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How to mix coffee brown

A deep umber, mixed from four paints: Titanium White, 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.

Titanium WhitePW64 parts14%
Cadmium YellowPY357 parts24%
Cadmium RedPR10814 parts47%
Phthalo BluePB155 parts16%

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

Value4 / 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.

Other coffee brown shades

More brown colours

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