How to mix Terracotta in oil

A muted, earthy red-orange. Fired clay, weathered brick. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #B25538 in oil, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Target

Terracotta

#B25538

Mixed result

From these pigments

#CB5B3F

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. Yellow Ochre

    PY43

    26%
  2. 2. Burnt Sienna

    PBr7

    27%
  3. 3. Titanium White

    PW6

    25%
  4. 4. Alizarin Crimson

    PR83

    22%

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Open the live mixer with Terracotta + oil pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.

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