How to mix

How to mix Chestnut paint

Real pigment ratios for chestnut (#954535) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.

Target colour

Chestnut

#954535

Live mixer

Open this colour in the mixer

The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #954535. 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

#944434

ΔE 0.3

1. Titanium White (PW6)47%
2. Cadmium Red (PR108)28%
3. Ultramarine Blue (PB29)25%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

oil

Pigment recipe

99% match

Mixed result

#944434

ΔE 0.3

1. Titanium White (PW6)47%
2. Cadmium Red (PR108)28%
3. Ultramarine Blue (PB29)25%

Dry-down

Dries true to colour.

watercolour

Pigment recipe

99% match

Mixed result

#944434

ΔE 0.3

1. Titanium White (PW6)47%
2. Cadmium Red (PR108)28%
3. Ultramarine Blue (PB29)25%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.

Common mistakes when mixing chestnut

Chestnut is a reddish-brown, warmer than a plain umber and less orange than rust, and the mistake is landing on one or the other instead of the middle ground. A burnt sienna as the base, with a small amount of a darker red-brown to deepen it, usually gets there faster than building up from red and black. Keep black out of it entirely if you can, chestnut wants warmth, not just darkness.

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