Liquid pigment dispersions

A fluid composition, comprising:

• at least one hydrophobic liquid,
• at least one inorganic pigment, and
• at least one phosphate monoester compatibilizer substantially free of carboxylic ester linkages;
• wherein the weight of phosphate monoester compatibilizer to inorganic pigment is above 1.5 weight percent and less than about 4.5 weight percent,
• wherein when the hydrophobic liquid is a mineral oil with a viscosity of about 0.60 Poise, the phosphate monoester compatibilizer is a phosphate monoester rich composition where ester functionality is an ethoxylated oleyl alcohol with a hydrophilic/lipophilic balance of 5.7 and an estimated chain length of 27;
• and
• wherein when the hydrophobic liquid is a vegetable oil with a viscosity of about 0.60 Poise and a higher polarity than the mineral oil, the phosphate monoester compatibilizer is selected from the group consisting of (a) a phosphate monoester rich composition where phosphate ester functionality is an ethoxylated C10-C14 alcohol with a hydrophilic/lipophilic balance of 11.2 and an estimated chain length of 30 and (b) a phosphate monoester rich composition where phosphate ester functionality is an ethoxylated tridecyl alcohol with a hydrophilic/lipophilic balance of about 9.6 and an estimated chain length of about 27.