How to mix Sepia in watercolour
A soft, warm dark brown. Slightly cooler than Van Dyke. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #4A3624 in watercolour, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Sepia
#4A3624
Mixed result
From these pigments
#9B5832
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. Yellow Ochre
PY43
63%2. Alizarin Crimson
PR83
14%3. Viridian Green
PG18
14%4. Burnt Umber
PBr7
9%
Get this recipe for your paint brand
Open the live mixer with Sepia + 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.