How to mix Vermilion in oil
A vivid, warm orange-red. Iconic in classical oil painting. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #D93A20 in oil, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Vermilion
#D93A20
Mixed result
From these pigments
#D93A1F
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. Yellow Ochre
PY43
41%2. Cadmium Red
PR108
36%3. Burnt Sienna
PBr7
16%4. Cadmium Yellow
PY35
7%
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