CREATIVE ART MATERIALS Caran D'ache Luminance Colored Pencil Set of 20 (6901.720)
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- High lightfastness and smoothness
- Swiss made
- 20 piece assortment
- Can be blended and layered for various effects
- Pigments chosen for purity-intensity and resistance to UV
Description
The Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 20 piece colour pencil set is a combination of the highest lightfastness and the smoothness of a permanent lead. Every shade has been formulated using finely-ground pigments chosen for their purity, intensity and resistance to UV. Colours can be blended, burnished and layered on a variety of surfaces. The casing is made of California Cedar from managed forests. The smoothness of the Luminance 6901 leads require the use of a well- sharpened pencil sharpener. The pencil cap indicates the colour of the pencil lead.
Brand: Caran d'Ache
Writing Instrument Form: Colored Pencil
Color: Multi
Ink Color: Multicolor
Age Range (Description): Kid, Teen, Adult
Writing Instrument Form: Colored Pencil
Ink Color: Multicolor
Drill Point: Fine
Additional Features: Blendable
Line Size: 3.8 millimeters
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Grip Type: Round
Water Resistance Level: Water Resistant
Hardness: 5H
Writing Technique: colored_pencil
Closure Type: Retractable
Artistic Charcoal Form: Compressed Charcoal
Color: Multi
Theme: Art Supplies
Style: Contemporary
Body Shape: Round
Pattern: Single
Material Type: Cedar Wood
Ink Base: Pigment
Brand Name: Caran d'Ache
Age Range Description: Kid, Teen, Adult
Model Name: Luminance 6901
Recommended Uses For Product: Home, School
Included Components: Writing
Model Number: 6901.72
Global Trade Identification Number: 26
Manufacturer: Cell Distributors
Warranty Description: 90 Days
Unit Count: 20 Count
Item Dimensions: 7.8 x 0.91 x 10.83 inches
Item Weight: 200 g
Item Diameter: 3.8 millimeters
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Color: Multi
Size: 20 Count (Pack of 1)
Style: Contemporary
Exceptional color laydown, they do not crumble like wax based pencils, and they blend beautifully. These are worth the money, especially if you are an artist who takes commissions. These are one of the only colored pencils I use for my pet portraits
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2026 by Katie Vazquez
Color: Multi
Size: 20 Count (Pack of 1)
Style: Contemporary
When I first got these I was quite disappointed - the pencils were a bit scratchy they laid down less smoothly than my Polychromos and they were insanely expensive. However after using these for some time I realized that they are best pencils I have for blending. Unlike other pencils that just layer one color on another, these are able to create a new color when you blend. They are among the most pigmented and soft pencils I own (I own Luminance, Polychromos, Prismacolor, Lyra Rembrandt, Blick Studio and Crayola). I do not like the color range, the biggest set you can get is only 76 colors. I bought the 20 from Amazon and later purchased the 76 on Black Friday from Jerrys. I feel that pinks are really limited and wish there were more greens and blues as well. I also love that they use FSC wood meaning that it’s made from sustainable sources. From a value standpoint if you are using these in a coloring book like me they aren’t the best value. They Prismacolor and Polychromos have a much bigger range of colors, are cheaper and do a reasonable job of blending. However these are the best money can buy in terms of blending and lightfastness IMHO. If you are considering buying colored pencils for coloring check the type of paper used in the coloring books. I found that these pencils worked well on Menuet De Bonheur, Hanna Karlzons books, Twilight Garden which have a matt finish and not as well on Tenderful Enchantments which has a slick surface.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2017 by Tikki Mars
Color: Multi
Size: 20 Count (Pack of 1)
Style: Contemporary
They are actually AMAZING and yes, ridiculously expensive! But I have used every other top colored pencil brand and these are the best. The colors lay down beautifully. Using these is a joyful experience; they are smooth and vibrant- almost creamy without smudging. Highly recommend! The price …. I know. Just buy the set of 20 basic pencils and blend to make the shade you want. The white pencil is especially fabulous for creating pastels. I love these!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2025 by karolyn barnes
Color: Multi
Size: 20 Count (Pack of 1)
Style: Contemporary
These really are wonderful, and this little set will put the experience of working with them within your reach. This little set hits the colors you need to realize a project, with no time wasted on a range of grays. They blend and layer with subtlety to create intermediate colors, as well as surprising ones that don't seem to be linear sums. I bought a 72 color set of lesser premium professional pencils, then used this selection to fill out the spectrum of brights and skin tones. These sit deeper in the paper than the American flagship brand, and have a more matte surface. The brands blend well enough on their own, but a colorless wax blender pencil was a good investment for the less expensive brand. Sanguine Russet is a treasure in itself, with the rosy underglow you see in some darker skin tones. The 20 color selection doesn't duplicate the ultramarine and blue violet shades, which would bother me if it was all I had, but offers a Prussian blue in a class of its own, and a true blue with a related tint. There are three landscape greens. The three yellows fill in missing slots in my pencil folio case, and I would have coveted this set for those alone. I just fanned them out on deep green pastel paper, along with the white, and they are popping off the page at me. It happens to be Easter morning, and crocuses are up between the snow patches outside. Oh my. The box they come in is totally perfect to carry them outside, but I've transferred them to a case with my big set. We will go outside now.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2015 by UnionStrong
Color: Multi
Size: 20 Count (Pack of 1)
Style: Contemporary
Every pencil in the set of 20 is rated LF1, the highest ASTM lightfast rating. That is why the pencils are expensive; those pigments are costly. These colors go down smoothly, are creamy. They are also among the more transparent pigments; the lighter colors will not show as well on darker papers. I have also used Polychromos pencils and find the Luminance to be at least as soft and creamy as those. The red and pink pencils are warm and do not mix well with blues, but the manganese violet is a good, warm violet and will mix very well with the blue pencils for cooler violet hues.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2023 by Dianne Sorrell
Color: Multi
Size: 20 Count (Pack of 1)
Style: Contemporary
The Caran D’Ache Luminance is a wonderful colored pencil in every way. It blends and layers like a dream. The quality control of these pencils are insane and a lot of love has been put into these to make them special. I like the color selection in the 20 set and I’d love to get the portrait set next. The barrel of the pencil is sleek and professional. I don’t like that the color name is so small on the tip that it’s ridiculously hard to read! The huge plus is that the color of the barrel does match the color of the pigment it puts down from how I perceive the color. This is the very colored pencil that no other budget company can compete with in their large claims for lightfastness, in of which means they lie to upsale their pencils. Caran D’Ache does not do that! These are industry standard proven that these are lightfast with no fake claims that colors will not fade for 100 years under museum standard conditions. When it comes to lightfastness, these are proven to have the maximum lightfastness meaning they are the best of the best. The Luminance pencils are a sturdy and comfortable pencil. They perform as great as they look. With all these positives about these pencils, why are they 4 stars? It’s because I cannot justify why a 20 set of colored pencils as of July 2025 are $80! I cannot justify this value for the money on the Luminance no matter how exceptional they are at what they are or what they do. I did not pay so much for these in April 2025 when it was only $47.17. Do yourself a favor and wait till they go on sale even if they get to the $55 -$60 mark. That’s when you’ll truly get what you pay for and get a great value for the money. If you’re looking for a cheaper alternative, go for the Faber-Castell Polychromos which are my personal favorites as you get more colors for the money or more budget friendly with way more colors, the Prismacolor Premier (Just sort out the lightfast colors for these if you want to use them in a professional sense as they will work just fine even with how often they wear down or break.)
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Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2025 by Robert B.
Color: Multi
Size: 20 Count (Pack of 1)
Style: Contemporary
I think these are better than anything I've tried. I read all reviews, literally, good and bad. I own many colored pencils and the main 3 that you hear about mostly are FC polys, Prisma Premiers, and Caran luminance. I have em all and I love the luminance. If you already own prisma colors then no need to expand UNLESS you work as an artist wanting more. I am just a hobbyist. I think each brand serves a purpose and what one likes is merely opinion. The 3 I mentioned can do anything you want them to as your the artist, and will provide great results. Of course the polys will have diff results because they are oil but I love them all! I will have to keep using them to see what I would stick with but they each have some unique colors. So far I have tons of adult coloring books to put these to the test so stay tuned... FYI: Colors that come in this set are as follows; black, slate grey, raw umber, burnt sienna, perylene brown, russet, dark sap green, grass green, spring green, prussian blue, phthalocyanine blue, light cobalt blue, manganese violet, permanent red, anthraquinoid pink, orange, yellow ochre golden bismuth yellow, lemon yellow, and white. IDK if the set comes in random colors but if anyone else gets other colors other than what I have listed, then please let me know down in the comment section. Update: I have attached a pic using only 20 of these colors which was extremely challenging not having a variety. The hawk was done using prisma, poly, and these luminance.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2016 by Kimiku
Color: Multi
Size: 20 Count (Pack of 1)
Style: Contemporary
Let us start off with packaging. Very snugly and well packaged. Each pencils has it's own foam nook to sit in, and the pencils will not fall out or roll around. It arrived on time, and the outer packaging and box were unmarred and whole. Pencils arrived with no issues such as breakage or snapped tips. Now, for the Color. At first try, they didn't seem to be any different from the Prismacolor Premier, which is my go-to that I adore. But, if you use a blender, these blend out further and are softer than even the Premier line ( Is that even possible?). They go on things I have already pretty much burnished, and they feel so smooth on the paper. They work well with Gamsol, and the blender from Caran D'ache is a gem which I love better than the Prismacolor blender, which sounds and feels so scratchy compared to this one. Note, it doesn't come with a blender. Do I love them? Yes. Will I buy more. Yes, but it will take some time, since the price is pretty steep. If you are just starting out, are these the best for you? Probably not. They are expensive, and unless you use colored pencils a lot, you may not want to foot the bill when there is a second best option out there priced like the Premier line is. But, for those of you that breath colored pencils, who suffer Colored Pencil withdrawals when doing Inktober, this is most definitely the royalty of the colored pencils world.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2016 by Allie Miller