How to mix Coral paint

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.

Common mistakes when mixing coral

Coral sits in the narrow band between pink and orange, so a small shift in your red-to-yellow ratio decides whether you land on salmon, coral, or plain orange. Adding white too early to lighten the mix is the most common misstep, since it flattens the colour before the hue is settled; get the hue right at full strength first, then lighten last. Watercolourists should mix stronger than they think they need, since coral dries noticeably lighter once the water lifts.

Short recipes by medium

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

• Coral in acrylic
• Coral in oil
• Coral in watercolour

Related colours

More colours to try once you have coral sorted.

• How to mix Peach/guides/how-to-mix-peach
• How to mix Salmon/guides/how-to-mix-salmon
• How to mix Terracotta/guides/how-to-mix-terracotta
• How to mix Burnt Orange/guides/how-to-mix-burnt-orange
• How to mix Blush/guides/how-to-mix-blush