An unburnt color lead for writing devices, drawing devices and painting devices, includes at least one coloring material, at least one binder, at least one organic lubricant which is solid at room temperature, and at least one filler material whose particles essentially have a disk-shaped configuration. The color lead contains 20 to 80 weight % of the at least one filler material, and the color lead contains at least 20 weight % hexagonal bornitride as a first filler material.