How to mix

How to mix Turquoise paint

Real pigment ratios for turquoise (#40C4C4) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.

Target colour

Turquoise

#40C4C4

Live mixer

Open this colour in the mixer

The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #40C4C4. 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

88% match

Mixed result

#6FBCBC

ΔE 5

1. Titanium White (PW6)87%
2. Phthalo Blue (PB15)10%
3. Yellow Ochre (PY43)3%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

oil

Pigment recipe

88% match

Mixed result

#6FBCBC

ΔE 5

1. Titanium White (PW6)87%
2. Phthalo Blue (PB15)10%
3. Yellow Ochre (PY43)3%

Dry-down

Dries true to colour.

watercolour

Pigment recipe

88% match

Mixed result

#6FBCBC

ΔE 5

1. Titanium White (PW6)87%
2. Phthalo Blue (PB15)10%
3. Yellow Ochre (PY43)3%

Dry-down

Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.

Common mistakes when mixing turquoise

Turquoise wants to be brighter than most pigment combinations can manage. Phthalo blue and a green will get you close, but the almost-neon turquoises you see on a screen are often outside what real paint can reach, no tube gets there. A mixing tool that quietly serves a duller mix as a perfect match is lying to you; the honest answer is to tell you when the target is asking for more saturation than pigment can deliver.

Short recipes by medium

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

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