How to mix burnt orange

A deep amber, mixed from four paints: Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Red, Phthalo Blue and Titanium White.

The recipe

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

Lemon YellowPY349 parts70%

Cadmium RedPR10820 parts29%

Phthalo BluePB151 part1%

Titanium WhitePW6a touch<1%

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

Value5 / 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 tipLemon Yellow last

Lemon Yellow is strong. Add it a little at a time.

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