How to Mix Khaki in Watercolor

A muted green-brown khaki. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #A39A6A in watercolour, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Target

Khaki

#A39A6A

Mixed result

99% match

From these pigments

#A29969

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. Titanium White
PW6
48%
2. Viridian Green
PG18
41%
3. Yellow Ochre
PY43
6%
4. Burnt Umber
PBr7
5%

What colours make Khaki?

Titanium White, Viridian Green, Yellow Ochre, and Burnt Umber, in roughly a 48:41:6:5 ratio.

How to make Khaki in watercolour

Start with Titanium White at about 48% as your watercolour base, then work in Viridian Green, Yellow Ochre, and Burnt Umber in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #A39A6A.

Why mix Khaki instead of buying it

Mixing Khaki yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Khaki across paint brands whose factory tubes differ, and rebuild the exact colour 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 Khaki + watercolour pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.

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Related mixing guides

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