The earth-colored basis for your artwork. Light colors flourish against this earthy background, while dark and bright shades take on a new dimension against this base tone. Light colors will flourish, while dark and bright colors get a different appearance on this natural looking paper. This paper is of high quality, 180 grams made with 15% cotton and 20% recycled paper. It is suitable for use with pencils, soft pastels, gouache, inks, acrylics and charcoal.