Color Swatches (with Photos) of the Derwent ColourSoft Pencils – 72 Count

I have another color swatch to share! And this is a treat because it’s the 72-Count Derwent ColourSoft Pencils set which I’ve been so excited to dig into. I love this line and up until this point only had the 12-count set which is fantastic.

Before I start wearing these down, I’m snapping a pic, dropping the names, and sharing a swatch of each pencil to help give you a sense of all the colors in case you’re interested in picking these up for yourself.

I’m also testing all of these colors on this studio watercolor paper by Fabriano, which is a smooth, soft matte hot press stock. I love the finish and have used this for both painting and coloring.

I tested all colors in random order on one page above. Below, I separated them roughly into three groups based on warm, cool and neutral tones with captions. You can view the full list of all colors at the very bottom.

Color Swatches with Labels

Full List of all 72 Colors

1. Acid yellow
2. Baby blue
3. Black
4. Blackberry
5. Blood orange
6. Blue
7. Blush pink
8. Bright lilac
9. Bright orange
10. Bright pink
11. Bright purple
12. Brown
13. Brown black
14. Brown earth
15. Cloud blue
16. Cranberry
17. Cream
18. Dark brown
19. Dark green
20. Dark terracotta
21. Deep cadmium
22. Deep fuschia
23. Deep red
24. Dove gray
25. Electric blue
26. Ginger
27. Gray green
28. Gray lavender
29. Green
30. Iced blue
31. Indigo
32. Lemon yellow
33. Lichen green
34. Light green
35. Light sand
36. Lime green
37. Lincoln green
38. Loganberry
39. Mid brown
40. Mid gray
41. Mid green
42. Mid terracotta
43. Mint
44. Ochre
45. Orange
46. Pale blue
47. Pale brown
48. Pale lavender
49. Pale mint
50. Pale orange
51. Pale peach
52. Pea green
53. Peach
54. Persian gray
55. Petrel gray
56. Pimento
57. Pink
58. Pink lavender
59. Prussian blue
60. Purple
61. Red
62. Rose
63. Royal purple
64. Scarlet
65. Sea green
66. Soft pink
67. Steel gray
68. Ultramarine
69. White
70. White gray
71. Yellow green
72. Yellow ochre

And that’s all seventy-two shades. I’m excited to dig into these and see how these work with my new gouache set.

I’d love to know…if you use color pencils with your work…what are your must-have brands or colors? Which one(s) do you love the most and why? Do you recommend I try out a specific one next?