Pale Baby Pink

[NaturallyTru]

I'm having trouble getting a pale baby pink color in soy. When I use pink liquid dye I end up with a color that is too bright. I need something softer. I have every color liquid dye that CandlesandSupplies carries. Can anyone help? How many drops of what color per pound(s) have you used that worked?

TIA,

Trudi

[Wessex]

I have been getting a pale pink by using the "toothpick swirl" (less than drop) with red dye per pound of soy (PB, 444, 464, and others). Also have gotten a pale "fleshy pink" color by using 1/2 of a dye chip of salmon per pound in soy. Don't know if it is the color you are looking for, but the red does make a nice pale pink.

Cheers,

Steve

[ProudMarineMom]

NaturallyTru, below is a link from a thread on trying to achieve a Hot Pink color. EricofAZ gives a very good discussion on creating various colors using the RGB or CMYK methods. Maybe you'll be able to create your own with colors you already have.

Below that is a link to a color chart I use that has over 500 different colors and their RGB equivalents. Might be a color there that you can use. I realize the chart is geared more toward creating colors on the computer but the same principal still applies to the dye.

Hope that helps.

J

http://www.craftserver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94301

http://cloford.com/resources/colours/500col.htm

[Orchid Lake]

We also will employ the "toothpick swirl" method (good description, W) If you wish to limit your investment in colors, since there are pale pink dyes available, that's about the best way. as far as color matching, you will always have the possibility of slight variations even using the same chips or number of drops.

[NaturallyTru]

Thank you everyone. I have tried the toothpick with pink dye. I will try red next.

Trudi

[LuminousBoutique]

I have had the best luck with the toothpick trick using red, to get that baby pink. Red is softer than the bright pink I have, which comes out quite "highlighter pink"

[Candlebuddy]

For a pale baby pink color, I use Pale Pink Dye Color Chips from www.candlescience.com. In 6006, I use 2 chips per pound of wax ... in soy, I use 3 chips per pound of wax.

[Debra Phelps]

I use the really bright florescent pink. It takes a lot of drops to get it bright wild pink, but 1 or 2 drops makes a great baby pink.

[Candybee]

I second the pale pink dye chips from CS. Best pale pink I've found.

[dnj]

I third the pink dye chips from CS. The pink dye block also works well in getting a soft pink color in my Pink Sugar candles.

[cinnamon]

see if this works for ya......Red/Dark Pink and Plum/Rose 2:1

in 3 to 4 lbs wax (assuming your using soy wax)

Edited January 22, 2011 by cinnamon

[RichardLOZ]

We get a pale pick by using red blocks. Darker than baby pick we use 0.25g in 1000g soy. For a lighter pick somewhere between 0.05 and 0.1 would most likely do it. You will of course need a scale than measures in 1/10ths of a gram.

[NaturallyTru]

I was able to manage it with 1 drop of red and in another batch 2 drops of plum.

Then I decided i want to go dye free...lol. But I feel better having solved my question.

Trudi