Acrylic
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics
Mixed result
#93582A
- 1. Quinacridone Red (PV19)33%
- 2. Quinacridone Magenta (PR122)24%
- 3. Ultramarine Violet (PV15)24%
- 4. Cadmium Orange (PO20)19%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
How to mix
How to mix Deep Skin Tone paint
Real pigment ratios for deep skin tone (#8D5524) 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
#8D5524
Live mixer
Open this colour in the mixer
The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #8D5524. 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
#895721
- 1. Indian Yellow (PR101,PY139)38%
- 2. Prussian Green (PB15,PY110)33%
- 3. Indian Yellow Deep (PY150)17%
- 4. Olive Green (PBk6,PY110)12%
Dry-down
Dries true to colour.
Watercolour
Daniel Smith Extra Fine
Mixed result
#9A6129
- 1. New Gamboge (PY97,PY110)56%
- 2. Aussie Red Gold (PY83,PR101,PV19)26%
- 3. Pyrrol Orange (PO73)18%
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.
Related colours
More colours to try once you have deep skin tone sorted.