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Colorado Pen

California Teal

Blues & navies#41D6CE

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#41D6CE
SheenNot typically noted

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 Colorado Pen

Colorado Pen is a Colorado-based American retailer of fine writing instruments, selling fountain pens, rollerballs, ballpoints, refills, and inks from premium brands such as Montblanc, Parker, Waterman, and Lamy. The company emphasizes concierge-level customer service and same-day shipping, and has offered exclusive house ink colors named after Colorado and Western landscapes.

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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 California Teal?
California Teal falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does California Teal have sheen?
California Teal 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 California Teal?
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 California Teal?
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.