The invention belongs to the technical field of color paste, and particularly discloses color paste for water-based cigarette packet ink and a preparation method thereof, the color paste comprises the following components by weight: 12-15% of a dispersant, 8-12% of a
wetting dispersant, 28-35% of a
pigment, 1-3% of
glycerol monolaurate, 0.4-0.8% of an antifoaming agent, 1-2% of a
humectant, 0.1-0.2% of a
coupling agent, and the balance of water. The
copolymer is obtained through reaction of N, N-
methylene diacrylic acid
amide,
maleic acid mono-2-(methacryloyloxy)
ethyl ester and (methyl) acryloyloxyethyl
phosphate, the
copolymer contains multiple curing groups, and through cooperation of the multiple curing groups, the
copolymer can be effectively combined with active sites on the surface of the
pigment, so that the curing effect of the
pigment is improved. According to the present invention, with the application of the color paste, the steric hindrance effect can be effectively improved, the agglomeration force among pigment particles can be effectively reduced, the compatibility of the pigment in the
system can be improved, and the stability and the coloring strength of the color paste can be improved.