Lighter Terre Verte
#85936F
4 parts Titanium White, 2 parts 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 Terre Verte in Acrylic
Quick answer
To mix terre verte (#6E7B58) in acrylic, use 11 parts Viridian Green, 2 parts Burnt Umber and 2 parts Titanium White. 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
Terre Verte
#6E7B58
Predicted dry result
88% match when dryMix to #6E7B57 while wet. It dries to about #666F4C.
| Paint | Pigment | Parts | Share | 100 ml batch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viridian Green | PG18 | 11 | 72% | 72 ml |
| Burnt Umber | PBr7 | 2 | 15% | 15 ml |
| Titanium White | PW6 | 2 | 13% | 13 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, historic earth green. Muted, low-chroma, made for underpainting. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #6E7B58 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. Viridian Green
PG18
72%2. Burnt Umber
PBr7
15%3. Titanium White
PW6
13%
What colors make Terre Verte?
Viridian Green, Burnt Umber, and Titanium White, in roughly a 72:15:13 ratio.
How to make Terre Verte in acrylic
Start with Viridian Green at about 72% as your acrylic base, then work in Burnt Umber and Titanium White in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #6E7B58.
Why mix Terre Verte instead of buying it
Mixing Terre Verte yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Terre Verte 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 Terre Verte
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 Terre Verte
#576442
3 parts Yellow Ochre to 1 part Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Warmer Terre Verte
#757954
65% Viridian Green, 19% Burnt Umber and 16% Titanium White. Chromilla's model predicts an 88% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Cooler Terre Verte
#677D5D
7 parts Yellow Ochre, 3 parts Ultramarine Blue and 2 parts Titanium White. Chromilla's model predicts an 88% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Terre Verte questions
- What two colors make terre verte?
- Chromilla's acrylic recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 11 parts Viridian Green, 2 parts Burnt Umber and 2 parts Titanium White. Viridian Green 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 terre verte paint lighter without losing the hue?
- Re-balance the mix instead of only adding white. For a lighter terre verte (#85936F) in acrylic, Chromilla mixes 4 parts Titanium White, 2 parts 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 terre verte 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 #6E7B57 is predicted to dry to about #666F4C. Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
- What is the hex code for terre verte?
- Chromilla uses #6E7B58 as the target for terre verte. The acrylic recipe is predicted to dry to about #666F4C.
- Can I mix terre verte without black?
- Yes. Chromilla's acrylic recipe uses no black: 11 parts Viridian Green, 2 parts Burnt Umber and 2 parts Titanium White.
Terre Verte in other mediums
- Terre Verte in Oil: 11 parts Viridian Green, 2 parts Burnt Umber and 2 parts Titanium White, predicted 99% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
- Terre Verte in Watercolor: 11 parts Viridian Green, 2 parts Burnt Umber and 2 parts Titanium White, predicted 90% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
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