How to mix

How to mix Deep Skin Tone paint

Real pigment ratios for deep skin tone (#6B3F2A) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.

Target colour

Deep Skin Tone

#6B3F2A

Live mixer

Open this colour in the mixer

The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #6B3F2A. 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

99% match

Mixed result

#6B3F29

ΔE 0.4

1. Yellow Ochre (PY43)76%
2. Cadmium Red (PR108)19%
3. Ivory Black (PBk9)5%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

oil

Pigment recipe

99% match

Mixed result

#6B3F29

ΔE 0.4

1. Yellow Ochre (PY43)76%
2. Cadmium Red (PR108)19%
3. Ivory Black (PBk9)5%

Dry-down

Dries true to colour.

watercolour

Pigment recipe

99% match

Mixed result

#6B3F29

ΔE 0.4

1. Yellow Ochre (PY43)76%
2. Cadmium Red (PR108)19%
3. Ivory Black (PBk9)5%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.

Common mistakes when mixing deep skin tone

The most common mistake at deeper values is darkening with black, which flattens the warmth and richness that makes deep skin tones read as alive rather than muddy. A dark red-brown (burnt umber or Van Dyke brown) with a touch of a warm red keeps the colour rich as it darkens. Adding white to create highlights should shift the whole mix warmer, not just lighter, or the highlight looks chalky and disconnected from the rest of the skin.

Short recipes by medium

Straight-to-the-ratio versions of deep skin tone in each medium, from the Chromilla mix library.

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