What two colors make beige?

Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 87% Titanium White, 9% Burnt Umber and 4% Viridian Green. Titanium White leads the mix. 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 beige?

Chromilla uses #D8C3A5 as the target for beige. The watercolor recipe is predicted to dry to about #C6B298.

Can I mix beige without black?

Yes. Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses no black: 87% Titanium White, 9% Burnt Umber and 4% Viridian Green.

How to Mix Beige in Watercolor

Quick answer

To mix beige (#D8C3A5) in watercolor, use 87% Titanium White, 9% Burnt Umber and 4% Viridian Green. 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.

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Target

Beige

#D8C3A5

Predicted dry result

88% match when dry

Mix to #D8C2A3 while wet. It dries to about #C6B298.

Beige in watercolor: tube ratios, and ml for a 100 ml batch
Paint	Pigment	Share	100 ml batch
Titanium White	PW6	87%	87 ml
Burnt Umber	PBr7	9%	9 ml
Viridian Green	PG18	4%	4 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 soft neutral beige, warmer than gray. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #D8C3A5 in watercolor, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Pigment recipe

Checked August 2026

Ratios calibrated for watercolor. 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
87%
2. Burnt Umber
PBr7
9%
3. Viridian Green
PG18
4%

What colors make Beige?

Titanium White, Burnt Umber, and Viridian Green, in roughly a 87:9:4 ratio.

How to make Beige in watercolor

Start with Titanium White at about 87% as your watercolor base, then work in Burnt Umber and Viridian Green in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #D8C3A5.

Why mix Beige instead of buying it

Mixing Beige yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Beige 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 Beige

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.

Lighter Beige

#F2DDBE

92% Titanium White, 5% Yellow Ochre and 3% Burnt Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 86% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Darker Beige

#BEAA8C

80% Titanium White, 16% Burnt Umber and 4% Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts a 90% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Warmer Beige

#DCC1A7

83% Titanium White, 7% Viridian Green, 6% Yellow Ochre and 4% Cadmium Red. Chromilla's model predicts a 90% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Cooler Beige

#DCC1A7

83% Titanium White, 7% Viridian Green, 6% Yellow Ochre and 4% Cadmium Red. Chromilla's model predicts a 90% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Beige questions

What two colors make beige?: Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 87% Titanium White, 9% Burnt Umber and 4% Viridian Green. Titanium White leads the mix. 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 beige paint lighter without losing the hue?: Re-balance the mix instead of only adding white. For a lighter beige (#F2DDBE) in watercolor, Chromilla mixes 92% Titanium White, 5% Yellow Ochre and 3% Burnt Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 86% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
What is the hex code for beige?: Chromilla uses #D8C3A5 as the target for beige. The watercolor recipe is predicted to dry to about #C6B298.
Can I mix beige without black?: Yes. Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses no black: 87% Titanium White, 9% Burnt Umber and 4% Viridian Green.

Beige in other mediums

Beige in Acrylic: 87% Titanium White, 9% Burnt Umber and 4% Viridian Green, predicted 87% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
Beige in Oil: 87% Titanium White, 9% Burnt Umber and 4% Viridian Green, predicted 99% dry match by Chromilla's color model.

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