Why does light brown look different when acrylic dries?

Acrylic binder looks milky while wet and clears as it dries, so the dried film reads darker. Chromilla's model applies a 10% value shift for acrylic, so the wet mix #AC7953 is predicted to dry to about #9E6D49. Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.

What is the hex code for light brown?

Chromilla uses #A67B5B as the target for light brown. The acrylic recipe is predicted to dry to about #9E6D49.

Can I mix light brown without black?

Yes. Chromilla's acrylic recipe uses no black: 1 part Burnt Umber to 1 part Titanium White.

How to Mix Light Brown in Acrylic

Quick answer

To mix light brown (#A67B5B) in acrylic, use 1 part Burnt Umber to 1 part Titanium White. 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.

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Target

Light Brown

#A67B5B

Predicted dry result

87% match when dry

Mix to #AC7953 while wet. It dries to about #9E6D49.

Light Brown in acrylic: tube ratios, and ml for a 100 ml batch
Paint	Pigment	Parts	Share	100 ml batch
Burnt Umber	PBr7	1	51%	51 ml
Titanium White	PW6	1	49%	49 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, warm light brown for hair, wood, and earth. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #A67B5B in acrylic, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Pigment recipe

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. Burnt Umber
PBr7
51%
2. Titanium White
PW6
49%

What colors make Light Brown?

Burnt Umber and Titanium White, in roughly a 51:49 ratio.

How to make Light Brown in acrylic

Start with Burnt Umber at about 51% as your acrylic base, then work in Titanium White in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #A67B5B.

Why mix Light Brown instead of buying it

Mixing Light Brown yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Light Brown 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.

Common mistakes

White cools and chalks a mix as you add it, so tint in small steps and stop before it goes pastel.

Variations on Light Brown

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.

Lighter Light Brown

#C09372

7 parts Titanium White to 3 parts Burnt Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Darker Light Brown

#8D6444

10 parts Burnt Umber, 4 parts Titanium White and 3 parts Viridian Green. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Warmer Light Brown

#A97862

69% Titanium White, 27% Cadmium Red and 4% Ivory Black. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Cooler Light Brown

#A97862

69% Titanium White, 27% Cadmium Red and 4% Ivory Black. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Light Brown questions

What two colors make light brown?: In acrylic, Burnt Umber and Titanium White: 1 part Burnt Umber to 1 part Titanium White. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
How do you make light brown paint lighter without losing the hue?: Re-balance the mix instead of only adding white. For a lighter light brown (#C09372) in acrylic, Chromilla mixes 7 parts Titanium White to 3 parts Burnt Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Why does light brown look different when acrylic dries?: Acrylic binder looks milky while wet and clears as it dries, so the dried film reads darker. Chromilla's model applies a 10% value shift for acrylic, so the wet mix #AC7953 is predicted to dry to about #9E6D49. Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
What is the hex code for light brown?: Chromilla uses #A67B5B as the target for light brown. The acrylic recipe is predicted to dry to about #9E6D49.
Can I mix light brown without black?: Yes. Chromilla's acrylic recipe uses no black: 1 part Burnt Umber to 1 part Titanium White.

Light Brown in other mediums

Light Brown in Oil: 1 part Burnt Umber to 1 part Titanium White, predicted 94% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
Light Brown in Watercolor: 1 part Burnt Umber to 1 part Titanium White, predicted 89% dry match by Chromilla's color model.

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