Acrylic
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics
Mixed result
#ABA1AA
- 1. Titanium White (PW6)58%
- 2. Ultramarine Violet (PV15)19%
- 3. Quinacridone Red (PV19)14%
- 4. Sap Green Hue (PY150, PG36, PBk7, PR101)9%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
How to mix
How to mix Taupe paint
Real pigment ratios for taupe (#8B8589) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.
Target colour
Taupe
#8B8589
Live mixer
Open this colour in the mixer
The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #8B8589. 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
#9D9499
- 1. Naples Yellow Light (PO62,PW6,PY138)35%
- 2. Burnt Umber (PBr7)25%
- 3. Ultramarine Violet (PV15)20%
- 4. Indanthrene Blue (PB60)20%
Dry-down
Dries true to colour.
Watercolour
Daniel Smith Extra Fine
Mixed result
#9C979A
- 1. Buff Titanium (PW6)43%
- 2. Cadmium Orange Hue (PY53,PO73,PY83)32%
- 3. Graphite Gray (PBk10)14%
- 4. Lunar Violet (PV15,PBk11)11%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.
Common mistakes when mixing taupe
Taupe is a warm grey-brown, and the common mistake is picking either warm or grey and missing the other half, landing on plain brown or plain grey instead. A brown earth pigment (raw umber works well) mixed toward neutral with a touch of white and a hint of its complement gets both qualities into the same mix. Too much white too fast and taupe turns into flat beige instead of keeping its grey undertone.
Related colours
More colours to try once you have taupe sorted.