Lighter Cream
#FFF8EA
97% Titanium White and 3% Yellow Ochre. Chromilla's model predicts an 88% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
How to Mix Cream in Oil
Quick answer
To mix cream (#F5EAD6) in oil, use 97% Titanium White and 3% Yellow Ochre. 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
Cream
#F5EAD6
Predicted dry result
88% match when dryMix to #F8F5DD. It dries true to color.
| Paint | Pigment | Share | 100 ml batch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanium White | PW6 | 97% | 97 ml |
| Yellow Ochre | PY43 | 3% | 3 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 warm off-white cream. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #F5EAD6 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. Titanium White
PW6
97%2. Yellow Ochre
PY43
3%
What colors make Cream?
Titanium White and Yellow Ochre, in roughly a 97:3 ratio.
How to make Cream in oil
Start with Titanium White at about 97% as your oil base, then work in Yellow Ochre in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #F5EAD6.
Why mix Cream instead of buying it
Mixing Cream yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Cream 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 Cream
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 Cream
#DBD0BC
93% Titanium White, 4% Burnt Umber and 3% Viridian Green. Chromilla's model predicts a 95% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Warmer Cream
#F8E9D7
97% Titanium White and 3% Burnt Umber. Chromilla's model predicts a 92% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Cooler Cream
#F8E9D7
97% Titanium White and 3% Burnt Umber. Chromilla's model predicts a 92% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Cream questions
- What two colors make cream?
- In oil, Titanium White and Yellow Ochre: 97% Titanium White and 3% Yellow Ochre. 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 cream paint lighter without losing the hue?
- Re-balance the mix instead of only adding white. For a lighter cream (#FFF8EA) in oil, Chromilla mixes 97% Titanium White and 3% Yellow Ochre. Chromilla's model predicts an 88% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
- What is the hex code for cream?
- Chromilla uses #F5EAD6 as the target for cream. The oil recipe is predicted to dry to about #F8F5DD.
- Can I mix cream without black?
- Yes. Chromilla's oil recipe uses no black: 97% Titanium White and 3% Yellow Ochre.
Cream in other mediums
- Cream in Acrylic: 97% Titanium White and 3% Yellow Ochre, predicted 88% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
- Cream in Watercolor: 97% Titanium White and 3% Yellow Ochre, predicted 88% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
Compare acrylic, oil and watercolor for cream
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Deep-dive guide
How to mix Cream, the long version
Common mistakes, per-brand recipes, and the honest limits when the target sits outside what real paint can reach.
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