How to mix

How to mix Blush paint

Real pigment ratios for blush (#F4C2C2) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.

Target colour

Blush

#F4C2C2

Live mixer

Open this colour in the mixer

The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #F4C2C2. Change your brand, medium or palette and the recipe updates instantly.

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Recipes by medium

Checked August 2026

Generic pigment ratios, the same ones the Chromilla mixer solves for. Open the mixer to swap in your own brand and tubes.

acrylic

Pigment recipe

93% match

Mixed result

#F1B8B5

ΔE 2.9

1. Titanium White (PW6)93%
2. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)4%
3. Yellow Ochre (PY43)3%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

oil

Pigment recipe

93% match

Mixed result

#F1B8B5

ΔE 2.9

1. Titanium White (PW6)93%
2. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)4%
3. Yellow Ochre (PY43)3%

Dry-down

Dries true to colour.

watercolour

Pigment recipe

93% match

Mixed result

#F1B8B5

ΔE 2.9

1. Titanium White (PW6)93%
2. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)4%
3. Yellow Ochre (PY43)3%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.

Common mistakes when mixing blush

Blush sits close to skin-tone pink and painters often confuse the two, but blush is cooler and more uniform, without the yellow undertone real skin usually carries. Keep yellow out of the mix entirely, a warm red with white and the faintest touch of a cool earth is usually enough. Overmixing blush kills its softness fast, since it carries very little pigment relative to white to begin with.

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