How to mix Terracotta in watercolour
A muted, earthy red-orange. Fired clay, weathered brick. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #B25538 in watercolour, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Terracotta
#B25538
Mixed result
From these pigments
#C96137
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
80%2. Alizarin Crimson
PR83
20%
Get this recipe for your paint brand
Open the live mixer with Terracotta + 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.