How to mix Viridian in oil
A cool, transparent blue-green. The classic mixer for greys and shadows. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #256C5A in oil, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Viridian
#256C5A
Mixed result
From these pigments
#2B6C66
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. Viridian Green
PG18
39%2. Phthalo Blue
PB15
28%3. Titanium White
PW6
23%4. Burnt Sienna
PBr7
10%
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