How to mix Sepia in oil

A soft, warm dark brown. Slightly cooler than Van Dyke. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #4A3624 in oil, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Target

Sepia

#4A3624

Mixed result

From these pigments

#433720

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. 1. Ultramarine Blue

    PB29

    32%
  2. 2. Viridian Green

    PG18

    26%
  3. 3. Burnt Sienna

    PBr7

    23%
  4. 4. Burnt Umber

    PBr7

    19%

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