How to mix

How to mix Gold paint

Real pigment ratios for gold (#C6A44A) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.

Target colour

Gold

#C6A44A

Live mixer

Open this colour in the mixer

The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #C6A44A. 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

#C7A549

ΔE 0.4

1. Titanium White (PW6)83%
2. Raw Umber (PBr7)17%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

oil

Pigment recipe

99% match

Mixed result

#C7A549

ΔE 0.4

1. Titanium White (PW6)83%
2. Raw Umber (PBr7)17%

Dry-down

Dries true to colour.

watercolour

Pigment recipe

99% match

Mixed result

#C7A549

ΔE 0.4

1. Titanium White (PW6)83%
2. Raw Umber (PBr7)17%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.

Common mistakes when mixing gold

True metallic gold relies on actual metallic particles catching light, which no flat mixture of standard pigments can replicate, if you need real shimmer, you need an actual metallic paint, not a mixed recipe. What Chromilla can get you is the flat colour equivalent, a rich yellow-orange that reads as gold in a matte sense. Know which one you actually need before you start mixing, since they solve different problems.

Short recipes by medium

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

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