Acrylic
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics
Mixed result
#AAC39D
- 1. Titanium White (PW6)66%
- 2. Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) (PG36)22%
- 3. Yellow Oxide (PY42)12%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
How to mix
How to mix Sage Green paint
Real pigment ratios for sage green (#9CAF88) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.
Target colour
Sage Green
#9CAF88
Live mixer
Open this colour in the mixer
The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #9CAF88. 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
#98B08C
- 1. Burnt Umber (PBr7)42%
- 2. Naples Yellow Light (PO62,PW6,PY138)31%
- 3. Winsor Green (Yellow shade) (PG36)17%
- 4. Indian Yellow Deep (PY150)10%
Dry-down
Dries true to colour.
Watercolour
Daniel Smith Extra Fine
Mixed result
#BDD098
- 1. Chinese White (PW4)86%
- 2. New Gamboge (PY97,PY110)10%
- 3. Permanent Green (PY3,PG7)2%
- 4. Phthalo Turquoise (PB15,PG36)2%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.
Common mistakes when mixing sage green
Sage sits between grey and green, so the usual trap is pushing the green too hard and losing the softness that makes it sage in the first place. Start closer to a neutral and add green in small increments rather than the other way around.
Related colours
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