Best Stabilo pen colors

70/111 Cloud of Blue leads the Stabilo ranking with 1344 ELO points over 145 duels, ahead of 70/113 Touch of Turquoise and 70/155 Lilac Mist.

The podium reveals a clear preference for cool tones among voters. 70/113 Touch of Turquoise holds second place with 1323 ELO points, separated from third-placed 70/155 Lilac Mist by 28 points, the ranking's sharpest gap. Despite 70/113 Touch of Turquoise recording a higher win rate of 59 percent compared to the leader's 58 percent, it still trails by 21 ELO points. The dominance of blues and purples at the top contrasts with the bottom, where primary colors struggle: 70/24 Yellow languishes at rank 23 with 1047 ELO points and a 33 percent win rate, while 70/54 Orange sits just above it at rank 22. The community's aesthetic leans decisively toward softer, pastel shades over bold, traditional hues.

This ranking draws from 1912 duels recorded by 21 players across 23 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. Each duel pits two Stabilo colors against each other, with voters selecting the prettiest option. The resulting ELO scores reflect cumulative preferences, rewarding colors that consistently win head-to-head matchups. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your vote and shape the ranking. Whether you favor the serene appeal of 70/111 Cloud of Blue or champion an underdog shade, your choice pushes the hierarchy in new directions.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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