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How to mix lime green

A soft lime, mixed from four paints: Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow, 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.

Titanium WhitePW617 parts22%
Cadmium YellowPY3554 parts72%
Phthalo BluePB154 parts5%
Cadmium RedPR1081 part1%

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

Value7 / 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 lime 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