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Red Cliff

Penland Cafe is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.

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Specs

Color familyReds & pinks

Approx. hex#A01531

SheenNot typically noted

BrandPenland Cafe

Paper & pairing

Reds and pinks show the most dramatic shading of any color family: expect real variation between the edges and center of each letter. 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 Penland Cafe

Pen-land Cafe is a fountain pen shop and cafe in Nagoya, Japan, selling and repairing new and vintage fountain pens from brands such as Montblanc, Pelikan and Aurora. It is known for its quirky shop-original inks, which historically could only be bought in person at the store.

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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 Red Cliff?

Red Cliff falls into Inktend's reds & pinks family based on its typical swatch color.

Does Red Cliff have sheen?

Red Cliff 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 Red Cliff?

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 Red Cliff?

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.