Acrylic
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics
Mixed result
#E99285
- 1. Titanium White (PW6)87%
- 2. Pyrrole Red (PR254)6%
- 3. Cadmium Red Medium (PR108)5%
- 4. Cadmium Orange (PO20)2%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
How to mix
How to mix Salmon paint
Real pigment ratios for salmon (#FA8072) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.
Target colour
Salmon
#FA8072
Live mixer
Open this colour in the mixer
The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #FA8072. 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
#EC8471
- 1. Flake White Hue (PW4,PW6)78%
- 2. Cadmium Scarlet (PR108)16%
- 3. Scarlet Lake (PR255)6%
Dry-down
Dries true to colour.
Watercolour
Daniel Smith Extra Fine
Mixed result
#ED8C7B
- 1. Cadmium Orange Hue (PY53,PO73,PY83)43%
- 2. Buff Titanium (PW6)30%
- 3. Pyrrol Scarlet (PR255)27%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.
Common mistakes when mixing salmon
Salmon sits between pink and coral, warmer than pink but softer than coral, and small shifts in red-to-yellow ratio move it firmly into either neighbour. A red with a touch of yellow, lightened with white last, tends to hold the balance better than starting from orange and adding red. If your salmon reads as pink, add a touch more yellow before adding more red.
Related colours
More colours to try once you have salmon sorted.