Ink Review #1255: Diamine Warm Brown

Diamine Warm Brown is a light brown ink I’ve had for quite a while. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens.

The color:

Warm Brown is an unsaturated sepia brown.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some interesting shading and just a little 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: 10 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, tiny black sheen, and no shimmer. The sheen is only visible in large swabs on Tomoe River Paper.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes, but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Warm Brown is closest to Colorverse Soul, but is much lighter. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pelikan M200 Gold Marbled with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, while I love Diamine inks usually, this one just isn’t a home run for me. It’s generally well behaved, but I’m not blown away by the color.

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.