Patent ID: 8876962

Claim:
An aqueous ink comprising a first pigment and a second pigment, wherein: the first pigment is C.I. Pigment Yellow 213; the second pigment is at least one selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Yellows 93, 128, 138, 151, 155, 180, and 215; a content A (% by mass) of the first pigment and a content B (% by mass) of the second pigment based on a total mass of the ink satisfy a relationship of 0.1≦A/(A+B)≦0.9; and the ink further comprises a water-soluble organic solvent having an SP value (unit: (cal/cm 3 ) 1/2 ) determined by Fedors' method of 11.0 or more and 16.0 or less.