ColourMixer

Light Red

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 WhitePW675 parts68%
Cadmium RedPR10832 parts29%
Phthalo BluePB151 part0%
Cadmium YellowPY354 parts3%

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

Value6 / 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 tipColour into white
Start with the white and add the colour a little at a time.

More reds

How to mix red: the guide to every red

Similar colours

In these collections

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