ColourMixer

Gold

Mixed from three paints: Lemon 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.

Lemon YellowPY327 parts94%
Cadmium RedPR1081 part3%
Ultramarine BluePB291 part3%

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

Value7 / 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 tipLemon Yellow last
Lemon 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