In mixing different colored paints to produce any desired tint; it is best to have the principal
ingredient thick, and add to it the other paints thinner. The following table shows the combination
of colors required to produce the listed tints. The first named color is the principal ingredient.
The additional colors follow in order of their importance. Thus in mixing a limestone tint; white is
the principal ingredient and red is the color of which least is needed. The exact proportions of each
depend on the shade of color desired.
| Desired Tint ....... Color Combination |
| Buff ....... White, Yellow Ochre, Red |
| Chestnut ....... Red, Black, Yellow |
| Chocolate ....... Raw Umber, Red, Black |
| Claret ....... Red, Umber, Black |
| Copper ....... Red, Yellow, and Black |
| Dove ....... White, Vermilion, Blue, Yellow |
| Drab ....... White, Yellow Ochre, Red, Black |
| Fawn ....... White, Yellow, Red |
| Flesh ....... White, Yellow Ochre, Vermilion* |
| Freestone ....... Red, Black, Yellow Ochre, White |
| French Gray ....... White, Blue, Lake** |
| Gray ....... White Lead, Black |
| Gold ....... White, Stone Ochre, Red |
| Green Bronze ....... Chrome Green, Black, Yellow |
| Do Pea ....... White, Chrome Green |
| Lemon ....... White, Chrome Yellow |
| Limestone ....... White, Yellow Ochre, Black, Red |
| Olive ....... Yellow, Blue, Black, White |
| Orange ....... Yellow, Red |
| Peach ....... White, Vermilion* |
| Pearl ....... White, Black, Blue |
| Pink ....... White, Vermilion*, Lake |
| Purple ....... Violet, with more Red and White |
| Rose ....... White, Madder Lake*** |
| Sandstone ...... White, Yellow Ochre, Black, Red |
| Snuff ....... Yellow, Van Dyke Brown |
| Violet ....... Red, Blue, White |
This chart is reproduced from Dicks Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes by William B. Dick and is out of print.
We have found this chart useful as a guide in color mixing. Hopefully you will too.
