How to mix butter yellow

A light ochre, mixed from four paints: Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red and Ultramarine Blue.

The recipe

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

Titanium WhitePW669 parts85%

Cadmium YellowPY3511 parts14%

Cadmium RedPR1081 part1%

Ultramarine BluePB29a touch<1%

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

Value9 / 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 tipColour into white

Start with the white and add the colour 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