How to mix Indian Red in acrylic
A dense, opaque cool earth red. Iron-oxide backbone of muted portraits. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #8C3A34 in acrylic, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Indian Red
#8C3A34
Mixed result
From these pigments
#98403E
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
38%2. Viridian Green
PG18
27%3. Yellow Ochre
PY43
26%4. Titanium White
PW6
9%
Get this recipe for your paint brand
Open the live mixer with Indian Red + acrylic pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.
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Pigment mixing is subtractive — small ratio changes matter. The mixer refines this recipe to your brand and updates on the fly.