Luminance 6901® is the color pencil that combines the best lightfastness with the smoothness of a permanent wax lead.

Conforming to the international standard ASTM D-6901 (which certifies the lightfastness of colors on a scale of LFI to LFV), Luminance 6901® guarantees the most demanding creative professionals the durability of their works for up to 100 years.

Caran d'Ache is the only brand to offer a 100-color assortment with 80 colors in the best category of the standard (LFI: Lightfastness I), i.e. the best possible resistance to light.

The smoothness of a permanent lead combined with incomparable lightfastness: excellence for the most demanding artists, designers, architects, art directors...

FSC™ certified premium cedar wood body

Round colorless body with long glossy cap in the color of the lead

Indication of color number and name

LFI or LFII lightfastness indicator (ASTM D6901 standard)

 Permanent, smooth and waxy lead

Ø 3.8 mm diameter for a clean and precise line

Maximum covering power

High pigment concentration for intense and bright colors

 Unlimited gradations, blending and overlapping of colors

Combine with SUPRACOLOR® Soft Watercolor for watercolor washes and effects

Or with PABLO® for detail and hatching and for coloring multiple media

 Swiss Made, FSC™, ASTM D-6901