To mix chromium oxide green (#4B6A3B) in oil, use 89% Viridian Green, 6% Burnt Umber and 5% Raw Umber. Chromilla's model predicts a 99% 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.
Chromium Oxide Green in oil: tube ratios, and ml for a 100 ml batch
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100 ml batch
Viridian Green
PG18
89%
89 ml
Burnt Umber
PBr7
6%
6 ml
Raw Umber
PBr7
5%
5 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.
A dense, opaque, slightly gray green. Foliage without the buzz. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #4B6A3B in oil, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Pigment recipe
Checked August 2026
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. Viridian Green
PG18
89%
2. Burnt Umber
PBr7
6%
3. Raw Umber
PBr7
5%
What colors make Chromium Oxide Green?
Viridian Green, Burnt Umber, and Raw Umber, in roughly a 89:6:5 ratio.
How to make Chromium Oxide Green in oil
Start with Viridian Green at about 89% as your oil base, then work in Burnt Umber and Raw Umber in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #4B6A3B.
Why mix Chromium Oxide Green instead of buying it
Mixing Chromium Oxide Green yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Chromium Oxide Green 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
Overshooting on Viridian Green is the usual failure, add it in 5% steps and compare against the target between each pass.
Variations on Chromium Oxide Green
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.
Lighter Chromium Oxide Green
#618251
9 parts Yellow Ochre, 8 parts Viridian Green, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 1 part Titanium White. Chromilla's model predicts a 99% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Darker Chromium Oxide Green
#355325
5 parts Viridian Green, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 1 part Cadmium Yellow. Chromilla's model predicts a 98% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Warmer Chromium Oxide Green
#576732
75% Yellow Ochre, 21% Ultramarine Blue and 4% Cadmium Yellow. Chromilla's model predicts a 99% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Cooler Chromium Oxide Green
#3F6C45
89% Viridian Green, 6% Ultramarine Blue and 5% Raw Umber. Chromilla's model predicts a 98% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Chromium Oxide Green questions
What two colors make chromium oxide green?
Chromilla's oil recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 89% Viridian Green, 6% Burnt Umber and 5% Raw Umber. Viridian Green leads the mix. Chromilla's model predicts a 99% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
How do you make chromium oxide green paint lighter without losing the hue?
Re-balance the mix instead of only adding white. For a lighter chromium oxide green (#618251) in oil, Chromilla mixes 9 parts Yellow Ochre, 8 parts Viridian Green, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 1 part Titanium White. Chromilla's model predicts a 99% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
What is the hex code for chromium oxide green?
Chromilla uses #4B6A3B as the target for chromium oxide green. The oil recipe is predicted to dry to about #4B693B.
Can I mix chromium oxide green without black?
Yes. Chromilla's oil recipe uses no black: 89% Viridian Green, 6% Burnt Umber and 5% Raw Umber.
Chromium Oxide Green in other mediums
Chromium Oxide Green in Acrylic: 89% Viridian Green, 6% Burnt Umber and 5% Raw Umber, predicted 90% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
Chromium Oxide Green in Watercolor: 89% Viridian Green, 6% Burnt Umber and 5% Raw Umber, predicted 92% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
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