ColourMixer

Copper

Mixed from four paints: Titanium White, Cadmium Red, Phthalo Blue and Cadmium Yellow.

The recipe

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

Titanium WhitePW69 parts28%
Cadmium RedPR10812 parts38%
Phthalo BluePB151 part3%
Cadmium YellowPY3510 parts32%

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 tipCadmium Yellow last
Cadmium Yellow is strong. Add it a little at a time.

Metallic shine needs mica or metal pigment; no mix of ordinary paint will catch the light. This is the flat colour underneath, the base painters use before adding highlights.

More metallics

How to mix metallic colours: the guide to every metallic colours

Similar 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