How to mix Cadmium Yellow in oil
A dense, opaque mid yellow. Bright, covering, warm-leaning. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #F1C11C in oil, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Cadmium Yellow
#F1C11C
Mixed result
From these pigments
#EBBF1A
Pigment recipe
Ratios calibrated for oil. 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
41%2. Cadmium Yellow
PY35
39%3. Burnt Sienna
PBr7
20%
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Open the live mixer with Cadmium Yellow + oil 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.