Learn to Mix Colors

Exact paint ratios, video walkthroughs, and an interactive mixer for every color.

How to Mix Peach

Red + Yellow + White. Peach is just tinted orange — but the red-to-yellow balance makes or breaks it.

How to Mix Olive

Yellow + Blue + a touch of Red. Olive lives in the gap between green and brown — same three primaries, wildly different results depending on the ratio.

#8B4513

How to Mix Brown

Red + Yellow + Blue. Brown is dark orange — once you see it that way, the ratio between your three primaries sets the warmth, and the blue controls how deep it goes.

#008080

How to Mix Teal

Blue + Yellow + White. Teal lives between blue and green — a green-leaning blue that needs just enough yellow to shift the hue, and white to control the depth.

#F79BC6

How to Mix Pink

Red + White. Which red you reach for decides everything: warm cadmiums pull toward coral, cool quinacridones toward true pink.

#FF6B00

How to Mix Orange

Red + Yellow. Everyone learns this formula first, but the wrong red or yellow gives you mud — clean opaque primaries and the right ratio are what separate a flat orange from one that glows.

#2C5F2D

How to Mix Forest Green

Yellow + Blue. Forest green is just a dark green, and the darkness comes entirely from the blue-to-yellow ratio. Add a touch of red to mute it toward earth tones.

#9B9B9B

How to Mix Grey

Red + Yellow + Blue + White. Black and white gets you grey, but it's flat and dead. Three primaries mixed together and lightened with white produce greys that actually have character.

#1A1A1A

How to Mix Black

Blue + Burnt Umber, or Green + Red, or three primaries. There are at least three completely different ways to mix black, and each one has a different temperature.

#D9C5A0

How to Mix Beige

Yellow + White + a touch of Red. Beige is the color of bare skin, raw linen, and dry sand. Slide too far in any direction and you end up at cream, pink, or khaki instead.

#FF6F61

How to Mix Coral

Red + White, or Red + Yellow + White. Coral sits in the gap between pink and orange, and getting it right means controlling how far it leans in each direction.

#9CAF88

How to Mix Sage Green

Yellow + Blue + White + Red. Sage is a muted green, and yellow plus blue plus white just gives you mint. Red is green's complement and knocks the brightness down into sage territory.

#B4A7D6

How to Mix Lavender

White + Blue + Magenta. Lavender is tinted purple, but the blue-to-red ratio decides whether you land on cool periwinkle or warm lilac.

#8A3324

How to Mix Burnt Sienna

Red + Yellow + Blue, red-heavy. Burnt sienna is a dark, reddish-brown — skip the earth tube and mix it from primaries to control the warmth yourself.

#B98821

How to Mix Mustard

Yellow + Red + Blue + a touch of White. Mustard is yellow darkened toward earth and softened with white. One drop too much blue and you've made olive instead.

Trycolors

Discover the color you need by seamlessly mixing the colors you already have.

Tools

Mixer Paints Games Challenges Community palettes

For business

API Widgets For Educators

Support

Help center Contact

Legal

Terms of Service Privacy Policy