How to mix Naples Yellow in acrylic

A soft, opaque creamy yellow. Historically loved for skin and stone. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #E5C88A in acrylic, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Target

Naples Yellow

#E5C88A

Mixed result

From these pigments

#F2D9A3

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. 1. Titanium White

    PW6

    92%
  2. 2. Burnt Sienna

    PBr7

    8%

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Open the live mixer with Naples Yellow + acrylic pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.

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