How to mix orange paint
Orange is yellow and red. A warm yellow and a warm red give the brightest orange.
Ways to mix it
This mix The colour Way 1
same colour · difference 0.6
- 4 parts Titanium white PW6
- 3 parts Cadmium yellow medium PY35
- 3 parts Cadmium red medium PR108
This mix The colour Way 2
same colour · difference 0.2
- 3 parts Titanium white PW6
- 3 parts Cadmium yellow medium PY35
- 1 part Quinacridone magenta PR122
This mix The colour Way 3
very close · difference 1.6
- 6 parts Hansa yellow light PY3
- 1 part Cadmium red medium PR108
- a touch Titanium white PW6
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 6 parts Titanium whiteWhite lightens but also cools and greys: a touch of yellow brings the warmth back.
- DarkerAdd ¾ part Burnt umberDarken with a dark colour of the same family rather than black, which kills the colour.
- WarmerAdd 6 parts Cadmium yellow medium and ¾ part Burnt siennaWarmer means towards yellow and orange.
- CoolerAdd ½ part Quinacridone magentaCooler means away from yellow and orange: towards pink, blue or green.
- DullerAdd 4 parts Hansa yellow light and 1 part Yellow ochreIts opposite colour dulls a colour while keeping it alive; black dulls and darkens at once.
A tip
Add the red to the yellow little by little: red is stronger and quickly takes over.
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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