ColourMixer

Dark Brown

Mixed from three paints: Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red and Phthalo Blue.

The recipe

Drag a bar to change how much of that paint goes in, and watch the colour change at the top.

Cadmium YellowPY353 parts17%
Cadmium RedPR10811 parts61%
Phthalo BluePB154 parts22%

Parts are a ratio: a drop, a spoonful, whatever suits the amount you need.

Value3 / 10
TemperatureWarm
Leans towards red and yellow, so it comes forward.
AcrylicDries a little darker
Mix it a touch lighter than you want it.
Mix tipCadmium Yellow last
Cadmium Yellow is strong. Add it a little at a time.

More browns

How to mix brown: the guide to every brown

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Your paints

The library and every recipe here are mixed from just these.

PY35Cadmium Yellow
PY3Lemon Yellow
PR108Cadmium Red
PR122Quinacridone Magenta
PB29Ultramarine Blue
PB15Phthalo Blue
PW6Titanium White