Use the simple interactive colour chart provided below for the Faber Castell Polychromos coloured pencil range to help you save your time and energy.
Find each pencil’s name, pencil number and lightfast rating. A colour swatch for each coloured pencil is also provided. This interactive colour chart is to help you quickly find the colour pencil you need for your art and craft projects.
A recent blog post provided a closer look at the range of 120 Faber Castell Polychromos coloured pencils.
Polychromos Interactive Colour Chart
Polychromos lightfast ratings (LF) are shown as:
* = 1; ** = 2; and *** = 3
The least lightfast rating is * and the highest lightfast rating is ***.
The search button on the right hand side above the table is the global search button and it searches all columns within the table. The search bar above each column searches for information with in that column.
When searching for information, first use the global search button. Then use the column searches to refine your search.
Hint: Remove all data from the search boxes to return to the full colour chart.
All columns are searchable.
| Number | Name | LF Rating | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | Phthalo Blue | 3 |  |
| 120 | Ultramarine | 3 |  |
| 140 | Light Ultramarine | 3 |  |
| 143 | Cobalt Blue | 3 |  |
| 144 | Cobalt Blue Greenish | 3 |  |
| 145 | Light Phthalo Blue | 2 |  |
| 146 | Sky Blue | 3 |  |
| 149 | Bluish Torquoise | 3 |  |
| 151 | Helio Blue Reddish | 3 |  |
| 152 | Middle Phtalo Blue | 3 |  |
| 157 | Dark Indigo | 3 |  |
| 246 | Prussian Blue | 3 |  |
| 247 | Indanthrene Blue | 3 |  |
| 112 | Leaf Green | 3 |  |
| 159 | Hookers Green | 3 |  |
| 161 | Phthalo Green | 3 |  |
| 162 | Light Phalto Green | 2 |  |
| 163 | Emerald Green | 3 |  |
| 165 | Juniper Green | 3 |  |
| 166 | Grass Green | 3 |  |
| 171 | Light Green | 3 |  |
| 264 | Dark Phthalo Green | 3 |  |
| 266 | Permanent Green | 3 |  |
| 267 | Pine Green | 3 |  |
| 278 | Chrome Oxide Green | 3 |  |
| 153 | Cobalt Torquoise | 3 |  |
| 154 | Light Cobalt Torquoise | 2 |  |
| 155 | Helio Torquise | 3 |  |
| 156 | Cobalt Green | 3 |  |
| 158 | Deep Cobalt Green | 3 |  |
| 276 | Chrome Oxide Green Fiery | 3 |  |
| 252 | Copper | 3 |  |
| 250 | Gold | 3 |  |
| 251 | Silver | 3 |  |
| 101 | White | 3 |  |
| 181 | Paynes Grey | 3 |  |
| 199 | Black | 3 |  |
| 179 | Bistre | 2 |  |
| 176 | Van Dyke-Brown | 3 |  |
| 177 | Walnut Brown | 3 |  |
| 280 | Burnt Umber | 3 |  |
| 230 | Cold Grey I | 3 |  |
| 231 | Cold Grey II | 3 |  |
| 232 | Cold Grey III | 3 |  |
| 233 | Cold Grey IV | 3 |  |
| 234 | Cold Grey V | 3 |  |
| 235 | Cold Grey VI | 3 |  |
| 175 | Dark Sepia | 3 |  |
| 270 | Warm Grey I | 3 |  |
| 271 | Warm Grey II | 3 |  |
| 272 | Warm Grey III | 3 |  |
| 273 | Warm Grey IV | 3 |  |
| 274 | Warm Grey V | 3 |  |
| 275 | Warm Grey VI | 3 |  |
| 111 | Cadmium Orange | 3 |  |
| 113 | Orange Glaze | 3 |  |
| 115 | Dark Cadmium Orange | 3 |  |
| 186 | Terracotta | 3 |  |
| 107 | Cadmium Yellow | 3 |  |
| 108 | Dark Cadmium Yellow | 3 |  |
| 109 | Dark Chrome Yellow | 3 |  |
| 178 | Nougat | 3 |  |
| 180 | Raw Umber | 3 |  |
| 182 | Brown Ochre | 3 |  |
| 183 | Light Yellow Ochre | 2 |  |
| 184 | Dark Naples Ochre | 3 |  |
| 185 | Naples Yellow | 3 |  |
| 187 | Burnt Ochre | 3 |  |
| 118 | Scarlet Red | 3 |  |
| 130 | Dark Flesh | 3 |  |
| 131 | Medium Flesh | 3 |  |
| 191 | Pompeian Red | 3 |  |
| 223 | Deep Red | 2 |  |
| 117 | Light Cadmium Red | 3 |  |
| 132 | Light Flesh | 3 |  |
| 188 | Sanguine | 3 |  |
| 189 | Cinnamon | 3 |  |
| 190 | Venetian Red | 3 |  |
| 283 | Burnt Sienna | 3 |  |
| 119 | Light Magenta | 1 |  |
| 123 | Fuschia | 2 |  |
| 125 | Middle Purple Pink | 2 |  |
| 128 | Light Purple Pink | 2 |  |
| 129 | Pink Madder Lake | 2 |  |
| 134 | Crimson | 2 |  |
| 135 | Light Red Violet | 2 |  |
| 136 | Purple Violet | 2 |  |
| 137 | Blue Violet | 3 |  |
| 138 | Violet | 2 |  |
| 141 | Delft Blue | 3 |  |
| 160 | Manganese Violet | 1 |  |
| 249 | Mauve | 3 |  |
| 121 | Pale Geranium Lake | 3 |  |
| 124 | Rose Carmine | 3 |  |
| 126 | Permanent Carmine | 3 |  |
| 127 | Pink Carmine | 2 |  |
| 133 | Magenta | 3 |  |
| 142 | Madder | 3 |  |
| 169 | Caput Mortuum | 3 |  |
| 192 | Indian Red | 3 |  |
| 193 | Burnt Carmine | 3 |  |
| 194 | Red-violet | 3 |  |
| 217 | Middle Cadmium Red | 3 |  |
| 219 | Deep Scarlet Red | 3 |  |
| 225 | Dark Red | 3 |  |
| 226 | Alazarin Crimson | 2 |  |
| 263 | Caput Mortuum Violet | 3 |  |
| 102 | Cream | 3 |  |
| 103 | Ivory | 3 |  |
| 104 | Light Yellow Glaze | 3 |  |
| 105 | Light Cadmium Yellow | 3 |  |
| 106 | Light Chrome Yellow | 3 |  |
| 205 | Cadmium Yellow Lemon | 3 |  |
| 268 | Green Gold | 3 |  |
| 167 | Permanent Green Olive | 3 |  |
| 168 | Earth Green Yellowish | 3 |  |
| 170 | May Green | 3 |  |
| 172 | Earth Green | 3 |  |
| 173 | Olive Green Yellowish | 3 |  |
| 174 | Chromium Green Opaque | 3 |  |
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This post was originally published on 18 November 2019. It was updated on 3 August 2020, and 16 August 2021. It was last updated on 4 January 2023.