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How to mix Burnt Orange paint

Real pigment ratios for burnt orange (#CB6D51) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.

Target colour

Burnt Orange

#CB6D51

Live mixer

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The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #CB6D51. 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

99% match

Mixed result

#C96C50

ΔE 0.5

  1. 1. Titanium White (PW6)67%
  2. 2. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)24%
  3. 3. Raw Umber (PBr7)9%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

oil

Pigment recipe

99% match

Mixed result

#C96C50

ΔE 0.5

  1. 1. Titanium White (PW6)67%
  2. 2. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)24%
  3. 3. Raw Umber (PBr7)9%

Dry-down

Dries true to colour.

watercolour

Pigment recipe

99% match

Mixed result

#C96C50

ΔE 0.5

  1. 1. Titanium White (PW6)67%
  2. 2. Alizarin Crimson (PR83)24%
  3. 3. Raw Umber (PBr7)9%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.

Common mistakes when mixing burnt orange

Burnt orange is orange darkened and dulled, not orange with black added, which is the mistake that kills it fastest. Black pulls warm oranges toward grey-brown in a way that reads as dirty rather than rich. A burnt sienna, or a small amount of the orange's complement (blue), gets a darker, warmer result that still reads as orange, just burnt.

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