Paint mixing guides
How to mix any paint color — exact pigment ratios
Practical, pigment-accurate guides to mixing the colors people actually ask about. Every recipe is built on real pigment data and calibrated for acrylic, oil and watercolour. Open Chromilla's color mixing calculator to get the same recipe re-tuned for your specific brand.
How to mix two paint colors to get a specific color
Step-by-step guide to mixing two paint colors to match a target shade, with real pigment ratios for acrylic, oil and watercolour.
Read guide →What colors make brown, beige, skin tone, sage, teal & terracotta
Exact paint mixing recipes for brown, beige, skin tone, sage green, teal and terracotta in acrylic, oil and watercolour.
Read guide →How to make a color lighter or darker without changing the hue
Use tints, shades and complementary colors to change a paint's value without shifting its hue. Pigment-by-pigment guide.
Read guide →How to mix paint to match a photo or a color you see
Sample any photo or real-world reference, get the hex code, and mix the matching paint color using your existing tubes.
Read guide →What ratio do I use for mixing custom paint colors?
Real paint mixing ratios aren't 50/50 — pigments vary in tinting strength. Learn the working ratios and how to scale them.
Read guide →Can I mix different paint brands or finishes together?
When you can safely mix paint brands, when you can't, and how mixing matte with gloss or student with artist grade affects the result.
Read guide →How to fix paint that's too dark, too bright, or muddy
Rescue a mix that's gone muddy, too dark, or oversaturated. Specific corrections for each failure mode.
Read guide →What are complementary colors and how do I use them to neutralize a color?
Use complementary colors to knock down saturation, build chromatic greys, and deepen shadows without going dead.
Read guide →How much of each color do I need to mix a liter or gallon of a custom shade?
Convert percentage-based paint mixing recipes to real volumes — ml, liters or gallons — without losing color accuracy.
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