How to mix Olive Green in watercolour
A muted yellow-green. The colour of dry foliage and worn uniforms. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #5C6B2E in watercolour, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Olive Green
#5C6B2E
Mixed result
From these pigments
#65742F
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. Viridian Green
PG18
67%2. Burnt Sienna
PBr7
21%3. Yellow Ochre
PY43
12%
Get this recipe for your paint brand
Open the live mixer with Olive Green + 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.