How to mix

How to mix Ochre paint

Real pigment ratios for ochre (#CC7722) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.

Target colour

Ochre

#CC7722

Live mixer

Open this colour in the mixer

The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #CC7722. Change your brand, medium or palette and the recipe updates instantly.

Open in mixer

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

#C87724

ΔE 0.9

1. Burnt Sienna (PBr7)73%
2. Titanium White (PW6)23%
3. Cadmium Yellow (PY35)4%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

oil

Pigment recipe

98% match

Mixed result

#C87724

ΔE 0.9

1. Burnt Sienna (PBr7)73%
2. Titanium White (PW6)23%
3. Cadmium Yellow (PY35)4%

Dry-down

Dries true to colour.

watercolour

Pigment recipe

98% match

Mixed result

#C87724

ΔE 0.9

1. Burnt Sienna (PBr7)73%
2. Titanium White (PW6)23%
3. Cadmium Yellow (PY35)4%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.

Common mistakes when mixing ochre

Ochre is one of the few colours here you can often buy as a single tube, since yellow ochre is a real, common pigment, so the mistake is usually overcomplicating it by mixing from scratch when your own yellow ochre would get you there directly. If you are mixing it, a yellow with a touch of a red-brown gets closer than yellow with black, which just muddies it.

Related colours

More colours to try once you have ochre sorted.