Colored Gel Pens, 12 Colors 0.5mm Fine Point Smooth Writing Pens, Quick Dry Colorful Gel Ink Pens for Journaling and Note Taking, Cute Aesthetic Pens for Office School & Home Supplies

PHOTO EXPLANATION: In the squares you can see my best attempt at full ink coverage as well as single line filling. I gave the closest common color name, the closest hex code, and the contrast rating. Accessibility standards for the web suggest a minimum contrast of 4.5:1 or higher for small text (14pt) and 3:1 or higher for large text (18pt). For reference my handwriting is close to 18pt font. What this means is that if you have small handwriting, bad eyesight, or are in low light, you may not be able to read what you write with many of these colors.THICKNESS: these pens have the same thickness as a pilot G-2 07mm pen which is the golden standard of office supply pen enthusiastsPEN FUNCTIONALITY: I have not tested these extensively, but after the test page in the photos I can say these are slightly scratchy, but on par with the pilot G-2 07mm pen. They are more scratchy than a TUL gel pen, and less scratchy than a sharpie .05mm S series pen. I had no problems with skipping, but wouldn’t be surprised if they started skipping in the future.COLOR VARIETY: the colors are nice, but most are a little light if you are trying to write large amounts of text with them. The ink in many cases doesn’t match the barrel. See the photo and below where I give the closest hex color and contrast rating.BARREL: The barrel doesn’t feel premium, but also doesn’t feel cheap. Considering the price, I find it to be of good quality. It has a matte almost soft touch finish while still being made of hardened plasticINK: These pens come with a good amount of ink for the price, and the ink dries quickly. None of them had leaked when they showed up, if they start to leak I will update my review.1. Dusty pink/flamingo pink #FFACA5 1.80:12. Bubblegum pink #FFCAD5 1.43:1 (very hard to read)3. Fuchsia/hot pink/Barbie pink #FF00FF 3.14:14. Burnt orange/raw sienna-ish #D57D00 3.11:15. Tangerine #FFA800 3.11:16. Olive green (warmer) #636B2F 5.71:17. Olive green (cooler) #FD6B4A 5.97:18. Turquoise #00D1D1 1.90:19. Steel blue/cornflower blue #5D9BBB 3.06:110. Pacific blue #0492C2 3.56:111. Periwinkle #8E82FE 3.01:112: Plum/eggplant/dark mauve #614051 8.20:1

These are horrible!I got them to use for college classes, so that I could color coordinate my notes and keep organized.Unfortunately, one college semester is 7 weeks long, and then there are 2 weeks off.During this 2-week time period between each of my semesters, the pen I'm currently using dries up and stops working.I guess 2 weeks is long enough for cheap, uncapped click pens to dry up...The pens are minimal and attractive, as well as the ink colors, but if they don't work, it doesn't make much difference.

Got this for my planner! Ink flow is well with some pens.. Light & comfortable to use. The only colors I can barely see would be the purple, yellow & blue.

I previously bought the Mr. Pen "vintage" gel pens, and I love them so much that I immediately started looking at the other colors available. These pastels are wonderful, too, and they look great on both light and dark paper. I've tried other pens that are supposedly good on dark paper, but they don't work nearly as well as the pens in this Mr. Pen pack do. The Cricut pens made for dark paper are streaky, some don't work at all, and they're overpriced for what you get. The Jelly Roll pens I bought for the same use are good on dark but useless on white paper. But these Mr. Pen gel pens are awesome on both. Good ink flow, lovely colors, and no streaking. I love them!

I was obsessed with Toot pens until these. The price is perfect! If you like Toot I promise these are the same. Blue is Toot purple is not!

Only 3 out of 12 pens are consistently writing well the others lose integrity after a few letters even though there is plenty of ink left. The lighter colors are hardly visible so this set really shouldn't be advertised as journaling pens.

I like the colors but they dry out pretty fast if you’re writing a lot. I think they would be better for writing quick, small notes.

Love these fine tip gel pens. The colors are nice too