How to mix Sepia in acrylic

A soft, warm dark brown. Slightly cooler than Van Dyke. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #4A3624 in acrylic, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Target

Sepia

#4A3624

Mixed result

From these pigments

#8D883C

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

    40%
  2. 2. Yellow Ochre

    PY43

    27%
  3. 3. Ultramarine Blue

    PB29

    20%
  4. 4. Raw Umber

    PBr7

    13%

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Open the live mixer with Sepia + 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.