ColourMixer

Peach Skin Tone

Mixed from four paints: Titanium White, 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.

Titanium WhitePW636 parts86%
Lemon YellowPY33 parts8%
Cadmium RedPR1082 parts4%
Ultramarine BluePB291 part2%

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

Value8 / 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.

Skin tones are earth colours: start from this mix, then adjust warmer (more red) or cooler (a touch of blue) by eye against your reference.

More skin tones

How to mix skin tones: the guide to every skin tones

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