen inks, including a scented ink made with the London fragrance house Perfumer H.

United Kingdom Founded 2012
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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 Army Green?
Army Green falls into Inktend's greens family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Army Green have sheen?
Army Green 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 Army Green?
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 Army Green?
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.