How to mix khaki paint
Khaki is a dull, light yellow-brown, between ochre and a grey green.
Ways to mix it
This mix The colour Way 1
very close · difference 2.2
- 2 parts Titanium white PW6
- 2 parts Hansa yellow light PY3
- a touch Ivory black PBk9
This mix The colour Way 2
a visible difference · difference 3.5
- 8 parts Titanium white PW6
- 2 parts Ultramarine blue PB29
- 1 part Cadmium yellow medium PY35
This mix The colour Way 3
a visible difference · difference 3.5
- 10 parts Titanium white PW6
- 1 part Cadmium yellow medium PY35
- 1 part Ivory black PBk9
The palette opens with this colour as the colour you want; the coach finds it with the tubes of your box.
Lighter, darker, warmer, cooler, duller
What to add to way 1, as the coach on the palette would tell you:
- LighterAdd 2 parts Titanium white and a touch Hansa yellow lightWhite lightens but also cools and greys: a touch of yellow brings the warmth back.
- DarkerAdd a touch Burnt umber and a touch Ultramarine blueDarken with a dark colour of the same family rather than black, which kills the colour.
- WarmerAdd ½ part Yellow ochreWarmer means towards yellow and orange.
- CoolerAdd 1 part Titanium white and a touch Ultramarine blueCooler means away from yellow and orange: towards pink, blue or green.
- DullerAdd a touch Burnt siennaIts opposite colour dulls a colour while keeping it alive; black dulls and darkens at once.
A tip
Start from yellow and white; a little black or blue pulls it towards green.
To understand why
Close colours
Computed from a common box: Titanium white, Hansa yellow light, Cadmium yellow medium, Cadmium red medium, Quinacridone magenta, Ultramarine blue, Phthalo blue, Yellow ochre, Burnt sienna, Burnt umber and Ivory black. Parts are by volume; a touch is about a quarter of a part. Your screen shows the colours close, not exact.
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