Real Milk Paint Color Mixing combinations

Turn 56 colors into hundreds! With this handy milk paint mixing guide, you can create your own custom colors using Real Milk Paint. Learn more about our Real Milk Paints or view our pre-mixed paint colors here.

The color mixing guides below are for reference only. Please test colors before applying them to your final project.

How to use the Gradient Guide

The best way to create your own custom milk paint color is to mixed the milk paint powders together before adding water. By doing this, you can easily measure and record the amounts used for future reference. The guide uses “parts” so that any amount of powder can be used for mixing. For example, if the guide says 3:7 it is communicating that the ratio is 3 parts of one color and 7 parts of another. A “part” could be any measurement amount. It could be 3 tbsp: 7 tbsp or 3 cups: 7 cups.

In the guide below, the second number refers to our Soft White color and the first number refers to the color shown. For example, 9:1 in the first row would be 9 parts of Pearl and 1 part of Soft White.

How to use the Color Mixing Guide

This guide’s intention is to show what Real Milk Paint colors would look like if mixed at a 1 part to 1 part ratio. For example: Mixing 1 part of Fresh Lemon with 1 part Blue Lagoon produces a vibrant green. This milk paint mixing guide should serve as a starting point for your own custom color creations! Click on the image to open a larger image in a new window for easier navigation.

Calculating Milk Paint Needed

If you have a large project and you need to figure out the recipe for 3 parts to 7 parts, this is the math we use:

Let’s say your project area is 100 square feet and you need two coats, so it would be 200 square feet that needs to be covered with paint. (100 x 2 = 200) For a 3 parts to 7 parts ratio, the total amount of parts is 10. So there are 10 parts in the mix, 3 of one color and 7 of another. Our project required 200 square feet which can be divided by the total amount of parts, 10. (200/10 = 20) Now, we multiply the parts by 20.

20 x 3 = 60 sq. ft.

20 x 7 = 140 sq. ft.

Each Pint of milk paint covers 35 sq. feet, a quart covers 70 sq. feet and a gallon covers 280 sq. feet.

So, you need 3 parts of one color to cover 60 sq. feet. A quart of that color would be sufficient.

You need 7 parts of the other color to cover 140 sq. Two quarts of that color would do the trick. Resulting in a total of 10 parts of milk paint, 3 in one color, and 7 in the other.