What two colors make burgundy?

Chromilla's acrylic recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 57% Alizarin Crimson, 39% Viridian Green and 4% Titanium White. Alizarin Crimson leads the mix. Chromilla's model predicts a 94% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Why does burgundy look different when acrylic dries?

Acrylic binder looks milky while wet and clears as it dries, so the dried film reads darker. Chromilla's model applies a 10% value shift for acrylic, so the wet mix #6B2135 is predicted to dry to about #631E2E. Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

What is the hex code for burgundy?

Chromilla uses #6B1F35 as the target for burgundy. The acrylic recipe is predicted to dry to about #631E2E.

Can I mix burgundy without black?

Yes. Chromilla's acrylic recipe uses no black: 57% Alizarin Crimson, 39% Viridian Green and 4% Titanium White.

How to mix

Burgundy paint in acrylic, oil and watercolor, compared

Real pigment ratios for burgundy (#6B1F35) in acrylic, oil and watercolor. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.

Quick answer

To mix burgundy (#6B1F35) in acrylic (oil and watercolor are compared below), use 57% Alizarin Crimson, 39% Viridian Green and 4% Titanium White. Chromilla's model predicts a 94% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out. Chromilla is a web-based paint color mixer that turns any color, from a photo, the camera or a hex code, into exact paint-tube ratios for acrylic, oil and watercolor, using Kubelka-Munk pigment mixing and aiming at the color after it dries.

Burgundy in acrylic, oil and watercolor, side by side (dry match by Chromilla's color model, not a measured paint-out)
Medium	Tubes and parts	Predicted dry match	Drying
Acrylic	57% Alizarin Crimson, 39% Viridian Green and 4% Titanium White	94%	Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
Oil	57% Alizarin Crimson, 39% Viridian Green and 4% Titanium White	99%	Dries true to color.
Watercolor	57% Alizarin Crimson, 39% Viridian Green and 4% Titanium White	94%	Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.

How we calculated this: Kubelka-Munk pigment mixing, then a per-medium dry shift, scored with CIEDE2000. Method and accuracy benchmark. Last checked August 2026.

Terms used here: Dry shift, Value, Kubelka-Munk, Delta E (dE2000), Transparency, Pigment code, Tint.

Target color

Burgundy

#6B1F35

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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

94% when dry

Wet mix

#6B2135

1. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)57%
2. Viridian Green (PG18)39%
3. Titanium White (PW6)4%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

oil

Pigment recipe

99% when dry

Wet mix

#6B2135

1. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)57%
2. Viridian Green (PG18)39%
3. Titanium White (PW6)4%

Dry-down

Dries true to color.

watercolour

Pigment recipe

94% when dry

Wet mix

#6B2135

1. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)57%
2. Viridian Green (PG18)39%
3. Titanium White (PW6)4%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.

Common mistakes when mixing burgundy

Burgundy is a dark, slightly cool red, and reaching for black to darken it deadens the color instead of deepening it. A red darkened with a touch of its complement, or a naturally dark red pigment to start with, keeps it rich instead of turning muddy-brown. Watch your proportions closely: burgundy sits in a narrow value range where a little too much dark just tips it into looking like brown.

Exact single-medium recipes

Straight-to-the-ratio versions of burgundy in each medium, from the Chromilla mix library.

Why the three mediums differ for burgundy

acrylic carries a 10% value shift on drying in Chromilla's model (dries slightly darker and a touch warmer), so the acrylic mix is predicted to dry to #631E2E.
oil dries true to color in Chromilla's model, so the oil mix is predicted to dry to #6B2135.
watercolor carries a 8% value shift on drying in Chromilla's model (dries slightly darker and a touch cooler), so the watercolor mix is predicted to dry to #611E33.
In watercolor the paper is the white, so lighter versions come from adding water rather than white paint.

Acrylic recipe in detail

Burgundy in acrylic: tube ratios, and ml for a 100 ml batch
Paint	Pigment	Share	100 ml batch
Alizarin Crimson	PR83	57%	57 ml
Viridian Green	PG18	39%	39 ml
Titanium White	PW6	4%	4 ml

Variations on Burgundy (acrylic)

Each variation is its own target (lighter and darker move OKLCH lightness by 0.08; warmer and cooler turn the hue 12 degrees toward red or blue), solved fresh.

Lighter Burgundy

#84364A

66% Alizarin Crimson, 29% Titanium White and 5% Ivory Black. Chromilla's model predicts a 93% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Darker Burgundy

#520421

9 parts Alizarin Crimson to 1 part Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts a 91% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Warmer Burgundy

#6D2027

7 parts Alizarin Crimson, 5 parts Viridian Green and 3 parts Cadmium Red. Chromilla's model predicts a 94% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Cooler Burgundy

#682042

9 parts Alizarin Crimson, 3 parts Ultramarine Blue and 2 parts Titanium White. Chromilla's model predicts a 91% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Burgundy questions

What two colors make burgundy?: Chromilla's acrylic recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 57% Alizarin Crimson, 39% Viridian Green and 4% Titanium White. Alizarin Crimson leads the mix. Chromilla's model predicts a 94% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
How do you make burgundy paint lighter without losing the hue?: Re-balance the mix instead of only adding white. For a lighter burgundy (#84364A) in acrylic, Chromilla mixes 66% Alizarin Crimson, 29% Titanium White and 5% Ivory Black. Chromilla's model predicts a 93% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Why does burgundy look different when acrylic dries?: Acrylic binder looks milky while wet and clears as it dries, so the dried film reads darker. Chromilla's model applies a 10% value shift for acrylic, so the wet mix #6B2135 is predicted to dry to about #631E2E. Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
What is the hex code for burgundy?: Chromilla uses #6B1F35 as the target for burgundy. The acrylic recipe is predicted to dry to about #631E2E.
Can I mix burgundy without black?: Yes. Chromilla's acrylic recipe uses no black: 57% Alizarin Crimson, 39% Viridian Green and 4% Titanium White.

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