Acrylic
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics
Mixed result
#F2D401
- 1. Titanium White (PW6)44%
- 2. Cadmium Yellow Medium (PY35)41%
- 3. Cadmium Yellow Light (PY35)9%
- 4. Yellow Oxide (PY42)6%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
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.
Recipes by medium
One default brand per medium. Open the mixer to swap in your own tubes.
Oil
Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour
Mixed result
#F1E807
- 1. Lemon Yellow Hue (PY53)64%
- 2. Bismuth Yellow (PY184)18%
- 3. Underpainting White (Fast Drying) (PW4,PW6)9%
- 4. Titanium White (PW4,PW6)9%
Dry-down
Dries true to colour.
Watercolour
Daniel Smith Extra Fine
Mixed result
#F7D200
- 1. Lemon Yellow (PY175)89%
- 2. Cadmium Orange Hue (PY53,PO73,PY83)8%
- 3. Bismuth Vanadate Yellow (PY184)3%
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.
Related colours
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