How to mix Ivory Black in watercolour
A slightly warm, transparent black. Softer than a mars or lamp black. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #1B1B1E in watercolour, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Ivory Black
#1B1B1E
Mixed result
From these pigments
#1E191C
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. Ultramarine Blue
PB29
50%2. Alizarin Crimson
PR83
27%3. Ivory Black
PBk9
14%4. Viridian Green
PG18
9%
Get this recipe for your paint brand
Open the live mixer with Ivory Black + 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.