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How to mix Viridian in watercolour

A cool, transparent blue-green. The classic mixer for greys and shadows. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #256C5A in watercolour, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.

Target

Viridian

#256C5A

Mixed result

From these pigments

#30735D

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. 1. Viridian Green

    PG18

    92%

  2. 2. Phthalo Blue

    PB15

    5%

  3. 3. Yellow Ochre

    PY43

    3%

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Open the live mixer with Viridian + watercolour pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.

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