In this article we will look at what needs to be mixed to get Brown color in colors.

Such a noble and calm color as brown has always dominated the clothing of rich and noble representatives. By the way, its main characteristic is stability and stability. But often the palette does not have this color or its required shade. Yes, and young or even experienced artists must be able to select the right colors in order to independently create a color scheme of the brown spectrum. And our recommendations will help in this aspect.

How to get brown color when mixing: 3 ways

Before rushing to the color scheme and brushes, you need to remember what colors there are. They are divided into two groups – basic and additional. There are also two more subgroups - composite and complex. All of them make up the design of four groups of basic colors.

Remember - primary colors cannot be obtained by combining any palettes. By the way, they are the ones that become the basis for creating other colors. Moreover, having black and white on hand, you can extract absolutely any color.

IMPORTANT: Brown belongs to the group of complex colors.

We offer three basic methods for obtaining brown color.

Green (blue+yellow) with red

• Even schoolchildren know that brown comes out when you mix two colors together - green and red. This is the case if we talk about the primary and composite colors.
• But the challenge is still to create a green tint. As easy as pie! Take two primary colors - yellow and blue.
• You need to take an equal number of different shades. But take into account your wishes.
  • If you want to end up with a darker color, then add a little more blue, but to the finished green color.
  • If, on the contrary, you want to make a more transparent shade, then initially take a little more yellow.
• After receiving the secondary color, we begin making the tertiary color. To the green color you got, you need to add a little red tone.
• It is important to introduce red paint, and not vice versa! After all, it is the fundamental tone that regulates the degree of darkness and saturation brown tint. If you add too much red coloring, then you will get more of a brick tone.
  • But also keep in mind that the red color makes brown so warm (in large quantities it can even create a rust effect), but green, on the contrary, will make it even a little grayish and cold.

Orange (yellow+red) with blue

• The first thing you need to do is take red. And add yellow to it. By the way, it needs to be introduced gradually and in small quantities.
• On average, yellow should be only 10% of the volume of red. It's important to get a dark orange. But keep in mind that too much red coloring will create a reddish brown color.
• Blue paint will need even less - 5-7% of the total volume. You also need to add gradually, in small portions and stirring the ingredients well.
• Of course, adjust the tone and saturation of the brown with a blue tint.

Violet (red+blue) with yellow

• Red and blue colors should be taken in equal quantities. Then you can get a noble and even royal shade purple, which will have the desired richness and warmth.
• Then, you need to introduce yellow color little by little. It will lighten the resulting purple, so watch the amount. If the color is predominantly yellow, then the brown color will be lighter and warmer. The violet tone does the opposite.

IMPORTANT: Too much yellow paint will create an ocher tint.

How to make a light brown color from paints, gouache when mixed?

To get a light brown color, you need to give the yellow color a predominance. But! Let's repeat that it's too much a large number of will make the color look like ocher. And, of course, it all depends on the desired lordship.

• To whiten brown color, you need add white. Yes, it's that simple. The more you add, the lighter the final color will be.
• But don't overdo it, brown is a warm color and white will neutralize this characteristic. Therefore, introduce very carefully, gradually and in small portions (literally, 1% of the total mass of paints).
• Although adding the previous color will help correct the situation.

How to get a dark brown color when mixing paints and gouache?

If we talk about previous mixing options, more blue or green will make a darker brown color. But they will also add their own nuance. There is another, simpler and quick way obtaining a dark brown color.

• Just add black paint. But you need to work with it extremely carefully, since a small dose of excess paint will simply turn it into a black range.
• Therefore, add paint in tiny portions and take note of one rule - conduct experiments with a small amount of paint.

• By the way, so as not to make a mistake with in the right color, mix a little black with white. But leave the dominance of the first shade. Just make it a little softer as it can quickly eat up the brown color.

How to get chocolate when mixing paints or gouache?

To create a chocolate color, you need to tinker a little. The most unencumbered scheme is to choose the right tones of orange and blue. But there is another possible option.

• Combine yellow and blue paint, To obtain dark green color. In another bowl, combine red and a drop of yellow to create orange.
• Now combine the two resulting colors. And in the end you get the color of green grass or grass green.
• Now you need to create a bloody red color. To do this, combine the same orange and red palette.

• In conclusion, it remains to combine the two complex colors obtained.
• And as a result we get the color of real chocolate.
  • If you want milk chocolate then add a drop of white paint
  • A mixture of white and yellow will give an additional golden tint to the color
  • Dark chocolate is again obtained by adding black paint.
  • But yellow with chocolate will help you get a beautiful and even brown color

How to get coffee color when mixing paints or gouache?

• Coffee color can be obtained by adding the same black gouache. Also, you need to mix according to technology - orange paint plus Blue colour. In this case, you can achieve the desired tone.

• Alternatively, you can achieve the desired color using a composition of purple and orange paint. If necessary, you need to add a drop of black tint.

Color mixing: table

For clarity, we would like to provide you with a table that will show all possible versions of the development of brown color and its range. To get a brown color, you need to mix the component colors, adding the main shade to them. True, there are other options where the composition includes not just secondary colors, but even complex palettes.

The paint mixing table allows you to create a huge palette of bright shades from 3 basic colors. It is very exciting! The main thing is to choose the right paints according to the color mixing table.

Artist's Workshop: Magic Lessons

1. The combination of two adjacent colors of the spectrum produces shades with different intensities of these colors. For example, yellow and orange when superimposed produce yellow-orange or orange-yellow, depending on which of these 2 colors predominates. If you mix in equal proportions 3 shades located next to each other on the color wheel, for example, yellow, red and orange, you will get the same orange, but dirtier.

2. When white is added to any color, it produces pastel shades of varying intensity.

3. By mixing 2 primary colors in equal proportions, which are separated by 1 shade on the color wheel, we get exactly the intermediate color that separates them. For example, red + blue = purple.

4. An equal combination of 2 contrasting colors (located opposite each other on the color wheel) always produces gray with a tint of one of these colors. For example, red + green, blue + orange, etc. Interestingly, if you mix complementary colors in a 2/1 ratio, you get absolute gray (without additional shades).

5. 3 primary colors located next to each other, when applied in equal proportions, also form gray, for example, green + yellow + orange. Notice the striking pattern: harmonious color combinations (which you can achieve using color wheel) when the shades included in them are mixed, they give a gray color - balancing, they absorb each other.

Creating new colors using a paint mixing table

As we already know, there are only 3 colors that cannot be obtained by mixing others. But from them you can create all other shades. These magical colors are red, yellow and blue. By the way, by mixing them with each other in equal proportions, you can get black. How to create all the other shades of the palette, see the table:

The color mixing table and color wheel are used not only in painting, they are simply irreplaceable when tinting and mixing decorative plaster in construction, in perfumery and soap making, when dyeing fabrics, batik, etc.

Color spectrum: revealing the secrets of the rainbow

Isaac Newton, passing light through a prism, received a multi-colored beam called a spectrum. For the convenience of combining colors, a continuous line of the spectrum with all its transitional tones was turned into a circle. As you know, in the color spectrum there are three primary shades (red, blue and yellow), and when they are mixed in pairs with each other, three more secondary shades are obtained (green, orange and purple). It is these 6 shades that form the color wheel, and each of them has complementary colors (blue and red-violet, yellow-green, purple, red and yellow-orange, blue and yellow-green). Newton, by the way, identified 7 colors, adding blue to the spectrum, which, along with the six main ones, is considered the color of the rainbow. By mixing these shades, making them darker or lighter to varying degrees, you can get a full range of colors.

I would like to immediately make a reservation that the division of the spectrum is arbitrary and depends on the characteristics of our perception. A person can identify up to 1000 tones in the color spectrum. It is interesting that reptiles and birds do not distinguish blue shades, and some fish see everything around them in red. It is believed that for cats the colorful world around us looks dimmer, but they can distinguish a huge variety of shades of gray.

Color spectrum table

The colors of the spectrum are called chromatic, as opposed to achromatic (from Latin, “without color”): white, black, gray. The order of shades in the spectrum is always the same, starting with red and ending with violet.

Shades on the color wheel from green-blue to blue-violet are considered cool, from yellow-green to red-violet - warm. This division is quite arbitrary and depends on what associations these colors evoke in us: red-orange fire, yellow sun, blue ice, blue ocean abyss. Did you notice that when we separated colors we didn't mention green? And this is no coincidence. Pure green (which, by the way, is extremely rare) is considered neutral. A drop of yellow makes it warmer, a drop of blue cools it down.

The color wheel is extremely important in a designer's work. With its help, you can not only determine harmonious color combinations, create the desired atmosphere in the room or an attractive image, but also influence perception by skillfully emphasizing the brightness, purity, beauty of color, enhance its intensity by adding complementary shades, balance cold tones with warm ones, etc. d. This magic is not difficult to learn even without being a designer, and it can be used not only in interior or clothing design. With the help of the color wheel, anyone can create harmony in the apartment, correctly combine colors in clothes, manicure, makeup, etc. For example, blue eyes will be emphasized by orange-coral lipstick or peach eyeshadow, and a scarlet dress will be refreshed by a green-turquoise scarf.

Have you decided to take up painting or are you painting furniture? But don't know how to get different shades? Paint mixing charts and tips will help you do this.

Basic Concepts

Before you start studying paint mixing tables, it’s worth familiarizing yourself with some definitions that will make it easy to understand a new material. The words used in the theory and practice of mixing shades are explained below. These are not scientific encyclopedic definitions, but transcripts in a language understandable to the average beginner, without the presence of complex terminology.

Achromatic colors are all intermediate shades between black and white, that is, gray. These paints contain only a tonal component (dark - light), and there is no “color” as such. Those where it is present are called chromatic.

Primary colors are red, blue, yellow. They cannot be obtained by mixing any other colors. Those that can are compound.

Saturation is a characteristic that distinguishes it from an achromatic shade that is identical in lightness. Next, let's look at what a table for mixing paints for painting is.

Range

Paint mixing tables are usually presented as a matrix of rectangles or squares or as schemes of shade combinations with numerical values ​​or percentages of each color component.

The fundamental table is the spectrum. It can be depicted as a stripe or a circle. The second option turns out to be more convenient, visual and understandable. In fact, the spectrum is a schematic image of a ray of light decomposed into color components, in other words, a rainbow.

This table contains both primary and secondary colors. The more sectors in this circle, the greater the number of intermediate shades. In the picture above there are also gradations of lightness. Each ring corresponds to a specific tone.

The shade of each sector is obtained by mixing neighboring colors along the ring.

How to mix achromatic colors

There is such a painting technique as grisaille. It involves creating a painting using gradations of exclusively achromatic colors. Sometimes brown or another shade is added. Below is a table of mixing colors for paints when working using this method.

Please note that when working with gouache, oil, or acrylic, a grayer shade is created by not only reducing the amount of black, but also adding white. In watercolors, professionals do not use this paint, but dilute it

How to mix with white and black

In order to get a darker or lighter shade of the pigment that you have in your set, you need to mix it with achromatic colors. This is how you work with gouache, mixing acrylic paints. The table located further is suitable for working with any material.

There are different numbers of ready-made colors in the kits, so compare what you have with the desired shade. When you add white, you will get what are called pastel colors.

Below is shown how a gradation of several complex colors is obtained from the lightest, almost white, to very dark.

Mixing watercolor paints

The table below can be used for both painting methods: glaze or single layer. The difference is that in the first version, the final shade is obtained by visually combining different tones superimposed on one another. The second method involves mechanically creating the desired color by combining pigments on a palette.

How this is done is easy to understand using the example of the first line with purple tones from the figure above. Layer-by-layer execution is done like this:

1. Fill all the squares with a light tone, which can be achieved by using a small amount of paint and enough water.
2. After drying, apply the same color to the second and third elements.
3. Repeat the steps as many times as necessary. In this version there are only three color transition cells, but there may be more.

When working in the glaze painting technique, it is worth remembering that different colors It is better to mix in no more than five layers. The previous one must be well dried.

In the event that you prepare the required color immediately on the palette, the sequence of working with the same purple gradation will be as follows:

1. Apply color by taking a little paint on a wet brush. Apply to the first rectangle.
2. Add pigment, fill the second element.
3. Dip the brush further into the paint and make a third cell.

When working in one layer, you must first mix all the colors on the palette. This means that in the first method the final shade is obtained by optical mixing, and in the second - mechanical.

Gouache and oil

The techniques for working with these materials are similar, since the pigments are always presented in the form of a creamy mass. If the gouache has dried, it is first diluted with water to the desired consistency. Any set always contains white. They are usually used up faster than others, so they are sold in separate jars or tubes.

Mixing (table below), like gouache, is not a difficult task. The advantage of these techniques is that the next layer completely covers the previous one. If you make a mistake and after drying you don’t like the resulting shade, make a new one and apply it on top. The previous one will not show through if you work with thick colors, without diluting them with liquid (water for gouache, solvent for oil).

Paintings using this painting technique can even be textured, when a thick mass is applied impasto, that is, in a thick layer. Often a special tool is used for this - a palette knife, which is a metal spatula on a handle.

The proportions of mixed paints and the necessary colors to obtain the desired shade are shown in the previous table diagram. It is worth saying that it is enough to have only three primary colors in the set (red, yellow and blue), as well as black and white. From them, in different combinations, all other shades are obtained. The main thing is that the paints in the jar should be exactly the main spectral tones, that is, for example, not pink or crimson, but red.

Working with acrylic

Most often, these paints are used on wood, cardboard, glass, stone, making decorative crafts. In this case, the process is the same as when using gouache or oil. If the surface has been previously primed and the paints are suitable for it, obtaining the desired shade will not be difficult. Below are examples of mixing shades with acrylic.

For (batik) they are also used, but they are sold in jars of liquid consistency and are similar to printer ink. In this case, the colors are mixed according to the watercolor principle on a palette with the addition of water rather than white.

Once you understand how to use paint mixing charts, you can easily create an unlimited number of shades using watercolor, oil, or acrylic.

Everyone knows that by combining 3 primary colors (red, yellow and blue), you can achieve any other color. This theory was developed in ancient times by Leonardo da Vinci. The conclusion from the theory can be drawn that it is impossible to obtain primary colors by mixing others. But what to do and, for example, how to get red? To solve the problem, let's approach it from a practical side and consider how red is made in a printing house, how artists get it and what needs to be done for this.

Red color in printing is made by mixing other basic colors. The CMYK color model is used here. All differences in the colors of the model used are made by mixing the desired base colors:

• Blue - cyan
• Magenta (violet) – magenta
• Yellow
• Black

As in other color models, you need to take at least 2 colors, and in our case, red on printed products is made by a combination of 2 process colors: violet (magenta) and yellow. This method is also used to make color engravings. If you acquire these paints, you can make not only red, but also achieve shades of it by adjusting the ratio of yellow and magenta (violet). The range of red colors will be from pale purple to rich orange-red.

Mix yellow and magenta to get red

Information: In addition to printing, the CMYK model underlies the operation of most printers. It is also used for professional painting of cars, decoration of interiors and facades of buildings, and in fabric production.

Natural red

In addition to artificially obtaining color, it can easily be made from natural materials. This is how bedstraw flowers allow you to paint objects bright red. To prepare this paint, flowers are dried and boiled with alum for half an hour. Safflower and St. John's wort flowers are also suitable for making red paint by boiling water until thick. Cherry paint, similar in color, is made from orange lichen. You need to finely chop the lichen and mix with baking soda(it is better to use a solution), wait 3-4 minutes and you can use it.

In nature, red color can be found quite often. Therefore, its different shades are sometimes named based on their natural hosts: fruits, minerals and berries. Among them you can find such names as: raspberry, pomegranate, cherry, coral, blue, wine, burgundy. All similar colors form the red spectrum.

Red shades in painting are made based on pigments of warm and cold shades. Quinacridone ruby ​​or violet should be considered cold, and light cadmium, orange sienna (natural and burnt) should be considered warm.

RGB and CMYK color models

Interaction with other colors

Many people wonder whether it is possible to make red from other colors, for example, pink. Our answer is no! If you replace purple with pink and mix it with yellow, then you will not see the red color, you will only see its semblance.

Burgundy is made from red by mixing with black. Depending on the types of paints, the ratio can reach up to 2:1 (you need 2 parts red and 1 black). By changing the concentration you can create different shades of burgundy.

Another question is, what happens if you mix red and yellow? Answer: we get orange.

The most popular question is: “what do we get when mixing red and blue paints?” To clarify, let's look at the RGB color model (red, green, blue), where you can clearly see that using blue in combination with red, we get purple.

Conclusion

The basic colors for red are yellow and magenta (violet). To create the desired color when mixing, you don’t have to use artificial paints; you can use natural ones. Red is the base color in the RGB model and must be mixed with green and blue to make other colors.

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When choosing paint for the interior, even for watercolor paintings, it is easy to make a mistake with the shade. Paper testers may not match the tone in reality.

Don't worry, there is a way to achieve the desired shade! Read on to learn what paints to mix to get blue.

Creating a classic shade

Unfortunately, no matter what components are mixed, without the primary tone itself it will not be possible to even come close to creating the required shade .

Red and yellow colors follow the same rule.

If the color in your palette is too dark, then white paint will help to lighten it a few tones.

If, on the contrary, you need to darken the shade, then you need to add more dark tones to the mixture - black, gray or brown.

Important! If you are mixing colors to create a small pattern in the interior, then you can mix them in a small bowl by hand. If you want to paint an entire wall, tint the ingredients in a bucket using a mixer.

How to maintain proportions

How to get blue color by mixing:

1. Get delicate ultramarine by mixing blue and white parts in a 3:1 ratio.
2. To create a shade with a slight blue, increase the portion of white color. The ratio of blue to white is 2:1.
3. To obtain a more transparent, light tone, mix them in equal proportions.

WITH Hello! The heavenly color is perfect for painting a boy’s nursery.

A turquoise tone will help you get a more saturated heavenly tone.

A complex recipe of three ingredients will help create color sea ​​wave. How to make blue using turquoise and white? Take 2 parts blue paint, 1 part white and turquoise. Enjoy the blue of the sea.

This is interesting! Red, blue, yellow are called primary, because by mixing other tones it is not possible to achieve the desired shade. Why do you need to know what colors need to be mixed to make blue? To achieve a play of shades and original texture, create artistic masterpieces.

Dark shade

In the case when you want to make the color darker, the mixing recipe is a little more complicated. It all depends on what the final result is and how rich the tone you are trying to achieve. How to successfully mix different tones to get a dark blue color:

1. You will need two paints: black and aquamarine. If the tone is made to decorate parts, then stir the mixture with a brush or stick in a small container. To paint walls, you need to tint the shade with a construction mixer, a special attachment for an angle grinder.
2. There are no exact proportions. Add black color to the base paint drop by drop or a few milliliters.
3. It is better to test the resulting mixture on a sheet of white paper and let it dry. If you are satisfied with the shade, then stop tinting. If not, add even more black.

Advice! Did it get dark? Lighten the mass by several tones using white. Stir in gradually so you don't have to add black again.

Violet

Ultramarine is similar to artificial, which does not occur in nature. Purple will help create paint the color of a dark sky. Magic coloring will help create an interesting tone that can be used to paint the ceiling in the nursery, and bright luminous star stickers will create an imitation of the night sky. How to get blue from purple:

1. Mix blue paint with purple in proportions 3:1.
2. For the ceiling, knead the dye with a construction hook for about 10 minutes.
3. Test the finished mixture on a small section of the wall. Do not forget that you need to apply the interior color in 2-3 layers.

A woman's favorite shade is royal ultramarine.

To get such a noble tone on the verge of night blue and sea wave, you need an acidic violet color or pink. The recipe is similar to the previous tinting:

1. You will need 2 tones: acid violet (pink) and ultramarine.
2. The proportions of blue and pink are 3:1. Sometimes you need a little more pink.
3. Evaluate the result by applying the dye to a small area.

Advice! To get purple, mix red and blue in equal proportions.

From yellow

To create an emerald blue color based on ultramarine, you need yellow. The resulting shade is similar to glitter precious stones. It is appropriate to use it for decoration small elements to make a fantastic picture. How to get blue from yellow:

1. Mix yellow and ultramarine colors in equal parts.
2. For a pastel look, add white. The proportion recipe depends on the desired degree of pallor.

Advice! To create a fantastic shimmery color, do not stir the paint too thoroughly. A lazy tinting method will create an interesting mother-of-pearl effect.

From green

Prussian blue is a favorite of designers not only for interior design, but also for clothing.

The deep color is associated with the depths of the sea and a distant galaxy. How to easily turn green into blue:

1. We combine two colors: aquamarine and green in equal parts.
2. Mix using a technique to ensure uniform texture.

Surprisingly, when adding a third white ingredient, the color does not fade.

How to make paint the right shade

What if there is no main color, but you need to make blue paint? An interesting tone, similar to sapphire shine, is obtained by mixing red and green. This tinting will not give pure ultramarine, but by adding black and white paint you can achieve interesting and unusual shades.

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Combine combinations of warm shades with delicate pastels, blue tones with cold ones. Change the proportions to your liking; proper tinting is the key to successful repairs. Experiment and create your own color scheme!