ColourMixer

How to mix forest green

A deep green, mixed from five paints: Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Blue and Cadmium Red.

The recipe

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

Cadmium YellowPY3512 parts30%
Lemon YellowPY37 parts17%
Ultramarine BluePB2918 parts44%
Phthalo BluePB153 parts7%
Cadmium RedPR1081 part2%

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

Value4 / 10
TemperatureNeutral
A yellow-green: neither clearly warm nor cool.
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 forest green shades

More green 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