What two colors make moss green?

Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 3 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 2 parts Raw Umber. Titanium White leads the mix. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

What is the hex code for moss green?

Chromilla uses #7A8450 as the target for moss green. The watercolor recipe is predicted to dry to about #6E794B.

Can I mix moss green without black?

Yes. Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses no black: 3 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 2 parts Raw Umber.

How to Mix Moss Green in Watercolor

Quick answer

To mix moss green (#7A8450) in watercolor, use 3 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 2 parts Raw Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% 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

Moss Green

#7A8450

Predicted dry result

89% match when dry

Mix to #79844F while wet. It dries to about #6E794B.

Moss Green in watercolor: tube ratios, and ml for a 100 ml batch
Paint	Pigment	Parts	Share	100 ml batch
Titanium White	PW6	3	42%	42 ml
Ultramarine Blue	PB29	2	30%	30 ml
Raw Umber	PBr7	2	28%	28 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 soft yellow-green moss. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #7A8450 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
42%
2. Ultramarine Blue
PB29
30%
3. Raw Umber
PBr7
28%

What colors make Moss Green?

Titanium White, Ultramarine Blue, and Raw Umber, in roughly a 42:30:28 ratio.

How to make Moss Green in watercolor

Start with Titanium White at about 42% as your watercolor base, then work in Ultramarine Blue and Raw Umber in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #7A8450.

Why mix Moss Green instead of buying it

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

White cools and chalks a mix as you add it, so tint in small steps and stop before it goes pastel.

Variations on Moss 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 Moss Green

#929C67

3 parts Titanium White, 1 part Ultramarine Blue and 1 part Raw Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Darker Moss Green

#636C39

5 parts Viridian Green, 4 parts Yellow Ochre and 1 part Burnt Umber. Chromilla's model predicts a 91% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Warmer Moss Green

#84814B

2 parts Burnt Sienna, 2 parts Titanium White and 1 part Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Cooler Moss Green

#708757

66% Yellow Ochre, 19% Ultramarine Blue and 15% Titanium White. Chromilla's model predicts an 88% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Moss Green questions

What two colors make moss green?: Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 3 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 2 parts Raw Umber. Titanium White leads the mix. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
How do you make moss green paint lighter without losing the hue?: Re-balance the mix instead of only adding white. For a lighter moss green (#929C67) in watercolor, Chromilla mixes 3 parts Titanium White, 1 part Ultramarine Blue and 1 part Raw Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
What is the hex code for moss green?: Chromilla uses #7A8450 as the target for moss green. The watercolor recipe is predicted to dry to about #6E794B.
Can I mix moss green without black?: Yes. Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses no black: 3 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 2 parts Raw Umber.

Moss Green in other mediums

Moss Green in Acrylic: 3 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 2 parts Raw Umber, predicted 88% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
Moss Green in Oil: 3 parts Titanium White, 2 parts Ultramarine Blue and 2 parts Raw Umber, predicted 99% dry match by Chromilla's color model.

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