How to mix Terracotta in acrylic

A muted, earthy red-orange. Fired clay, weathered brick. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #B25538 in acrylic, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Target

Terracotta

#B25538

Mixed result

From these pigments

#D06644

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

    31%
  2. 2. Yellow Ochre

    PY43

    28%
  3. 3. Burnt Sienna

    PBr7

    24%
  4. 4. Alizarin Crimson

    PR83

    17%

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Open the live mixer with Terracotta + 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.