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Colors of Nature - Cold Dew

Blacks & greys#8C8A85

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Specs

Color familyBlacks & greys
Approx. hex#8C8A85
SheenNot typically noted
BrandIWI

Paper & pairing

As a near-neutral tone, it reads as professional and safe for anything from journaling to signatures. 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 IWI

IWI is the house brand of International Writing Instrument Corp., a Taiwanese manufacturer whose pen production dates to 1975, with the company formally established in 1985 and recorded as Taiwan's largest metal pen exporter. The IWI brand itself launched in 2015, offering fountain pens, rollerballs and ballpoints that pair Taiwanese manufacturing with affordable design, exported to more than 80 countries.

Taiwan Founded 2015
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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 Colors of Nature - Cold Dew?
Colors of Nature - Cold Dew falls into Inktend's blacks & greys family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Colors of Nature - Cold Dew have sheen?
Colors of Nature - Cold Dew 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 Colors of Nature - Cold Dew?
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 Colors of Nature - Cold Dew?
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.