To mix light skin tone (#E8B48A) in acrylic, use 86% Titanium White, 9% Burnt Sienna and 5% Cadmium Red. Chromilla's model predicts a 90% 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
Light Skin Tone
#E8B48A
Predicted dry result
90% match when dryMix to #F0B78B while wet. It dries to about #DBA57B.
| Paint | Pigment | Share | 100 ml batch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanium White | PW6 | 86% | 86 ml |
| Burnt Sienna | PBr7 | 9% | 9 ml |
| Cadmium Red | PR108 | 5% | 5 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 mid-value flesh tone. A starting point, never a final answer. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #E8B48A 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 86:9:5 ratio.
Start with Titanium White at about 86% as your acrylic base, then work in Burnt Sienna and Cadmium Red in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #E8B48A.
Mixing Light Skin Tone yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Light Skin Tone 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.
#FDD0AC
Not a confident recipe: the closest mix is 84% Titanium White, 13% 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.
#CE9B72
Not a confident recipe: the closest mix is 5 parts Titanium White to 2 parts Burnt Umber, and chromilla's model predicts an 84% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
#EDB192
89% Titanium White, 8% Cadmium Red and 3% Raw Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
#EDB192
89% Titanium White, 8% Cadmium Red and 3% Raw Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Compare acrylic, oil and watercolor for light skin tone
Open the live mixer with Light Skin Tone + acrylic pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.
Deep-dive guide
Common mistakes, per-brand recipes, and the honest limits when the target sits outside what real paint can reach.
Read the guidePigment mixing is subtractive, so small ratio changes matter. The mixer refines this recipe to your brand and updates on the fly.