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How to mix Cadmium Yellow in watercolour

A dense, opaque mid yellow. Bright, covering, warm-leaning. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #F1C11C in watercolour, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Target

Cadmium Yellow

#F1C11C

Mixed result

From these pigments

#F3CD10

Pigment recipe

Ratios calibrated for watercolour. Start with the dominant pigment, add the modifiers in the order below, and adjust in 5% steps to your target swatch.

  1. 1. Cadmium Yellow

    PY35

    92%

  2. 2. Burnt Sienna

    PBr7

    8%

Get this recipe for your paint brand

Open the live mixer with Cadmium Yellow + watercolour pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.

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