Acrylic
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics
Mixed result
#C8473E
- 1. Cadmium Red Medium (PR108)37%
- 2. Pyrrole Red (PR254)33%
- 3. Titanium White (PW6)19%
- 4. Cadmium Orange (PO20)11%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
How to mix
How to mix Rust paint
Real pigment ratios for rust (#B7410E) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.
Target colour
Rust
#B7410E
Live mixer
Open this colour in the mixer
The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #B7410E. Change your brand, medium or palette and the recipe updates instantly.
Recipes by medium
One default brand per medium. Open the mixer to swap in your own tubes.
Oil
Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour
Mixed result
#B23E43
- 1. Permanent Carmine (PV19)51%
- 2. Bright Red (PR254)37%
- 3. Pale Rose Blush (PV19,PW4,PY42)7%
- 4. Raw Umber Light (PBr7)5%
Dry-down
Dries true to colour.
Watercolour
Daniel Smith Extra Fine
Mixed result
#CB4338
- 1. Pyrrol Scarlet (PR255)33%
- 2. Perinone Orange (PO43)29%
- 3. Pyrrol Red (PR254)26%
- 4. Imperial Purple (PV19,PB29)12%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.
Common mistakes when mixing rust
Rust is a dark, warm orange-red, and the mistake is starting from bright orange and trying to darken it, which usually just dulls it toward brown too fast. Starting from a red-orange earth pigment (a burnt sienna or similar) and adjusting from there keeps the warmth and darkness together instead of losing one for the other. A little black goes further than people expect here, use less than you think you need.
Related colours
More colours to try once you have rust sorted.