What two colors make emerald green?

Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 7 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Phthalo Blue and 1 part Cadmium Yellow. Titanium White leads the mix. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

What is the hex code for emerald green?

Chromilla uses #2FA36A as the target for emerald green. The watercolor recipe is predicted to dry to about #489564.

Can I mix emerald green without black?

Yes. Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses no black: 7 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Phthalo Blue and 1 part Cadmium Yellow.

How to Mix Emerald Green in Watercolor

Quick answer

To mix emerald green (#2FA36A) in watercolor, use 7 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Phthalo Blue and 1 part Cadmium Yellow. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% 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

Emerald Green

#2FA36A

Predicted dry result

87% match when dry

Mix to #4FA26B while wet. It dries to about #489564.

Emerald Green in watercolor: tube ratios, and ml for a 100 ml batch
Paint	Pigment	Parts	Share	100 ml batch
Titanium White	PW6	7	70%	70 ml
Phthalo Blue	PB15	2	20%	20 ml
Cadmium Yellow	PY35	1	10%	10 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 bright, clean mid-green. Sits between viridian and lemony greens. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #2FA36A 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
70%
2. Phthalo Blue
PB15
20%
3. Cadmium Yellow
PY35
10%

What colors make Emerald Green?

Titanium White, Phthalo Blue, and Cadmium Yellow, in roughly a 70:20:10 ratio.

How to make Emerald Green in watercolor

Start with Titanium White at about 70% as your watercolor base, then work in Phthalo Blue and Cadmium Yellow in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #2FA36A.

Why mix Emerald Green instead of buying it

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

That pigment is a very strong tinter, add it a touch at a time or it will swallow the mix. White cools and chalks a mix as you add it, so tint in small steps and stop before it goes pastel.

Variations on Emerald Green

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 Emerald Green

#4EBC82

83% Titanium White, 11% Phthalo Blue and 6% Cadmium Yellow. Chromilla's model predicts an 86% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Darker Emerald Green

#1C8956

8 parts Titanium White, 5 parts Phthalo Blue and 2 parts Cadmium Yellow. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Warmer Emerald Green

#50A056

11 parts Titanium White, 3 parts Phthalo Blue and 3 parts Cadmium Yellow. Chromilla's model predicts a 90% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Cooler Emerald Green

#16A37F

Not a confident recipe: the closest mix is 12 parts Titanium White, 4 parts Phthalo Blue and 1 part Cadmium Yellow, and chromilla's model predicts an 84% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Emerald Green questions

What two colors make emerald green?: Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 7 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Phthalo Blue and 1 part Cadmium Yellow. Titanium White leads the mix. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
How do you make emerald green paint lighter without losing the hue?: Re-balance the mix instead of only adding white. For a lighter emerald green (#4EBC82) in watercolor, Chromilla mixes 83% Titanium White, 11% Phthalo Blue and 6% Cadmium Yellow. 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 emerald green?: Chromilla uses #2FA36A as the target for emerald green. The watercolor recipe is predicted to dry to about #489564.
Can I mix emerald green without black?: Yes. Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses no black: 7 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Phthalo Blue and 1 part Cadmium Yellow.

Emerald Green in other mediums

Emerald Green in Acrylic: 7 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Phthalo Blue and 1 part Cadmium Yellow, predicted 85% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
Emerald Green in Oil: 7 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Phthalo Blue and 1 part Cadmium Yellow, predicted 93% dry match by Chromilla's color model.

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