Lighter Moss Green
#929C67
3 parts Titanium White, 1 part Ultramarine Blue and 1 part Raw Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
How to Mix Moss Green in Acrylic
Quick answer
To mix moss green (#7A8450) in acrylic, use 3 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 2 parts Raw Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 88% 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
Moss Green
#7A8450
Predicted dry result
88% match when dryMix to #79844F while wet. It dries to about #707745.
| Paint | Pigment | Parts | Share | 100 ml batch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titanium White | PW6 | 3 | 42% | 42 ml |
| Ultramarine Blue | PB29 | 2 | 30% | 30 ml |
| Raw Umber | PBr7 | 2 | 28% | 28 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 yellow-green moss. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #7A8450 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. Titanium White
PW6
42%2. Ultramarine Blue
PB29
30%3. Raw Umber
PBr7
28%
What colors make Moss Green?
Titanium White, Ultramarine Blue, and Raw Umber, in roughly a 42:30:28 ratio.
How to make Moss Green in acrylic
Start with Titanium White at about 42% as your acrylic base, then work in Ultramarine Blue and Raw Umber in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #7A8450.
Why mix Moss Green instead of buying it
Mixing Moss Green yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Moss Green 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 Moss Green
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.
Darker Moss Green
#636C39
5 parts Viridian Green, 4 parts Yellow Ochre and 1 part Burnt Umber. Chromilla's model predicts a 90% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Warmer Moss Green
#84814B
2 parts Burnt Sienna, 2 parts Titanium White and 1 part Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts an 88% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Cooler Moss Green
#708757
66% Yellow Ochre, 19% Ultramarine Blue and 15% Titanium White. Chromilla's model predicts an 86% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Moss Green questions
- What two colors make moss green?
- Chromilla's acrylic recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 3 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 2 parts Raw Umber. Titanium White leads the mix. Chromilla's model predicts an 88% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
- How do you make moss green paint lighter without losing the hue?
- Re-balance the mix instead of only adding white. For a lighter moss green (#929C67) in acrylic, Chromilla mixes 3 parts Titanium White, 1 part Ultramarine Blue and 1 part Raw Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
- Why does moss green 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 #79844F is predicted to dry to about #707745. Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
- What is the hex code for moss green?
- Chromilla uses #7A8450 as the target for moss green. The acrylic recipe is predicted to dry to about #707745.
- Can I mix moss green without black?
- Yes. Chromilla's acrylic recipe uses no black: 3 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 2 parts Raw Umber.
Moss Green in other mediums
- Moss Green in Oil: 3 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 2 parts Raw Umber, predicted 99% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
- Moss Green in Watercolor: 3 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 2 parts Raw Umber, predicted 89% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
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