Lighter Hunter Green
#4B6860
7 parts Titanium White, 4 parts Cadmium Red, 2 parts Phthalo Blue and 2 parts Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts a 93% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
How to Mix Hunter Green in Watercolor
Quick answer
To mix hunter green (#35524A) in watercolor, use 74% Viridian Green, 22% Ultramarine Blue and 4% Raw Umber. Chromilla's model predicts a 93% 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.
Target
Hunter Green
#35524A
Predicted dry result
93% match when dryMix to #37534C while wet. It dries to about #324C48.
| Paint | Pigment | Share | 100 ml batch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viridian Green | PG18 | 74% | 74 ml |
| Ultramarine Blue | PB29 | 22% | 22 ml |
| Raw Umber | PBr7 | 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 dark, slightly blue hunter green. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #35524A 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. Viridian Green
PG18
74%2. Ultramarine Blue
PB29
22%3. Raw Umber
PBr7
4%
What colors make Hunter Green?
Viridian Green, Ultramarine Blue, and Raw Umber, in roughly a 74:22:4 ratio.
How to make Hunter Green in watercolor
Start with Viridian Green at about 74% as your watercolor base, then work in Ultramarine Blue and Raw Umber in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #35524A.
Why mix Hunter Green instead of buying it
Mixing Hunter Green yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Hunter 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
Overshooting on Viridian Green is the usual failure, add it in 5% steps and compare against the target between each pass.
Variations on Hunter 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.
Darker Hunter Green
#203D35
5 parts Viridian Green, 1 part Cadmium Red and 1 part Phthalo Blue. Chromilla's model predicts a 95% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Warmer Hunter Green
#385245
4 parts Cadmium Red, 3 parts Titanium White and 2 parts Phthalo Blue. Chromilla's model predicts a 93% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Cooler Hunter Green
#33524F
77% Viridian Green, 19% Ultramarine Blue and 4% Burnt Sienna. Chromilla's model predicts a 95% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Hunter Green questions
- What two colors make hunter green?
- Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 74% Viridian Green, 22% Ultramarine Blue and 4% Raw Umber. Viridian Green leads the mix. Chromilla's model predicts a 93% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
- How do you make hunter green paint lighter without losing the hue?
- Re-balance the mix instead of only adding white. For a lighter hunter green (#4B6860) in watercolor, Chromilla mixes 7 parts Titanium White, 4 parts Cadmium Red, 2 parts Phthalo Blue and 2 parts Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts a 93% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
- What is the hex code for hunter green?
- Chromilla uses #35524A as the target for hunter green. The watercolor recipe is predicted to dry to about #324C48.
- Can I mix hunter green without black?
- Yes. Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses no black: 74% Viridian Green, 22% Ultramarine Blue and 4% Raw Umber.
Hunter Green in other mediums
- Hunter Green in Acrylic: 74% Viridian Green, 22% Ultramarine Blue and 4% Raw Umber, predicted 93% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
- Hunter Green in Oil: 74% Viridian Green, 22% Ultramarine Blue and 4% Raw Umber, predicted 98% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
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