How to mix Vermilion in watercolour
A vivid, warm orange-red. Iconic in classical oil painting. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #D93A20 in watercolour, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Vermilion
#D93A20
Mixed result
From these pigments
#EC3816
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. Cadmium Red
PR108
58%2. Cadmium Yellow
PY35
42%
Get this recipe for your paint brand
Open the live mixer with Vermilion + watercolour pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.
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