To mix apricot (#F0B080) in acrylic, use 83% Titanium White, 11% Burnt Sienna and 6% Cadmium Red. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out. Chromilla is a web-based paint color mixer that turns any color, from a photo, the camera or a hex code, into exact paint-tube ratios for acrylic, oil and watercolor, using Kubelka-Munk pigment mixing and aiming at the color after it dries.
Target
Apricot
#F0B080
Predicted dry result
87% match when dryMix to #EFB182 while wet. It dries to about #DA9F73.
| Paint | Pigment | Share | 100 ml batch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanium White | PW6 | 83% | 83 ml |
| Burnt Sienna | PBr7 | 11% | 11 ml |
| Cadmium Red | PR108 | 6% | 6 ml |
How we calculated this: Kubelka-Munk pigment mixing, then a per-medium dry shift, scored with CIEDE2000. Method and accuracy benchmark. Last checked August 2026.
Terms used here: Tinting strength, Dry shift, Kubelka-Munk, Delta E (dE2000), Pigment code, Gamut.
A soft orange apricot. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #F0B080 in acrylic, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Checked August 2026
Ratios calibrated for acrylic. Start with the dominant pigment, add the modifiers in the order below, and adjust in 5% steps to your target swatch.
1. Titanium White
PW6
2. Burnt Sienna
PBr7
3. Cadmium Red
PR108
Titanium White, Burnt Sienna, and Cadmium Red, in roughly a 83:11:6 ratio.
Start with Titanium White at about 83% as your acrylic base, then work in Burnt Sienna and Cadmium Red in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #F0B080.
Mixing Apricot yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Apricot across paint brands whose factory tubes differ, and rebuild the exact color when you run out mid painting. The recipe above is the working starting point.
White cools and chalks a mix as you add it, so tint in small steps and stop before it goes pastel.
Each variation is its own target (lighter and darker move OKLCH lightness by 0.08; warmer and cooler turn the hue 12 degrees toward red or blue), solved fresh.
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Not a confident recipe: the closest mix is 86% Titanium White, 11% Yellow Ochre and 3% Cadmium Red, and chromilla's model predicts an 84% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
#D59768
8 parts Titanium White, 1 part Cadmium Red, 1 part Raw Umber and 1 part Burnt Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 88% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
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86% Titanium White, 9% Cadmium Red and 5% Burnt Sienna. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
#F5AC8A
86% Titanium White, 9% Cadmium Red and 5% Burnt Sienna. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Open the live mixer with Apricot + acrylic pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.
Pigment mixing is subtractive, so small ratio changes matter. The mixer refines this recipe to your brand and updates on the fly.