How to mix

How to mix Sage Green paint

Real pigment ratios for sage green (#9CA783) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.

Target colour

Sage Green

#9CA783

Live mixer

Open this colour in the mixer

The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #9CA783. 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

#9CA582

ΔE 0.9

1. Titanium White (PW6)68%
2. Ultramarine Blue (PB29)18%
3. Burnt Sienna (PBr7)14%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

oil

Pigment recipe

98% match

Mixed result

#9CA582

ΔE 0.9

1. Titanium White (PW6)68%
2. Ultramarine Blue (PB29)18%
3. Burnt Sienna (PBr7)14%

Dry-down

Dries true to colour.

watercolour

Pigment recipe

98% match

Mixed result

#9CA582

ΔE 0.9

1. Titanium White (PW6)68%
2. Ultramarine Blue (PB29)18%
3. Burnt Sienna (PBr7)14%

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.

Short recipes by medium

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

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