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Old Rose

Castle Arts Gold Red & Pink warm

Castle Arts Gold 194 Old Rose is a light muted red colored pencil in the Red & Pink family. It sits in the lighter value range, making it well-suited for warm shadows, brick, rusty earth. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Red & Pink family Warm temperature 68% lightness
Warm shadowsBrickRusty earthMuted redsAutumn foliage
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Old Rose
Color Family
Red & Pink
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
68%
Saturation
20%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Red & Pink family — layer from shadow to highlight for smooth gradients.

Shadow Side
022
Scarlet Red L60%
026
Chinese Orange L63%
Current Marker
194
Old Rose L68%
Highlight Side
015
Red Ochre L69%
080
Grenadine L69%

Works Well With

Highlights
019
Coral
+13 lightness
184
Apricot Light
+13 lightness
175
Coral Deep
+14 lightness
186
Pink Bloom
+15 lightness
Shadows
115
Brown Ochre
-22 lightness
198
Henna Brown
-25 lightness
070
Sepia
-28 lightness
117
Walnut Brown
-29 lightness
Analogous Colors
022
Scarlet Red
15° hue shift
196
Almond
17° hue shift
192
Blue Gray
17° hue shift
193
Oyster
18° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

101
Cobalt Turquoise Green
opposite hue
105
Teal Green
opposite hue
050
Pthalo Green
opposite hue
104
Terre Verde Deep
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 194 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🚀 Pastel Space Cadet
Seafoam teal, blush pink, peach, butter yellow, and soft olive drift through space.
Art Style
🌱 Spring Market
Saturday stalls under fresh tarps; tulip pinks against a sky no one painted yet.
Seasonal
💌 Giddy Crush
Pink that can't sit still — peach flutter, cheeks doing their own thing.
Emotional
🖼 Soft Pastel Portrait
Powder pink and dove blue smudged by a thumb that knew what it was doing.
Art Style
❄ First Snow Morning
Pale blue-white out every window, one red wool coat headed into it.
Seasonal
🕊 Warm Ivory
Light skin with a golden lean — candlelight already built in.
Skin Tones
🫧 Pearl Tiara Ball
Iridescent cream and blush under chandeliers — soft light doing the waltz.
Princesses
🎀 Sweet Pea Trellis
Ruffled pastels climbing string — lilac, blush and cream on tiptoe.
Floral

Similar Colors in Red & Pink

026
Chinese Orange
light red
#BE8281
015
Red Ochre
light vivid red
#EE8172
021
Venetian Red
light vivid red
#F18473
019
Coral
pale red
#EAC1B5
080
Grenadine
light vivid red
#ED728F
184
Apricot Light
pale red
#E4C3B9
197
Redwood
deep vivid red
#891C06
115
Brown Ochre
mid red
#995A52

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