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product_id: 13104139
title: "Luminance Colored Pencil Set of 40 (6901.740)"
brand: "caran d'ache"
price: "$535"
currency: NZD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 10
category: "Caran D'ache"
url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/13104139-luminance-colored-pencil-set-of-40-6901-740
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region: New Zealand
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# 40 vibrant shades UV-resistant pigments Smooth, break-resistant leads Luminance Colored Pencil Set of 40 (6901.740)

**Brand:** caran d'ache
**Price:** $535
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎨 Elevate your art game with colors that last and lead the pack!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Luminance Colored Pencil Set of 40 (6901.740) by caran d'ache
- **How much does it cost?** $535 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/13104139-luminance-colored-pencil-set-of-40-6901-740)

## Best For

- caran d'ache enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted caran d'ache brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Built to Last:** Exceptional lightfastness ensures your artwork stays vivid and fade-resistant over time.
- • **Unmatched Color Brilliance:** 40 finely-ground, pure pigments deliver intense, vibrant hues that pop on every surface.
- • **Seamless Blending & Layering:** Smooth, permanent leads allow effortless blending, burnishing, and layering for professional-grade effects.
- • **Swiss Precision Craftsmanship:** Expertly crafted in Switzerland with premium California Cedar casing for durability and eco-conscious style.
- • **Designed for the Detail-Oriented:** Fine point leads sharpen cleanly without breakage, perfect for intricate, precise work.

## Overview

The Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 40-piece colored pencil set combines Swiss-made precision with ultra-pure, UV-resistant pigments for unmatched color intensity and longevity. Crafted from sustainable California Cedar, these smooth, break-resistant pencils enable professional blending and layering, making them the go-to choice for artists who demand brilliance and durability in every stroke.

## Description

The Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 40 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.

Review: Great Color Pencils - I love these pencils. The colors are very vibrant. The leads don't break when I sharpen them. They last a long time. They are worth the money.
Review: wonderful quality - I gave these as a gift to a friend who is an artist. She reported that the quality is 5*, colors beautiful, they go on the paper smoothly and she loves working with them. This is a company with reliable, excellent quality products.

## Features

- High lightfastness and smoothness
- Swiss made
- 40 piece assortment
- Can be blended and layered for various effects
- Pigments chosen for purity-intensity and resistance to UV

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00S1GTICQ |
| Best Sellers Rank | #74,464 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #399 in Drawing Pencils |
| Brand | Caran d'Ache |
| Color | multicolour |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,157) |
| Date First Available | December 5, 2014 |
| Grip Type | Smooth |
| Ink Color | Multicolor |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 1.19 pounds |
| Item model number | 6901.740 |
| Line Size | 3.8 Millimeters |
| Manufacturer | Cell Distributors |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 6901.740 |
| Material Type | Cedar Wood |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Point Type | Fine |
| Product Dimensions | 5 x 1 x 1 inches |
| Size | 40 Count (Pack of 1) |

## Product Details

- **Age Range (Description):** Kid, Teen, Adult
- **Brand:** Caran d'Ache
- **Color:** multicolour
- **Ink Color:** Multicolor
- **Writing Instrument Form:** Colored Pencil

## Images

![Luminance Colored Pencil Set of 40 (6901.740) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71a3auoDdJL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: How do these compare to Faber Castell Polychromos?**
A: They are a different type of pencil. Polychromos are a oil based pencil where Luminance are a wax based pencil. They are wonderful pencils some would say the best in the world. They are excellent to blend with velvet soft to color with and hold a point much better then Prismas. They don't come in as many colors however. It all depends on what you are looking for in a pencil. I love my Luminance pencils, they are like the Rolls Royce of pencils for a reason. They are also the most lightfast pencils in the world.

**Q: are these the same pencils sellling for 208.00 for 38 set, or is this a different quality**
A: Caran D'Ache Luminance Colored Pencils are priced at $112.28 for the set of 40 through Amazon. This is the correct pricing for these pencils. This set is also priced in the same ballpark for $110 at dickblick.com (great/quality art supplies store). I saw the listing that you are referring to in your question ($set of 38 for $208.00). Honestly, this looks like a scam. Caran D'Ache doesn't even make a set of 38 in the Luminance and they certainly don't cost over $200 for a set of this quantity. I purchased the set of 40 through Amazon and these Colored pencils are made from the best quality and the colors are beautiful. Hope this helps.

**Q: for adult coloring which is better the pablo or the luminance**
A: The Caran d'Ache Luminance are a wax based pencils
the Pablo is harder and Oil based.

**Q: is this color better then prismacolor in its wood and leads?**
A: HI RiSool they are absolutely the best lead and wood you can buy. Sharpen beautifully and never break like Prismacolor. They are cedar casing and a wax based lead, blending is like butter. Pretty much the best color pencils you can buy. Expensive, but so worth it and they have the best light fastness. I really enjoy my 72 set.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Color Pencils
*by D***E on January 10, 2026*

I love these pencils. The colors are very vibrant. The leads don't break when I sharpen them. They last a long time. They are worth the money.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ wonderful quality
*by L***H on January 13, 2026*

I gave these as a gift to a friend who is an artist. She reported that the quality is 5*, colors beautiful, they go on the paper smoothly and she loves working with them. This is a company with reliable, excellent quality products.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The finest colored pencils I have ever used
*by R***D on December 9, 2024*

These are, without exception, the finest colored pencils I have ever used. Now, Faber Castell Polychromos is supposed to be on par with them, but I have never used those so I can't tell you if that is true. I used to use Prismacolor, and their leads shattered all the time. I used to use Caran d'Ache Pablo, and I thought those were great colored pencils until I used Luminance. I have never had a Luminance lead shatter like Prismacolor does. It will chip tiny chips on occasion, that's all. There are two main advantages to Luminance. First, and this mainly concerns professional artists, but Luminance has the highest lightfastness rating of any colored pencil. Essentially, pigments of whatever kind (colored pencil, watercolor and others) can fade over time if exposed to light. The degree to which that happens depends on the chemical formulation of the pigment. Luminance has the highest lightfastness rating of any colored pencil made. The second advantage is in the sheer color intensity of the pencils. I used to work mostly in watercolor, and the difference between less expensive Student grade watercolors and professional watercolors (in addition to lightfastness) is the amount of pigment per unit of paint. The very best paints contain very high densities of pigment compared to binder. Well Luminance pencils are definitely in that latter, high intensity category. You can readily layer on extremely dense color. Now, Luminance pencils are expensive. I would recommend watching tutorials online on colored pencil methods before you buy, and buy a few colors of the pencils separately first to test them out and see if you like them. In many online art supply stores and probably Amazon too, you can buy individual pencils to test them. Everyone has their own preferred artistic media to match their own style, and it is possible that colored pencils might not be your thing. But if colored pencils are in fact your thing, Caran d'Ache Luminance gets my highest possible recommendation. I cannot imagine going back to any other colored pencil. Five stars.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Caran D'ache Luminance Colored Pencil Set of 40 (6901.740)
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*Last updated: 2026-02-10*