Ink Review #1171: Diamine Ochre

Let’s take a look at Diamine Ochre today. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens.

The color:

Ochre is a medium warm-tone brown.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some shading and a bit of black sheen.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, tiny black sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes and just a few dots of bleeding in the swab.

Comparison Swabs:

Ochre is a bit more orange than these other brown inks, but it’s closest to Colorverse Soul and Jacques Herbin Terre d’Ombre. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Al-star Bronze with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s pretty well behaved, but there’s nothing about it that makes me want to use it often.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored in any way.