How to mix Cool Grey in oil
A grey with a soft blue lean. The colour of overcast light. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #7C858F in oil, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Cool Grey
#7C858F
Mixed result
From these pigments
#8EA2C4
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
86%2. Alizarin Crimson
PR83
5%3. Ultramarine Blue
PB29
5%4. Phthalo Blue
PB15
4%
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Open the live mixer with Cool Grey + oil pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.
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