Few things are as ubiquitous in N.Y.C. as yellow cabs. BlueBlack’s ten-ink New York City set wouldn’t be complete without it! The three sets in the City series feature Diamine inks themed around a great world city’s landmarks and cultural icons. With additional sets for London and Seoul, there are three sets in the series, so far.

Sunny and bright aren’t the first things that come to mind when I think of New York’s yellow cabs, but they’re definitely bold! Diamine Yellow Cab is all three. It’s more orange juice than canary yellow, with strong hints of orange in heavily saturated areas. The result is a very attractive, very effective writing ink.

Shading is generally gradual towards stroke ends, but it’s very consistent on both coated and uncoated papers. There’s a lot of movement from light to dark. Coated papers produce a darkened edge, so this ink is crisp and sharp, making it a very readable yellow. It’s never blinding, either. Delicious!

In writing, Yellow Cab is wet and extremely comfortable on the page. This is a very nice Diamine ink. Feather, spread, and showthrough were never a worry on any of the seven papers used for testing. Drying was always better than average, too!

I really like Yellow Cab, and I haven’t been disappointed with any of the inks in BlueBlack’s New York City set, so far. (If you like this ink, but want it with gold shimmer, check out my review of Diamine 63 Building in BlueBlack’s Seoul set from the same series. It’s an extremely close match with added bling!)

Special thanks to BlueBlack for surprising me with this amazing set! Their store in Seoul is a must see for pen and ink lovers, and if you have a chance to stop by, definitely do!

Keep scrolling down for ink swatch comparisons, the 30 ml bottle, and a view of the complete set!