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Nostalgia/Gemstone - Hematite
Kala Ink is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
Paper & pairing
Browns tend to photograph and scan a little darker than they look in person, worth testing before using one for anything that will be digitized. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.
About Kala Ink
KALA Ink is a premium stationery brand from Taipei, Taiwan, operated by the design company Studio Nine, that aims to combine aesthetics with everyday writing through creative design and innovative techniques. It produces fountain pen inks in themed collections such as the Gemstone, Abstraction, Tribute to Neon and Island N°38 series, distributed through retailers in Taiwan, the United States and Japan.
Storing and using the bottle
Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.
Frequently asked questions
Similar shades By colour distance
Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.