ColourMixer

How to mix silver

A light grey, mixed from four paints: Titanium White, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Red and Phthalo Blue.

The recipe

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

Titanium WhitePW679 parts93%
Lemon YellowPY31 part1%
Cadmium RedPR1083 parts3%
Phthalo BluePB153 parts3%

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

Value8 / 10
TemperatureNeutral
Sits quietly between warm and cool.
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.

Other silver shades

Like gold, a true metallic silver needs metallic paint. This is the flat colour of silver: a cool light grey.

More grey 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