How to mix Payne's Grey in watercolour
A deep, atmospheric blue-grey. The go-to non-black shadow. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #3F4C5B in watercolour, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Payne's Grey
#3F4C5B
Mixed result
From these pigments
#3A4E5F
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
74%2. Ultramarine Blue
PB29
22%3. Alizarin Crimson
PR83
2%4. Yellow Ochre
PY43
2%
Get this recipe for your paint brand
Open the live mixer with Payne's Grey + 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.