Prismacolor Premier set of 12 – 144 colour recipes

A recent blog post provided a closer look at the Prismacolor Premier set of 12 and it highlighted some colours that could be created from the set. This post will show you colour recipes of at least 144 colours that can be created with the Prismacolor Premier set of 12 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.

The Prismacolor Premier set of 12 colour recipes in colour groups

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

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

Red-Orange – 1.00 o’clock

Orange – 2.00 o’clock

Orange-Yellow – 3.00 o’clock

Yellow – 4.00 o’clock

Yellow-Green – 5.00 o’clock

Green – 6.00 o’clock

Green-Blue 7.00 o’clock

Blue 8.00 o’clock

Blue-Violet 9.00

Violet – 10.00

Violet-Red – 11.00

Complements

The 12 Prismacolor Premier pencils in the set

The tables below show you recipes of 144 colours that can be made with these 12 Prismacolor Premier 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
938	White	1
918	Orange	5
945	Sienna Brown	1
946	Dark Brown	1
916	Canary Yellow	3
912	Apple Green	5
935	Black	1
903	True Blue	3
933	Violet Blue	5
909	Grass Green	2
932	Violet	3
924	Crimson Red	2

©2019-2021 Artnitso & Co®

Interactive colour chart – Prismacolor Premier 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
Neutral - Cool Beige	938	946
Neutral - Warm Brown	938	945
Neutral - White	938	938
Neutral - Cool Grey	938	935
Blue-Violet	938	933
Violet.	938	932
Violet-Red	938	924
Orange.	938	918
Yellow.	938	916
Green.	938	912
Green.	938	909
Blue.	938	903
Orange.	918	938
Orange.	918	918
Red-Orange	918	945
Red-Orange	918	946
Orange-Yellow	918	916
Complement	918	912
Orange.	918	935
Complement	918	903
Complement	918	933
Complement	918	909
Complement	918	932
Red-Orange	918	924
Red-Orange	945	938
Orange.	945	918
Red-Orange	945	945
Red-Orange	945	946
Orange-Yellow	945	916
Complement	945	912
Red-Orange	945	935
Complement	945	903
Complement	945	933
Complement	945	909
Complement	945	932
Red-Orange	945	924
Warm - Neutral Brown	946	938
Red-Orange	946	918
Red-Orange	946	945
Neutral - Cool Beige	946	946
Orange-Yellow	946	916
Complement	946	912
Neutral - Warm Beige	946	935
Complement	946	903
Complement	946	933
Complement	946	909
Complement	946	932
Red-Orange	946	924
Yellow.	916	938
Orange-Yellow	916	918
Orange-Yellow	916	945
Orange-Yellow	916	946
Yellow.	916	916
Yellow-Green	916	912
Yellow.	916	935
Green.	916	903
Yellow-Green	916	933
Yellow-Green	916	909
Complement	916	932
Orange-Yellow	916	924
Green.	912	938
Complement	912	918
Complement	912	945
Complement	912	946
Yellow-Green	912	916
Yellow-Green	912	912
Yellow-Green	912	935
Green-Blue	912	903
Complement	912	933
Yellow-Green	912	909
Complement	912	932
Complement	912	924
Neutral - Cool Grey	935	938
Orange.	935	918
Red-Orange	935	945
Neutral - Cool Beige	935	946
Yellow.	935	916
Yellow-Green	935	912
Neutral - Black	935	935
Blue.	935	903
Blue-Violet	935	933
Green.	935	909
Violet.	935	932
Violet-Red	935	924
Blue.	903	938
Complement	903	918
Complement	903	945
Complement	903	946
Green.	903	916
Green.	903	912
Blue.	903	935
Blue.	903	903
Blue-Violet	903	933
Green-Blue	903	909
Blue-Violet	903	932
Violet.	903	924
Blue-Violet	933	938
Complement	933	918
Complement	933	945
Complement	933	946
Complement	933	916
Complement	933	912
Blue-Violet	933	935
Blue-Violet	933	903
Blue-Violet	933	933
Complement	933	909
Blue-Violet	933	932
Violet-Red	933	924
Green.	909	938
Complement	909	918
Complement	909	945
Complement	909	946
Yellow-Green	909	916
Yellow-Green	909	912
Yellow-Green	909	935
Green.	909	903
Complement	909	933
Green.	909	909
Complement	909	932
Complement	909	924
Violet.	932	938
Complement	932	918
Complement	932	945
Complement	932	946
Complement	932	916
Complement	932	912
Violet.	932	935
Blue-Violet	932	903
Blue-Violet	932	933
Complement	932	909
Violet.	932	932
Violet-Red	932	924
Red.	924	938
Red-Orange	924	918
Red-Orange	924	945
Red-Orange	924	946
Orange.	924	916
Complement	924	912
Violet-Red	924	935
Red.	924	903
Violet-Red	924	933
Complement	924	909
Violet-Red	924	932
Violet-Red	924	924

©2019-2021 Artnitso & Co®

Colour Family	Layer 1	Layer 2	White Paper Swatch
Neutral - Cool Beige	938	946
Neutral - Warm Brown	938	945
Neutral - White	938	938
Neutral - Cool Grey	938	935
Blue-Violet	938	933
Violet.	938	932
Violet-Red	938	924
Orange.	938	918
Yellow.	938	916
Green.	938	912
Green.	938	909
Blue.	938	903
Orange.	918	938
Orange.	918	918
Red-Orange	918	945
Red-Orange	918	946
Orange-Yellow	918	916
Complement	918	912
Orange.	918	935
Complement	918	903
Complement	918	933
Complement	918	909
Complement	918	932
Red-Orange	918	924
Red-Orange	945	938
Orange.	945	918
Red-Orange	945	945
Red-Orange	945	946
Orange-Yellow	945	916
Complement	945	912
Red-Orange	945	935
Complement	945	903
Complement	945	933
Complement	945	909
Complement	945	932
Red-Orange	945	924
Warm - Neutral Brown	946	938
Red-Orange	946	918
Red-Orange	946	945
Neutral - Cool Beige	946	946
Orange-Yellow	946	916
Complement	946	912
Neutral - Warm Beige	946	935
Complement	946	903
Complement	946	933
Complement	946	909
Complement	946	932
Red-Orange	946	924
Yellow.	916	938
Orange-Yellow	916	918
Orange-Yellow	916	945
Orange-Yellow	916	946
Yellow.	916	916
Yellow-Green	916	912
Yellow.	916	935
Green.	916	903
Yellow-Green	916	933
Yellow-Green	916	909
Complement	916	932
Orange-Yellow	916	924
Green.	912	938
Complement	912	918
Complement	912	945
Complement	912	946
Yellow-Green	912	916
Yellow-Green	912	912
Yellow-Green	912	935
Green-Blue	912	903
Complement	912	933
Yellow-Green	912	909
Complement	912	932
Complement	912	924
Neutral - Cool Grey	935	938
Orange.	935	918
Red-Orange	935	945
Neutral - Cool Beige	935	946
Yellow.	935	916
Yellow-Green	935	912
Neutral - Black	935	935
Blue.	935	903
Blue-Violet	935	933
Green.	935	909
Violet.	935	932
Violet-Red	935	924
Blue.	903	938
Complement	903	918
Complement	903	945
Complement	903	946
Green.	903	916
Green.	903	912
Blue.	903	935
Blue.	903	903
Blue-Violet	903	933
Green-Blue	903	909
Blue-Violet	903	932
Violet.	903	924
Blue-Violet	933	938
Complement	933	918
Complement	933	945
Complement	933	946
Complement	933	916
Complement	933	912
Blue-Violet	933	935
Blue-Violet	933	903
Blue-Violet	933	933
Complement	933	909
Blue-Violet	933	932
Violet-Red	933	924
Green.	909	938
Complement	909	918
Complement	909	945
Complement	909	946
Yellow-Green	909	916
Yellow-Green	909	912
Yellow-Green	909	935
Green.	909	903
Complement	909	933
Green.	909	909
Complement	909	932
Complement	909	924
Violet.	932	938
Complement	932	918
Complement	932	945
Complement	932	946
Complement	932	916
Complement	932	912
Violet.	932	935
Blue-Violet	932	903
Blue-Violet	932	933
Complement	932	909
Violet.	932	932
Violet-Red	932	924
Red.	924	938
Red-Orange	924	918
Red-Orange	924	945
Red-Orange	924	946
Orange.	924	916
Complement	924	912
Violet-Red	924	935
Red.	924	903
Violet-Red	924	933
Complement	924	909
Violet-Red	924	932
Violet-Red	924	924

©2019-2021 Artnitso & Co®

Want to see this later? Save this post to your ‘Prismacolor Premier set of 12 Colour Recipes’ board on Pinterest.