144 colour recipes in the Luminance set of 12

This post will show you the colour recipes of 144 colours that can be created with the Caran d’Ache Luminance 12 pencil set.

Recent blog posts include a closer look at the Caran d’Ache Luminance set of 12 and highlighted 144 colours that can be created from this basic set.

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

Search 144 colour recipes found in the Luminance set of 12

The tables below show you the colour recipes of 144 colours that can be made with these 12 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
162	Phtalocyanine Blue	1
661	Light Cobalt Blue	1
220	Grass Green	1
159	Prussian Blue	1
009	Black	1
001	White	1
030	Orange	1
061	Permanent Red	1
571	Anthraquinoid Pink	1
585	Perylene Brown	1
240	Lemon Yellow	1
470	Spring Green	1

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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-White	001	001
Neutral-Black	001	009
Orange.	001	030
Red.	001	061
Blue-Violet	001	159
Blue.	001	162
Green.	001	220
Yellow.	001	240
Yellow-Green	001	470
Red.	001	571
Red-Violet	001	585
Blue.	001	661
Neutral-Black	009	001
Neutral-Black	009	009
Orange.	009	030
Red.	009	061
Blue-Violet	009	159
Blue.	009	162
Green.	009	220
Yellow.	009	240
Yellow-Green	009	470
Red.	009	571
Violet-Red	009	585
Blue.	009	661
Orange.	030	001
Orange.	030	009
Orange.	030	030
Red-Orange	030	061
Complement	030	159
Complement	030	162
Complement	030	220
Orange-Yellow	030	240
Complement	030	470
Red-Orange	030	571
Red-Orange	030	585
Complement	030	661
Red.	061	001
Red.	061	009
Red-Orange	061	030
Red.	061	061
Violet-Red	061	159
Violet-Red	061	162
Complement	061	220
Red-Orange	061	240
Complement	061	470
Red.	061	571
Red-Orange	061	585
Violet-Red	061	661
Blue.	159	001
Blue-Violet	159	009
Complement	159	030
Blue-Violet	159	061
Blue-Violet	159	159
Blue.	159	162
Green-Blue	159	220
Green-Blue	159	240
Green-Blue	159	470
Blue-Violet	159	571
Blue-Violet	159	585
Blue.	159	661
Blue.	162	001
Blue.	162	009
Complement	162	030
Violet-Red	162	061
Blue.	162	159
Blue.	162	162
Green-Blue	162	220
Green-Blue	162	240
Green-Blue	162	470
Blue-Violet	162	571
Blue-Violet	162	585
Blue.	162	661
Green.	220	001
Green.	220	009
Complement	220	030
Complement	220	061
Green-Blue	220	159
Green-Blue	220	162
Green.	220	220
Yellow-Green	220	240
Yellow-Green	220	470
Complement	220	571
Complement	220	585
Green-Blue	220	661
Yellow.	240	001
Yellow.	240	009
Orange-Yellow	240	030
Orange.	240	061
Yellow-Green	240	159
Yellow-Green	240	162
Yellow-Green	240	220
Yellow.	240	240
Yellow-Green	240	470
Orange-Yellow	240	571
Red-Orange	240	585
Yellow-Green	240	661
Yellow-Green	470	001
Yellow-Green	470	009
Complement	470	030
Complement	470	061
Yellow-Green	470	159
Yellow-Green	470	162
Yellow-Green	470	220
Yellow-Green	470	240
Yellow-Green	470	470
Complement	470	571
Complement	470	585
Yellow-Green	470	661
Red.	571	001
Red.	571	009
Red-Orange	571	030
Violet-Red	571	061
Violet-Red	571	159
Violet-Red	571	162
Complement	571	220
Orange.	571	240
Complement	571	470
Red.	571	571
Red-Orange	571	585
Violet-Red	571	661
Red-Orange	585	001
Red-Orange	585	009
Red-Orange	585	030
Red-Orange	585	061
Blue-Violet	585	159
Blue-Violet	585	162
Complement	585	220
Red-Orange	585	240
Complement	585	470
Violet-Red	585	571
Red-Orange	585	585
Violet-Red	585	661
Blue.	661	001
Blue.	661	009
Complement	661	030
Violet-Red	661	061
Blue.	661	159
Blue.	661	162
Green-Blue	661	220
Yellow-Green	661	240
Yellow-Green	661	470
Violet-Red	661	571
Complement	661	585
Blue.	661	661

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Colour Family	Layer 1	Layer 2	White Paper Swatch
Neutral-White	001	001
Neutral-Black	001	009
Orange.	001	030
Red.	001	061
Blue-Violet	001	159
Blue.	001	162
Green.	001	220
Yellow.	001	240
Yellow-Green	001	470
Red.	001	571
Red-Violet	001	585
Blue.	001	661
Neutral-Black	009	001
Neutral-Black	009	009
Orange.	009	030
Red.	009	061
Blue-Violet	009	159
Blue.	009	162
Green.	009	220
Yellow.	009	240
Yellow-Green	009	470
Red.	009	571
Violet-Red	009	585
Blue.	009	661
Orange.	030	001
Orange.	030	009
Orange.	030	030
Red-Orange	030	061
Complement	030	159
Complement	030	162
Complement	030	220
Orange-Yellow	030	240
Complement	030	470
Red-Orange	030	571
Red-Orange	030	585
Complement	030	661
Red.	061	001
Red.	061	009
Red-Orange	061	030
Red.	061	061
Violet-Red	061	159
Violet-Red	061	162
Complement	061	220
Red-Orange	061	240
Complement	061	470
Red.	061	571
Red-Orange	061	585
Violet-Red	061	661
Blue.	159	001
Blue-Violet	159	009
Complement	159	030
Blue-Violet	159	061
Blue-Violet	159	159
Blue.	159	162
Green-Blue	159	220
Green-Blue	159	240
Green-Blue	159	470
Blue-Violet	159	571
Blue-Violet	159	585
Blue.	159	661
Blue.	162	001
Blue.	162	009
Complement	162	030
Violet-Red	162	061
Blue.	162	159
Blue.	162	162
Green-Blue	162	220
Green-Blue	162	240
Green-Blue	162	470
Blue-Violet	162	571
Blue-Violet	162	585
Blue.	162	661
Green.	220	001
Green.	220	009
Complement	220	030
Complement	220	061
Green-Blue	220	159
Green-Blue	220	162
Green.	220	220
Yellow-Green	220	240
Yellow-Green	220	470
Complement	220	571
Complement	220	585
Green-Blue	220	661
Yellow.	240	001
Yellow.	240	009
Orange-Yellow	240	030
Orange.	240	061
Yellow-Green	240	159
Yellow-Green	240	162
Yellow-Green	240	220
Yellow.	240	240
Yellow-Green	240	470
Orange-Yellow	240	571
Red-Orange	240	585
Yellow-Green	240	661
Yellow-Green	470	001
Yellow-Green	470	009
Complement	470	030
Complement	470	061
Yellow-Green	470	159
Yellow-Green	470	162
Yellow-Green	470	220
Yellow-Green	470	240
Yellow-Green	470	470
Complement	470	571
Complement	470	585
Yellow-Green	470	661
Red.	571	001
Red.	571	009
Red-Orange	571	030
Violet-Red	571	061
Violet-Red	571	159
Violet-Red	571	162
Complement	571	220
Orange.	571	240
Complement	571	470
Red.	571	571
Red-Orange	571	585
Violet-Red	571	661
Red-Orange	585	001
Red-Orange	585	009
Red-Orange	585	030
Red-Orange	585	061
Blue-Violet	585	159
Blue-Violet	585	162
Complement	585	220
Red-Orange	585	240
Complement	585	470
Violet-Red	585	571
Red-Orange	585	585
Violet-Red	585	661
Blue.	661	001
Blue.	661	009
Complement	661	030
Violet-Red	661	061
Blue.	661	159
Blue.	661	162
Green-Blue	661	220
Yellow-Green	661	240
Yellow-Green	661	470
Violet-Red	661	571
Complement	661	585
Blue.	661	661

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