Oil Paint Color Mixing Chart
Recipes for 39 commonly searched colors, mixed from standard artists' oil paints. Each recipe gives the ratio by volume, a lighter value scale and a link that opens the free oil paint mixing simulator with the right colors on the palette.
Greens
Olive Green5 Cadmium Orange + 2 French Ultramarine
Sage Green5 Raw Sienna + 3 Cerulean Blue + 2 Titanium White
Forest Green6 Viridian + 5 Ivory Black
Emerald Green3 French Ultramarine + 2 Cadmium Yellow Pale
Mint Green3 Titanium White + 2 Viridian
Lime Green2 Cadmium Lemon + 1 Cadmium Yellow + 1 Viridian
Blues
Teal3 French Ultramarine + 1 Cadmium Yellow Pale
Turquoise4 French Ultramarine + 4 Viridian + 3 Titanium White
Navy Blue4 Indanthrene Blue + 1 Ivory Black
Sky Blue3 Titanium White + 2 French Ultramarine
Indigo4 French Ultramarine + 1 Alizarin Crimson + 1 Ivory Black
Purples
Purple6 French Ultramarine + 4 Alizarin Crimson + 1 Titanium White
Lavender5 Titanium White + 2 French Ultramarine + 1 Alizarin Crimson
Plum3 Cadmium Red + 2 French Ultramarine
Mauve4 Cerulean Blue + 4 Burnt Sienna + 3 Titanium White
Reds and pinks
Pink5 Titanium White + 3 Cadmium Red
Coral4 Cadmium Red + 3 Cadmium Yellow Pale + 2 Titanium White
Salmon2 Cadmium Red + 2 Titanium White + 1 Cadmium Yellow
Peach4 Titanium White + 3 Cadmium Lemon + 1 Alizarin Crimson
Maroon3 Alizarin Crimson + 2 Ivory Black
Burgundy4 Alizarin Crimson + 1 French Ultramarine + 1 Ivory Black
Oranges
Orange4 Cadmium Yellow + 1 Cadmium Red
Rust6 Burnt Sienna + 2 Cadmium Yellow + 1 Ivory Black
Terracotta5 Cadmium Red + 4 Cadmium Lemon + 1 French Ultramarine
Yellows and creams
Mustard Yellow12 Cadmium Yellow Pale + 1 Ivory Black
Gold4 Cadmium Yellow Pale + 1 Raw Umber
Khaki5 Raw Sienna + 3 Titanium White + 1 Viridian
Cream6 Titanium White + 1 Cadmium Yellow
Browns and neutrals
Brown3 Raw Sienna + 1 Burnt Sienna + 1 Ivory Black
Chocolate Brown5 Ivory Black + 4 Burnt Sienna + 1 Cadmium Yellow Pale
Tan5 Raw Sienna + 3 Titanium White + 2 Raw Umber
Beige5 Titanium White + 4 Raw Sienna
Skin tones
Light Skin Tone4 Yellow Ochre + 4 Titanium White + 1 Burnt Sienna
Medium Skin Tone4 Burnt Umber + 3 Titanium White + 1 Cadmium Orange
Dark Skin Tone4 Cadmium Red + 3 Viridian