How to Mix Dusty Rose in Watercolor

A muted, greyed pink. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #C08497 in watercolor, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Target

Dusty Rose

#C08497

Mixed result

98% match

From these pigments

#C18495

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
63%
2. Viridian Green
PG18
21%
3. Alizarin Crimson
PR83
13%
4. Yellow Ochre
PY43
3%

What colors make Dusty Rose?

Titanium White, Viridian Green, Alizarin Crimson, and Yellow Ochre, in roughly a 63:21:13:3 ratio.

How to make Dusty Rose in watercolor

Start with Titanium White at about 63% as your watercolor base, then work in Viridian Green, Alizarin Crimson, and Yellow Ochre in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #C08497.

Why mix Dusty Rose instead of buying it

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

Get this recipe for your paint brand

Open the live mixer with Dusty Rose + watercolor pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.

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Pigment mixing is subtractive, so small ratio changes matter. The mixer refines this recipe to your brand and updates on the fly.