What two colors make raw sienna?

Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 11 parts Raw Umber, 8 parts Titanium White and 1 part Alizarin Crimson. Raw Umber 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 raw sienna?

Chromilla uses #B67F3E as the target for raw sienna. The watercolor recipe is predicted to dry to about #A87436.

Can I mix raw sienna without black?

Yes. Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses no black: 11 parts Raw Umber, 8 parts Titanium White and 1 part Alizarin Crimson.

How to Mix Raw Sienna in Watercolor

Quick answer

To mix raw sienna (#B67F3E) in watercolor, use 11 parts Raw Umber, 8 parts Titanium White and 1 part Alizarin Crimson. 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

Raw Sienna

#B67F3E

Predicted dry result

89% match when dry

Mix to #B87E39 while wet. It dries to about #A87436.

Raw Sienna in watercolor: tube ratios, and ml for a 100 ml batch
Paint	Pigment	Parts	Share	100 ml batch
Raw Umber	PBr7	11	56%	56 ml
Titanium White	PW6	8	39%	39 ml
Alizarin Crimson	PR83	1	5%	5 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 transparent warm gold-brown. Cleaner than yellow ochre. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #B67F3E 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. Raw Umber
PBr7
56%
2. Titanium White
PW6
39%
3. Alizarin Crimson
PR83
5%

What colors make Raw Sienna?

Raw Umber, Titanium White, and Alizarin Crimson, in roughly a 56:39:5 ratio.

How to make Raw Sienna in watercolor

Start with Raw Umber at about 56% as your watercolor base, then work in Titanium White and Alizarin Crimson in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #B67F3E.

Why mix Raw Sienna instead of buying it

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

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 Raw Sienna

#D09857

65% Titanium White, 30% Raw Umber and 5% Alizarin Crimson. Chromilla's model predicts an 88% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Darker Raw Sienna

#9D6723

80% Raw Umber, 15% Titanium White and 5% Cadmium Red. Chromilla's model predicts a 90% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Warmer Raw Sienna

#BD7A48

5 parts Titanium White, 5 parts Raw Umber and 1 part Alizarin Crimson. Chromilla's model predicts a 91% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Cooler Raw Sienna

#BD7A48

5 parts Titanium White, 5 parts Raw Umber and 1 part Alizarin Crimson. Chromilla's model predicts a 91% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.

Raw Sienna questions

What two colors make raw sienna?: Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 11 parts Raw Umber, 8 parts Titanium White and 1 part Alizarin Crimson. Raw Umber 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 raw sienna paint lighter without losing the hue?: Re-balance the mix instead of only adding white. For a lighter raw sienna (#D09857) in watercolor, Chromilla mixes 65% Titanium White, 30% Raw Umber and 5% Alizarin Crimson. Chromilla's model predicts an 88% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
What is the hex code for raw sienna?: Chromilla uses #B67F3E as the target for raw sienna. The watercolor recipe is predicted to dry to about #A87436.
Can I mix raw sienna without black?: Yes. Chromilla's watercolor recipe uses no black: 11 parts Raw Umber, 8 parts Titanium White and 1 part Alizarin Crimson.

Raw Sienna in other mediums

Raw Sienna in Acrylic: 11 parts Raw Umber, 8 parts Titanium White and 1 part Alizarin Crimson, predicted 88% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
Raw Sienna in Oil: 11 parts Raw Umber, 8 parts Titanium White and 1 part Alizarin Crimson, predicted 98% dry match by Chromilla's color model.

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