Four Berol-era Eagle Verithins. Orange 737, Green 739, Carmine Red 745, True Blue 758
Verithin[]
Verithin is a brand of pencils made by PrismaColor. Available in 40 colors, Verithin Pencils are a wax-based colored pencil that are marketed as having a firmer / harder lead than standard Prismacolor pencils, and can be sharpened to a fine point with less crumbling. They are useful for making lines and fine details. They are hexagonal (six-sided). Despite being available in 40 colors, they don't seem to ever have been available in sets larger than 36; the four additional colors (Blue Violet; Non-Photo Blue; Magenta; and Red / Blue) must be purchased separately.
Verithin History[]
Before Prismacolor, they were previously known as Berol Verithin of Berol Pencil Co., and before that, known as "Eagle Verithin", manufactured by Eagle Pencil Co. For a long time the pencils were tipped with a red-banded metal ferrule, although this has been discontinued.
List of Verithin Colors[]
| Code | Color |
|---|---|
| 734 | White |
| 734.5 | Warm Grey 20% |
| 735 | Canary Yellow |
| 735.5 | Lemon Yellow |
| 736 | Spanish Orange |
| 736.5 | Pumpkin Orange |
| 737 | Orange |
| 737.5 | Aquamarine |
| 738 | Grass Green |
| 738.5 | Apple Green |
| 739 | Peacock Green |
| 739.5 | Olive Green |
| 740 | Ultramarine |
| 740½ | Peacock Blue |
| 741 | Indigo Blue |
| 741.5 | Light Cerulean Blue |
| 742 | Violet |
| 742.5 | Parma Violet |
| 743 | Deco Pink |
| 743.5 | Process Red |
| 744 | Poppy Red |
| 745 | Crimson Red |
| 745.5 | Terra Cotta |
| 746 | Dark Brown |
| 746.5 | Tuscan Red |
| 747 | Black |
| 747.5 |
Cool Grey 70% |
| 748 | Red & Blue |
| 750 | Pale Vermilion |
| 751 | True Green |
| 752 | Dahlia Purple |
| 753 | Metallic Silver |
| 754 | Metallic Gold |
| 755 | Goldenrod |
| 756 | Dark Umber |
| 757 | Light Peach |
| 758 | True Blue |
| 759 | Magenta |
| 760 | Blue Violet |
| 761.5 | Non-Photo Blue |
Older Verithin Colors (Pre-1980's)[]
In Verithin pencils manufactured before the 1980's, some color names were different, although the colors themselves retain the same number codes:
| Code | Old Color Name |
|---|---|
| 734 1/2 | Light Grey |
| 736 | Yellow Ochre |
| 736 1/2 | Orange Ochre |
| 737 1/2 | Sea Green |
| 738 1/2 | Light Green |
| 739 | Green |
| 740 1/2 | Sky Blue / Non-Photo Blue |
| 741 1/2 | Azure Blue |
| 742 1/2 | Lavender |
| 743 | Pink |
| 743 1/2 | Rose |
| 744 | Scarlet Red |
| 745 | Carmine Red |
| 746 | Sienna Brown |
| 747 1/2 | Dark Grey |
| 750 | Vermillion |
| 752 | Purple |
| 753 | Silver |
| 754 | Gold |
| 755 | Golden Brown |
| 756 | Dark Brown |
| 757 | Flesh |