Ink Review #1131: Diamine Green Umber

Let’s take a look at Diamine Green Umber today, it seems I’m really stuck on green inks right now. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens a few years ago.

The color:

Green Black is a very unsaturated, cool-tone green.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper there isn’t much shading, and just a little bit of dark grey 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: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: low shading, tiny grey 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 just a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Green Umber is similar in tone to Diamine Green Black, but it’s much less saturated the ink looks much lighter. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Kaweco Sport Milligram Sage with a medium nib on a Yoseka A5 notebook. The ink had an average flow. In this nib there was plenty of shading, but it did look a bit light and a bit hard to read on the top of the shading.

Overall, I’m kinda diggin’ this color. It’s interesting and a bit more of a unique green. There is a bit more feathering and bleeding than I like though.

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.