How to Mix Burgundy in Acrylic
A deep wine-red burgundy. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #6B1F35 in acrylic, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Burgundy
#6B1F35
Mixed result
99% matchFrom these pigments
#6B2135
Pigment recipe
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. Alizarin Crimson
PR83
57%2. Viridian Green
PG18
39%3. Titanium White
PW6
4%
What colours make Burgundy?
Alizarin Crimson, Viridian Green, and Titanium White, in roughly a 57:39:4 ratio.
How to make Burgundy in acrylic
Start with Alizarin Crimson at about 57% as your acrylic base, then work in Viridian Green and Titanium White in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #6B1F35.
Why mix Burgundy instead of buying it
Mixing Burgundy yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Burgundy across paint brands whose factory tubes differ, and rebuild the exact colour when you run out mid painting. The recipe above is the working starting point.
Common mistakes
White cools and chalks a mix as you add it, so tint in small steps and stop before it goes pastel.
Get this recipe for your paint brand
Open the live mixer with Burgundy + acrylic pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.
Deep-dive guide
How to mix Burgundy, the long version
Common mistakes, per-brand recipes, and the honest limits when the target sits outside what real paint can reach.
Read the guideRelated mixing guides
Pigment mixing is subtractive, so small ratio changes matter. The mixer refines this recipe to your brand and updates on the fly.