Red and crisp
This ink is red, but not quite as red as the color of the lid. Most of my red inks, both pigment and dye, appear more pink than red, so I was satisfied that this ink looks more red than pink. It stamps evenly and crisply. It works very nicely on vellum, although, given the non-porous nature of vellum, the image isn't as crisp as it is on standard card stock. But it's awesome that it is permanent on vellum once it dries. Dye inks do not work on vellum because the ink never dries. EVER.