A similar screen color can help you shortlist a replacement marker. Before using it in a partly colored page, make three checks on your own paper: one layer, a repeated layer, and a patch beside a neighboring color. Use the blank worksheet below to record what you see.
This is a decision exercise, not a report of physically tested marker pairs. You may finish with no suitable replacement. That is a useful result when the alternative would leave a visible edge across an existing area.
Decide what the replacement must do
Write the job of the missing color: “continue the flat red area on the mug,” “start a separate flower,” or “make a small shadow.” Continuing a single flat area needs a closer match than coloring a separate object. A candidate with a similar hue can still be too dark for the job.
Keep a dried source swatch beside the candidates. If the original marker is empty and you have no physical reference, you can judge whether a candidate suits the page, but you cannot confirm that it matches the missing ink.
Shortlist colors from the collection you actually own
- Open the Marker Color Converter. Choose the source brand and exact series or reference chart, then search for the printed code.
- Choose the destination set or chart. A complete brand chart can contain colors that are absent from your retail box; only shortlist markers you can actually test.
- For Ohuhu, select the old or new numbering printed on your markers. Check uncertain labels in the official Ohuhu code index, which provides both systems.
- Write down up to three candidates. Their order describes digital similarity, not a promise about dry ink, coverage or blending.
A recorded digital example
On 26 October 2026, the converter’s DecoTime Twinmarkers official chart, source code 22, returned R014, R012 and R013 for the Ohuhu Honolulu / Honolulu B 320 collection with new numbering. These were observed screen suggestions, not physical replacement results. Different source codes, collections or catalog updates can give different candidates.
If you own those markers, the worksheet gives you a way to evaluate them. If you do not, use candidates from your own selection instead; this example is not a reason to buy a set.
Make three checks for each candidate
Use a spare piece of the same paper as your final page, with a protective sheet underneath. Label the source and candidates first. Keep patch sizes and application similar. Compare dry swatches with dry swatches.
- One layer: make one comparable pass with each marker. Compare lightness and hue with the source.
- A repeated layer: add another pass over part of each patch. Record whether the darker area still suits the intended job.
- Beside a page color: make a separate patch next to a color that will touch the replacement in your drawing. Check whether the boundary and contrast work for that object.
The third check means placing colors beside one another. If the page needs an overlap or blend, practice that exact ink pair separately. A useful flat-color alternative may behave differently in a blend.
Your replacement worksheet
Copy this table into your notes. Fill the observations yourself; the blank cells are not measured results. Record paper, brand, series and numbering system with each code.
| Marker | One layer | Repeated layer | Beside page color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source: ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| Candidate A: ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| Candidate B: ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| Candidate C: ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
Paper: ______ Color’s job: ______ Neighboring code: ______
For larger spaces, use the free blank swatch chart and add your own source and candidate labels. Keep one group of boxes for each check. The chart stays white until you color it with your supplies.
Keep, change the plan, or reject
- Continue an existing flat area: reject a candidate if its dry boundary is more visible than you want. The closest screen suggestion does not override your paper result.
- Start a separate object: a slightly different hue may work if its lightness and contrast suit the surrounding page. Record it as a useful alternative, not an exact equivalent.
- Build a blend: keep the separate blend test with your notes. If it fails, choose another pairing or use a simpler flat fill.
Write a short decision such as “use for a new flower, not across the existing petal.” Keep the note with your swatch booklet so it remains a record of that paper and ink combination rather than a universal brand conversion.
Sources and limits
The worksheet and decision steps are an original ColorBestie exercise. The converter supplies digital candidates, and Ohuhu’s code index documents its numbering systems. Ohuhu’s beginner guide discusses paper choice and layering. We have not physically tested the example pairings, and these instructions do not guarantee a match.
