How to mix Cool Grey in watercolour
A grey with a soft blue lean. The colour of overcast light. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #7C858F in watercolour, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Cool Grey
#7C858F
Mixed result
From these pigments
#417176
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. Viridian Green
PG18
94%2. Ultramarine Blue
PB29
6%
Get this recipe for your paint brand
Open the live mixer with Cool Grey + watercolour pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.
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Pigment mixing is subtractive — small ratio changes matter. The mixer refines this recipe to your brand and updates on the fly.