Colour of Lumina is a special item in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 that you “consume” at camp to permanently increase a character’s Lumina Points, letting them equip more passive Luminas at once.

What Colour of Lumina Actually Does

  • It is a Tint -type item that, when used, gives +1 Lumina Point to a chosen playable character.
  • Lumina Points are the “capacity” used to equip Luminas (your passive skills), which usually cost between 2–30 points each.
  • You get Lumina Points from:
    • Leveling up (automatic, +1 each level).
* Spending Colours of Lumina at camp (+1 per item used).

So, Colour of Lumina does not give a buff directly; it expands how many passives you can run at once.

How to Unlock the Ability to Use It

You can’t use Colour of Lumina right away; the game locks it behind some story progress.

You need to:

  1. Unlock the Curator as a camp NPC
    • Defeat the Curator during his last training session with Maelle in The Manor.
  1. Finish the Flying Waters quest / dungeon
    • Complete Flying Waters , then set up camp from the overworld map; going to camp before finishing Flying Waters will not unlock the Curator properly.
  1. Have Myel & Curator in camp (practically speaking)
    • Once you’ve met Myel and progressed the story far enough, the Curator appears in camp (often in or near a cave behind the bonfire).

Only after these conditions can you actually “consume” Colour of Lumina.

Step‑by‑Step: How to Use Colour of Lumina

Once the Curator is in your camp, follow this loop:

  1. Go to camp from the world map
    • Open the overworld map and choose to make camp.
  2. Find the Curator
    • From the campfire, look for the small cave or side area where the Curator hangs out.
  1. Talk to the Curator
    • In the dialogue options, choose “Upgrade Expedition Resources” (or the equivalent in your language).
  1. Spend Colours of Lumina
    • In this upgrade menu, pick which character you want to invest in and confirm using your Colour(s) of Lumina on them.
 * Each item you spend = +1 Lumina Point permanently for that character.

After this, that character’s maximum Lumina Points goes up, and you’ll feel it immediately when you open their Lumina/passive menu and start equipping more skills.

How to Allocate Colours of Lumina Smartly

You can hoard them, but most guides recommend spending them freely as you progress, because you get more from enemies and bosses through the story.

Here are a few playstyle approaches players discuss:

  • Targeted unlock approach
    • Look at each character’s best Pictos and Luminas, then figure out how many extra points you need to fit a specific build.
    • Example: If a build needs 7 more points to slot one big Lumina, give that character exactly 7 Colours of Lumina.
  • Even distribution approach
    • Spread Colours of Lumina roughly evenly between your main three characters so no one falls behind in passive slots.
  • Main‑carry focus approach
    • Pump most Colours into your main damage dealer or tank early, so that character can stack strong Luminas quickly, then start spreading them later.

A good early‑game rule of thumb :

  • Prioritize characters you bring to nearly every fight.
  • Use enough Colours so they can equip at least one “build‑defining” Lumina and a few medium‑cost utility Luminas.

Using Lumina Points After Spending Colours

Remember: spending Colour of Lumina only gives capacity; you still need to equip the Luminas themselves.

  1. Learn Luminas from Pictos
    • Equip a Picto that teaches a Lumina, fight several battles, and your party will “learn” that Lumina permanently.
 * Multiple characters can equip the same learned Lumina even if the Picto is only on one character.
  1. Equip Luminas in the character menu
    • Open the character screen, then the Lumina or Pictos section.
    • You’ll see:
      • Pictos you have equipped and mastered.
      • Learned Luminas you can equip as passives.
    • Each equipped Lumina spends some of your Lumina Points; your extra points from Colours of Lumina simply raise that limit.

Think of Colours of Lumina as expanding a wallet; Pictos and learned Luminas are what you actually “buy” and slot in.

Mini FAQ

Q: Should I save Colours of Lumina for later?

  • Most guides suggest spending everything you have at each milestone, because the game keeps giving you more as you beat enemies and progress in the story.

Q: What if I used them “wrong”? Can I respec?

  • As of current community discussion, the item is treated as a straightforward permanent stat investment; players mainly avoid regret by:
    • Focusing on their core party,
    • Planning around key Lumina costs first.

Q: I have the item but can’t consume it anywhere in my inventory. Bug?

  • Usually not a bug; it’s almost always that:
    • You haven’t unlocked the Curator at camp yet, or
    • You went to camp before finishing Flying Waters.

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Learn exactly how to use Colour of Lumina in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 —how to unlock the Curator, consume Colours of Lumina at camp, and efficiently allocate Lumina Points to your party.

TL;DR:

  • Unlock Curator (The Manor final training) + finish Flying Waters, then camp.
  • Talk to Curator → Upgrade Expedition Resources → spend Colour of Lumina on a chosen character (+1 Lumina Point each).
  • Use those points to equip more powerful Luminas learned from Pictos and build out your strongest party members.

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