Copic Color System

05 - 01 - 2019

#copic color wheel

#specs

The colors in Copic markers are organized using a unique "Copic Color System" allowing users to select colors intuitively. The system is broken down by Color Family, Blending Group, and Intesity Value, based on these criterias users will be able to understand the color code printed on the cap.

COLOR FAMILY & NAMES

The letter represents which color family the marker belongs to: B is for blue, C for cool gray, RV for red-violet, etc.

Chromatic colors which have characterizing hues such as red, blue and yellow are divided into 10 levels starting with 0 through 9. While Achromatic colors are classified based on the absence or presence of color such as white, grey and black.

Copic divides its grey colors into four color families, creating 46 different shades of grey. All colors follow the same basic rule except for the Earth (E) color family.

COLOR NAMES

Tahitian Blue Copic

In addition to traditional color names, many colors are newly-named according to the changes of the times, and expansion of range of human activities (e.g. “Abyss Green” and “Stratospheric Blue”).

BLENDING GROUP (AKA SATURATION NUMBER)

The color family is divided into 10 levels of Blending Group (0-9). The first digit in the color number represents the saturation level of each color. More vibrant colors tend to fall in the 0s, 10s or 20s color number. The higher the number the more saturated the colors become and the lower the number, the colors becomes more de-saturated and closer to grey. An increase in the first digit of the color number will show a saturation difference that could create a different outcome.

The Earth color family is a cluster of various (less-vibrant, bronwish) red and yellow-red colors. While there is a sequence of saturation between Blending Group 0-3, the Blending Group 4-9 are composed of combination of "Wine", "Olive" and "Cobalt".

The Earth color family Blending Group are indedpendet of each other, meaning there is no specfic sequence of saturation between each Blending Group.

Copic earth group

INTENSITY VALUE (AKA BRIGHTNESS NUMBER)

The last digit on the color number shows the level of brightness for each color or the intensity value. This value is divided into 12 levels (0000, 000, 00, 0-9). The smaller the number, the color becomes lighter, the higher the number the color becomes darker.

As for the color family Yellow (Y) and Yellow-Green (YG), the intensity and saturation of these colors are originally higher and with a different value for the hue level compared to other color families. Due to this condition, the colors from these two color families are lighter to begin with, even though the number of intensity value is the same compared to the other color families.

Color Code	Color Name
BV0000	Pale Thistle
BV000	Iridescent Mauve
BV00	Mauve Shadow
BV01	Viola
BV02	Prune
BV04	Blue Berry
BV08	Blue Violet
BV11	Soft Violet
BV13	Hydrangea Blue
BV17	Deep Reddish Blue
BV20	Dull Lavender
BV23	Grayish Lavender
BV25	Grayish Violet
BV29	Slate
BV31	Pale Lavender
BV34	Bluebell
V0000	Rose Quartz
V000	Pale Heath
V01	Heath
V04	Lilac
V05	Azalea
V06	Lavender
V09	Violet
V12	Pale Lilac
V15	Mallow
V17	Amethyst
V20	Wisteria
V22	Ash Lavender
V25	Pale Blackberry
V28	Eggplant
V91	Pale Grape
V93	Early Grape
V95	Light Grape
V99	Aubergine
RV0000	Evening Primrose
RV000	Pale Purple
RV00	Water Lily
RV02	Sugared Almond Pink
RV04	Shock Pink
RV06	Cerise
RV09	Fuchsia
RV10	Pale Pink
RV11	Pink
RV13	Tender Pink
RV14	Begonia Pink
RV17	Deep Magenta
RV19	Red Violet
RV21	Light Pink
RV23	Pure Pink
RV25	Dog Rose Flower
RV29	Crimson
RV32	Shadow Pink
RV34	Dark Pink
RV42	Salmon Pink
RV52	Cotton Candy
RV55	Hollyhock
RV63	Begonia
RV66	Raspberry
RV69	Peony
RV91	Grayish Cherry
RV93	Smoky Purple
RV95	Baby Blossoms
RV99	Argyle Purple
R0000	Pink Beryl
R000	Cherry White
R00	Pinkish White
R01	Pinkish Vanilla
R02	Rose Salmon
R05	Salmon Red
R08	Vermilion
R11	Pale Cherry Pink
R12	Light Tea Rose
R14	Light Rouge
R17	Lipstick Orange
R20	Blush
R21	Sardonyx
R22	Light Prawn
R24	Prawn
R27	Cadmium Red
R29	Lipstick Red
R30	Pale Yellowish Pink
R32	Peach
R35	Coral
R37	Carmine
R39	Garnet
R43	Bougainvillaea
R46	Strong Red
R56	Currant
R59	Cardinal
R81	Rose Pink
R83	Rose Mist
R85	Rose Red
R89	Dark Red
YR0000	Pale Chiffon
YR000	Silk
YR00	Powder Pink
YR01	Peach Puff
YR02	Light Orange
YR04	Chrome Orange
YR07	Cadmium Orange
YR09	Chinese Orange
YR12	Loquat
YR14	Caramel
YR15	Pumpkin Yellow
YR16	Apricot
YR18	Sanguine
YR20	Yellowish Shade
YR21	Cream
YR23	Yellow Ochre
YR24	Pale Sepia
YR27	Tuscan Orange
YR30	Macadamia nut
YR31	Light Reddish Yellow
YR61	Spring Orange
YR65	Atoll
YR68	Orange
YR82	Mellow Peach
Y0000	Yellow Fluorite
Y000	Pale Lemon
Y00	Barium Yellow
Y02	Canary Yellow
Y04	Acacia
Y06	Yellow
Y08	Acid Yellow
Y11	Pale Yellow
Y13	Lemon Yellow
Y15	Cadmium Yellow
Y17	Golden Yellow
Y18	Lightning Yellow
Y19	Napoli Yellow
Y21	Buttercup Yellow
Y23	Yellowish Beige
Y26	Mustard
Y28	Lionet Gold
Y32	Cashmere
Y35	Maize
Y38	Honey
YG0000	Lily White
YG00	Mimosa Yellow
YG01	Green Bice
YG03	Yellow Green
YG05	Salad
YG06	Yellowish Green
YG07	Acid Green
YG09	Lettuce Green
YG11	Mignonette
YG13	Chartreuse
YG17	Grass Green
YG21	Anise
YG23	New Leaf
YG25	Celadon Green
YG41	Pale Cobalt Green
YG45	Cobalt Green
YG61	Pale Moss
YG63	Pea Green
YG67	Moss
YG91	Putty
YG93	Grayish Yellow
YG95	Pale Olive
YG97	Spanish Olive
YG99	Marine Green
G0000	Crystal Opal
G000	Pale Green
G00	Jade Green
G02	Spectrum Green
G03	Meadow Green
G05	Emerald Green
G07	Nile Green
G09	Veronese Green
G12	Sea Green
G14	Apple Green
G16	Malachite
G17	Forest Green
G19	Bright Parrot Green
G20	Wax White
G21	Lime Green
G24	Willow
G28	Ocean Green
G29	Pine Tree Green
G40	Dim Green

Color Code	Color Name
G43	Pistachio
G46	Mistletoe
G82	Spring Dim Green
G85	Verdigris
G94	Grayish Olive
G99	Olive
BG0000	Snow Green
BG000	Pale Aqua
BG01	Aqua Blue
BG02	New Blue
BG05	Holiday Blue
BG07	Petroleum Blue
BG09	Blue Green
BG10	Cool Shadow
BG11	Moon White
BG13	Mint Green
BG15	Aqua
BG18	Teal Blue
BG23	Coral Sea
BG32	Aqua Mint
BG34	Horizon Green
BG45	Nile Blue
BG49	Duck Blue
BG53	Ice Mint
BG57	Jasper
BG70	Ocean Mist
BG72	Ice Ocean
BG75	Abyss Green
BG78	Bronze
BG90	Gray Sky
BG93	Green Gray
BG96	Bush
BG99	Flagstone Blue
B0000	Pale Celestine
B000	Pale Porcelain Blue
B00	Frost Blue
B01	Mint Blue
B02	Robin’s Egg Blue
B04	Tahitian Blue
B05	Process Blue
B06	Peacock Blue
B12	Ice Blue
B14	Light Blue
B16	Cyanine Blue
B18	Lapis Lazuli
B21	Baby Blue
B23	Phthalo Blue
B24	Sky
B26	Cobalt Blue
B28	Royal Blue
B29	Ultramarine
B32	Pale Blue
B34	Manganese Blue
B37	Antwerp Blue
B39	Prussian Blue
B41	Powder Blue
B45	Smoky Blue
B52	Soft Greenish Blue
B60	Pale Blue Gray
B63	Light Hydrangea
B66	Clematis
B69	Stratospheric Blue
B79	Iris
B91	Pale Grayish Blue
B93	Light Crockery Blue
B95	Light Grayish Cobalt
B97	Night Blue
B99	Agate
E0000	Floral White
E000	Pale Fruit Pink
E00	Cotton Pearl
E01	Pink Flamingo
E02	Fruit Pink
E04	Lipstick Rose
E07	Light Mahogany
E08	Brown
E09	Burnt Sienna
E11	Barley Beige
E13	Desert Sand
E15	Earthenware
E17	Reddish Brass
E18	Copper
E19	Redwood
E21	Soft Sun
E23	Hazelnut
E25	Caribe Cocoa
E27	Milk Chocolate
E29	Burnt Umber
E30	Bisque
E31	Brick Beige
E33	Sand
E34	Toast
E35	Chamois
E37	Sepia
E39	Leather
E40	Brick White
E41	Pearl White
E42	Sand White
E43	Dull Ivory
E44	Clay
E47	Dark Brown
E49	Dark Bark
E50	Egg Shell
E51	Milky White
E53	Raw Silk
E55	Light Camel
E57	Light Walnut
E59	Walnut
E70	Ash Rose
E71	Champagne
E74	Cocoa Brown
E77	Maroon
E79	Cashew
E81	Ivory
E84	Khaki
E87	Fig
E89	Pecan
E93	Tea Rose
E95	Tea Orange
E97	Deep Orange
E99	Baked Clay
C-00	Cool Gray No.00
C-0	Cool Gray No.0
C-1	Cool Gray No.1
C-2	Cool Gray No.2
C-3	Cool Gray No.3
C-4	Cool Gray No.4
C-5	Cool Gray No.5
C-6	Cool Gray No.6
C-7	Cool Gray No.7
C-8	Cool Gray No.8
C-9	Cool Gray No.9
C-10	Cool Gray No.10
N-0	Neutral Gray No.0
N-1	Neutral Gray No.1
N-2	Neutral Gray No.2
N-3	Neutral Gray No.3
N-4	Neutral Gray No.4
N-5	Neutral Gray No.5
N-6	Neutral Gray No.6
N-7	Neutral Gray No.7
N-8	Neutral Gray No.8
N-9	Neutral Gray No.9
N-10	Neutral Gray No.10
T-0	Toner Gray No.0
T-1	Toner Gray No.1
T-2	Toner Gray No.2
T-3	Toner Gray No.3
T-4	Toner Gray No.4
T-5	Toner Gray No.5
T-6	Toner Gray No.6
T-7	Toner Gray No.7
T-8	Toner Gray No.8
T-9	Toner Gray No.9
T-10	Toner Gray No.10
W-00	Warm Gray No.00
W-0	Warm Gray No.0
W-1	Warm Gray No.1
W-2	Warm Gray No.2
W-3	Warm Gray No.3
W-4	Warm Gray No.4
W-5	Warm Gray No.5
W-6	Warm Gray No.6
W-7	Warm Gray No.7
W-8	Warm Gray No.8
W-9	Warm Gray No.9
W-10	Warm Gray No.10
0	Colorless Blender
100	Black
110	Special Black
FRV	Fluorescent Pink
FYR	Fluorescent Orange
FY	Fluorescent Yellow
FYG	Fluorescent Yellow Green
FV	Fluorescent Violet
FG	Fluorescent Green
FBG	Fluorescent Blue Green
FB	Fluorescent Blue

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COLOR FAMILY & NAMES

COLOR NAMES

BLENDING GROUP (AKA SATURATION NUMBER)

INTENSITY VALUE (AKA BRIGHTNESS NUMBER)

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