Color mixer

How the paint mixer works

Press + to add a part of a paint and the swatch shows the mix. Parts are by amount: two parts yellow and one part blue is a yellow-green. It mixes like a paint box, in red, yellow and blue, so blue and yellow make green and all three together make a dark brown. Real paints differ by brand and pigment, so use it to plan a mix, then test on paper.

Light mode mixes red, green and blue light the way a screen does, where red and green make yellow. Two colors blends any two color codes, for design work, and gives the code of the result.

For a printable version, with tints, shades and a color wheel, see the color mixing chart.