If your only set is the Ohuhu Honolulu or Honolulu B Basic 120 shown on Ohuhu's V3 chart, Sweetness adds 48 listed colors. Blossoming adds 28 and repeats 20. If you own only Sweetness, the Blossoming chart adds all 48 of its colors. Check the exact chart in your box before using those numbers.
Sweetness vs Blossoming: what each box adds
These are the two 48-color pastel alcohol-marker sets in the Honolulu and Honolulu B series. The counts use the two labeled blocks of the official Pastel 48 V3 chart and the outlined Basic 120 group of the official Basic 120 V3 chart. Match the series, the set name and the codes on your enclosed chart. Another Ohuhu box marked “48 Pastel” may be a different set.
| You own | You add | New codes | Repeated codes | Total unique codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic 120 | Sweetness 48 | 48 | 0 | 168 |
| Basic 120 | Blossoming 48 | 28 | 20 | 148 |
| Sweetness 48 | Blossoming 48 | 48 | 0 | 96 |
| Basic 120 + Sweetness 48 | Blossoming 48 | 28 | 20 | 196 |
The table counts color codes across the chosen charts. A colorless blender does not add a color. Sweetness is the more efficient expansion by unique code count for the Basic 120 in this comparison, but Blossoming can be the better choice if it contains the specific shade you need.
Check your own sets in the overlap tool
- Open the Marker Set Overlap tool. Under Sets you already own, clear any default selection you do not own and select your matching sets. The tool counts shared colors in your existing sets once.
- Pick Pastel 48 Sweetness under Set you are considering and note the new and duplicate codes. Switch the candidate to Pastel 48 Blossoming without changing your owned sets. The reference selector changes the color-family coverage table; you can leave it alone for this comparison.
- Turn on Show legacy cap codes beside the new codes if your pens have old labels. For sets the tool does not list, compare the manufacturer's charts by hand instead of selecting a different set with the same count.
We ran the four combinations above in the live tool. They compare listed codes, not how closely two inks look or behave on paper.
Try a three-code shopping list
Before you buy a set for a tutorial or a half-finished page, write down up to three codes you expect to use. Give each one a job, such as “continue the scarf” or “start a new leaf.” Write old or new beside each code and use the Ohuhu Color Codes Index to translate older labels. If the tutorial does not identify its numbering, check the chart it shows before assuming a match.
Here's why that matters if you own Basic 120: old R25 is current BV26, which appears in both Basic 120 and Blossoming. Current R25 was old RV300 and appears in Blossoming but not Basic 120. Treating the two R25 labels as the same color would reverse your decision about whether you already have it. Another example: a tutorial asking for old G322 is asking for current BG04, a code Blossoming adds to the Basic 120 chart.
Next to each of your three codes, write already have, added by Sweetness, added by Blossoming or neither. If your current pens cover all three jobs, put them on a blank swatch strip and compare the dry marks beside one another on your paper. If a single missing code is the only reason you are considering a box, decide whether that one shade is worth the extra colors. The highest new-code count is useful only if you will use the additions.
Sources
Chart editions and live tool output checked November 12, 2026. The two chart links above are Ohuhu's edition references. The official Sweetness listing identifies the Honolulu alcohol-marker set and lists 48 colors plus a blender. The comparison is based on the listed codes and the digital tool; no physical ink or blending tests are claimed.
