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Caran d’Ache Supracolor set of 12 – 144 colour recipes

13 January 2021 by Louise

Pinterest image of green colour swatches of Caran d'Ache Supracolor pencils. Text says 'Caran d'Ache Supracolor Aquarelle set of 12 - see, sort and search 144 colour recipes. Artnitso.com'.

We have written about how 144 colours can be created from a basic set of 12 coloured pencils. This post will show you colour recipes of at least 144 colours that can be created with the Caran d’Ache Supracolor set of 12 water colour pencils.

Also, you can see the colour wheel colour families to which these new colours belong. Use this to find your colour relationships to help you create your next artwork. See this disclaimer on how the colours were analysed.

You can also see the colour recipes found in the basic coloured pencil sets of Caran d’Ache Luminance, Prismacolor Premier, Caran d’Ache Pablo, Faber Castell Polychromos, and Caran d’Ache Museum Aquarelle water colour pencils.

The Caran d’Ache Pablo and the Caran d’Ache Supracolor pencils have the same colours in their ranges. See this video review from AngisArt Addicts comparing the Supracolor and Pablo 12 pencil sets.

The Caran d’Ache Supracolor set of 12 – 144 colour recipes in colour groups

Below is the color wheel with colour family groups listed in clock positions.

Colour Wheel showing the colour wheel family colours in clock positions Artnitso.com
The colour wheel colours in clock position.

Let’s see what the colour recipes look like when they are grouped together by colour wheel colour family and neutral colour groups.

Red – 12.00 o’clock

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Red - Artnitso.com
7 red colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

Red-Orange – 1.00 o’clock

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Red-Orange - Artnitso.com
5 red-orange colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

Orange – 2.00 o’clock

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Orange - Artnitso.com
10 orange colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

Orange-Yellow – 3.00 o’clock

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Orange-Yellow - Artnitso.com
2 orange-yellow colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

Yellow – 4.00 o’clock

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Yellow - Artnitso.com
7 yellow colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

Yellow-Green – 5.00 o’clock

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Yellow-Green - Artnitso.com
5 yellow-green colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

Green – 6.00 o’clock

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Green - Artnitso.com
9 green colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

Green-Blue 7.00 o’clock

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Green-Blue - Artnitso.com
5 green-blue colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

Blue 8.00 o’clock

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Blue - Artnitso.com
9 blue colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

Blue-Violet 9.00

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Blue-Violet - Artnitso.com
14 blue-violet colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

Violet – 10.00

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Violet - Artnitso.com
17 violet colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

Violet-Red – 11.00

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Violet-Red - Artnitso.com
6 violet-red colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

Neutrals

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Neutral-Cool Grey - Artnitso.com
6 neutral-cool grey colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Neutral-Cool Brown - Artnitso.com
7 neutral-cool brown colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.
Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Neutral-Black - Artnitso.com
2 neutral-black colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.
Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Neutral-White - Artnitso.com
1 neutral-white colour created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

Complements

Caran d'Ache Supracolor - 144 colours 12 set - Complement - Artnitso.com
32 complementary colours created from a basic set of 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils.

The 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor pencils in the set

The tables below show you recipes of 144 colours that can be made with these 12 Caran d’Ache Supracolor water colour pencils. Layer 1 is the first layer on the paper, and Layer 2 is the colour placed over that first layer. Different colours are created if a colour is placed as the first layer, and if it is placed as the second layer. Try them out below and find the colour recipes that make up the colours.

The 12 pencils in the set are shown here.

Colour Number Colour Name LF Colour Swatch
160 Cobalt Blue 3
220 Grass Green 3
140 Ultramarine 2
009 Black 3
049 Umber 2
005 Grey 3
001 White 3
030 Orange 2
070 Scarlet 2
090 Purple 2
120 Violet 2
240 Lemon Yellow 3
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Interactive colour chart – Caran d’Ache Supracolor 144 Colour Recipes

If you want to see what two pencils look like together, just type in one of the pencil’s number in the ‘layer one’ column search bar in the top chart on this page (with the other pencil’s number in the ‘layer 2’ column), and then type in that same pencil’s number in the ‘layer two’ column search bar on the second chart (underneath), and the corresponding pencil’s number in the ‘layer 1 column.

Colour Family Layer 1 Layer 2 White Paper Swatch
Blue-Violet 140 140
Green-Blue 140 220
Blue. 140 160
Blue-Violet 140 009
Complement 140 049
Blue-Violet 140 005
Blue-Violet 140 001
Complement 140 030
Violet-Red 140 070
Blue-Violet 140 090
Blue-Violet 140 120
Green-Blue 140 240
Green. 220 140
Green. 220 220
Green-Blue 220 160
Green. 220 009
Complement 220 049
Green. 220 005
Green. 220 001
Complement 220 030
Complement 220 070
Complement 220 090
Complement 220 120
Yellow-Green 220 240
Blue. 160 140
Green-Blue 160 220
Blue. 160 160
Blue. 160 009
Complement 160 049
Blue. 160 005
Blue. 160 001
Complement 160 030
Violet-Red 160 070
Blue-Violet 160 090
Blue-Violet 160 120
Green-Blue 160 240
Blue-Violet 009 140
Green. 009 220
Blue. 009 160
Neutral - Black 009 009
Neutral - Cool Brown 009 049
Neutral - Cool Grey 009 005
Neutral - Cool Grey 009 001
Orange. 009 030
Red. 009 070
Violet. 009 090
Violet. 009 120
Yellow. 009 240
Complement 049 140
Complement 049 220
Complement 049 160
Neutral - Cool Brown 049 009
Neutral - Cool Brown 049 049
Neutral - Cool Brown 049 005
Neutral - Cool Brown 049 001
Orange. 049 030
Red-Orange 049 070
Complement 049 090
Complement 049 120
Yellow. 049 240
Blue-Violet 005 140
Green. 005 220
Blue. 005 160
Neutral - Cool Grey 005 009
Neutral - Cool Brown 005 049
Neutral - Cool Grey 005 005
Neutral - Cool Grey 005 001
Orange. 005 030
Red. 005 070
Violet. 005 090
Violet. 005 120
Yellow-Green 005 240
Blue-Violet 001 140
Green. 001 220
Blue. 001 160
Neutral - Black 001 009
Neutral - Cool Brown 001 049
Neutral - Cool Grey 001 005
Neutral - White 001 001
Orange. 001 030
Red. 001 070
Violet. 001 090
Violet. 001 120
Yellow. 001 240
Complement 030 140
Complement 030 220
Complement 030 160
Orange. 030 009
Orange. 030 049
Orange. 030 005
Orange. 030 001
Orange. 030 030
Red-Orange 030 070
Complement 030 090
Complement 030 120
Orange-Yellow 030 240
Complement 070 140
Complement 070 220
Complement 070 160
Red. 070 009
Red-Orange 070 049
Red. 070 005
Red. 070 001
Red-Orange 070 030
Red. 070 070
Violet-Red 070 090
Violet-Red 070 120
Orange. 070 240
Violet. 090 140
Complement 090 220
Blue-Violet 090 160
Violet. 090 009
Complement 090 049
Violet. 090 005
Violet. 090 001
Complement 090 030
Violet-Red 090 070
Violet. 090 090
Violet. 090 120
Complement 090 240
Blue-Violet 120 140
Complement 120 220
Blue-Violet 120 160
Violet. 120 009
Complement 120 049
Violet. 120 005
Violet. 120 001
Complement 120 030
Violet-Red 120 070
Violet. 120 090
Violet. 120 120
Complement 120 240
Green. 240 140
Yellow-Green 240 220
Yellow-Green 240 160
Yellow. 240 009
Yellow. 240 049
Yellow-Green 240 005
Yellow. 240 001
Orange-Yellow 240 030
Red-Orange 240 070
Complement 240 090
Complement 240 120
Yellow. 240 240
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Colour Family Layer 1 Layer 2 White Paper Swatch
Blue-Violet 140 140
Green-Blue 140 220
Blue. 140 160
Blue-Violet 140 009
Complement 140 049
Blue-Violet 140 005
Blue-Violet 140 001
Complement 140 030
Violet-Red 140 070
Blue-Violet 140 090
Blue-Violet 140 120
Green-Blue 140 240
Green. 220 140
Green. 220 220
Green-Blue 220 160
Green. 220 009
Complement 220 049
Green. 220 005
Green. 220 001
Complement 220 030
Complement 220 070
Complement 220 090
Complement 220 120
Yellow-Green 220 240
Blue. 160 140
Green-Blue 160 220
Blue. 160 160
Blue. 160 009
Complement 160 049
Blue. 160 005
Blue. 160 001
Complement 160 030
Violet-Red 160 070
Blue-Violet 160 090
Blue-Violet 160 120
Green-Blue 160 240
Blue-Violet 009 140
Green. 009 220
Blue. 009 160
Neutral - Black 009 009
Neutral - Cool Brown 009 049
Neutral - Cool Grey 009 005
Neutral - Cool Grey 009 001
Orange. 009 030
Red. 009 070
Violet. 009 090
Violet. 009 120
Yellow. 009 240
Complement 049 140
Complement 049 220
Complement 049 160
Neutral - Cool Brown 049 009
Neutral - Cool Brown 049 049
Neutral - Cool Brown 049 005
Neutral - Cool Brown 049 001
Orange. 049 030
Red-Orange 049 070
Complement 049 090
Complement 049 120
Yellow. 049 240
Blue-Violet 005 140
Green. 005 220
Blue. 005 160
Neutral - Cool Grey 005 009
Neutral - Cool Brown 005 049
Neutral - Cool Grey 005 005
Neutral - Cool Grey 005 001
Orange. 005 030
Red. 005 070
Violet. 005 090
Violet. 005 120
Yellow-Green 005 240
Blue-Violet 001 140
Green. 001 220
Blue. 001 160
Neutral - Black 001 009
Neutral - Cool Brown 001 049
Neutral - Cool Grey 001 005
Neutral - White 001 001
Orange. 001 030
Red. 001 070
Violet. 001 090
Violet. 001 120
Yellow. 001 240
Complement 030 140
Complement 030 220
Complement 030 160
Orange. 030 009
Orange. 030 049
Orange. 030 005
Orange. 030 001
Orange. 030 030
Red-Orange 030 070
Complement 030 090
Complement 030 120
Orange-Yellow 030 240
Complement 070 140
Complement 070 220
Complement 070 160
Red. 070 009
Red-Orange 070 049
Red. 070 005
Red. 070 001
Red-Orange 070 030
Red. 070 070
Violet-Red 070 090
Violet-Red 070 120
Orange. 070 240
Violet. 090 140
Complement 090 220
Blue-Violet 090 160
Violet. 090 009
Complement 090 049
Violet. 090 005
Violet. 090 001
Complement 090 030
Violet-Red 090 070
Violet. 090 090
Violet. 090 120
Complement 090 240
Blue-Violet 120 140
Complement 120 220
Blue-Violet 120 160
Violet. 120 009
Complement 120 049
Violet. 120 005
Violet. 120 001
Complement 120 030
Violet-Red 120 070
Violet. 120 090
Violet. 120 120
Complement 120 240
Green. 240 140
Yellow-Green 240 220
Yellow-Green 240 160
Yellow. 240 009
Yellow. 240 049
Yellow-Green 240 005
Yellow. 240 001
Orange-Yellow 240 030
Red-Orange 240 070
Complement 240 090
Complement 240 120
Yellow. 240 240
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