How to mix

How to mix Chartreuse paint

Real pigment ratios for chartreuse (#8DB600) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.

Target colour

Chartreuse

#8DB600

Live mixer

Open this colour in the mixer

The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #8DB600. 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

#8EB611

ΔE 0.5

1. Viridian Green (PG18)55%
2. Cadmium Yellow (PY35)40%
3. Ultramarine Blue (PB29)5%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

oil

Pigment recipe

99% match

Mixed result

#8EB611

ΔE 0.5

1. Viridian Green (PG18)55%
2. Cadmium Yellow (PY35)40%
3. Ultramarine Blue (PB29)5%

Dry-down

Dries true to colour.

watercolour

Pigment recipe

99% match

Mixed result

#8EB611

ΔE 0.5

1. Viridian Green (PG18)55%
2. Cadmium Yellow (PY35)40%
3. Ultramarine Blue (PB29)5%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.

Common mistakes when mixing chartreuse

Chartreuse sits exactly between yellow and green, and the mistake is treating it as a green with more yellow in it, when it mixes better as a yellow with just enough green to pull it off pure. Start from your strongest yellow and add green in small amounts, watching closely, since chartreuse tips into plain yellow-green faster than most painters expect. Too much green and you lose the electric quality that makes chartreuse chartreuse.

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