How to mix

How to mix Mustard Yellow paint

Real pigment ratios for mustard yellow (#C29A2E) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.

Target colour

Mustard Yellow

#C29A2E

Live mixer

Open this colour in the mixer

The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #C29A2E. 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

98% match

Mixed result

#C69B2D

ΔE 1

1. Titanium White (PW6)75%
2. Cadmium Yellow (PY35)16%
3. Burnt Umber (PBr7)9%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

oil

Pigment recipe

98% match

Mixed result

#C69B2D

ΔE 1

1. Titanium White (PW6)75%
2. Cadmium Yellow (PY35)16%
3. Burnt Umber (PBr7)9%

Dry-down

Dries true to colour.

watercolour

Pigment recipe

98% match

Mixed result

#C69B2D

ΔE 1

1. Titanium White (PW6)75%
2. Cadmium Yellow (PY35)16%
3. Burnt Umber (PBr7)9%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.

Common mistakes when mixing mustard yellow

Mustard is yellow pulled toward brown and green at the same time, and most painters only pull it toward one or the other, landing on a plain gold or a dull olive instead. A small amount of both a red-brown and a green-black earth pigment, added to a strong yellow, gets the double shift right. Go slowly: mustard turns to olive green fast if the darkening pigment overwhelms the yellow.

Short recipes by medium

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

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