Brown color, although not bright, is quite popular. It is used when renovating an apartment, for painting interior items, when painting with acrylic and other paints and gouache, when dyeing hair, as well as other actions. To get brown, use the mixing technique. The colors are both dark and light, and we will find out which ones later in the article.

One of the main and simple ways make brown is mixing green and red dye I. These colors are available in any palette of paints, from construction paints to those intended for painting on paper canvas. The use of dark green and dark red is not permissible, otherwise we will get a color close to black, but not dark brown.

The next method is to mix 3 dyes: red, blue and yellow. This method follows from the previous one; instead of green, we use blue and yellow, which when mixed give green, and as a result we get the color formula described above. This combination It's good to use colors when the palette runs out of green.

Another way to make brown is to mix orange and gray or orange and blue, which is more appropriate for a regular paint palette.

The last way to get classic brown is to combine purple and yellow paints. Instead of magenta, you can use violet. This option is less popular because it is difficult to control the resulting color when mixing, the slightest overdose and the shade is no longer the same.

Making shades of brown

A traditional palette is good, but its use is not always required, for example, when painting a wall in a hallway, a lighter tone would be more appropriate, but to give a picture realistic colors when depicting the earth, dark paint is usually used. Below are instructions on how to make brown darker or lighter:

• How to get dark brown color? Let's not reinvent the wheel and propose the most effective method - adding a black component. We recommend mixing in small drops, otherwise you risk ruining the resulting paint and will have to throw it away. After adding a small dose of black, mix thoroughly until the consistency is homogeneous, only then decide whether you need to darken it further.
• How to get light brown color? Here we will also follow the well-known path and propose a method for using white or white dyes. Adding brightening colors can be done more intensely than darkening ones. This is due to the fact that if you lighten the brown too much, you can always go back a couple of shades darker. The main white paint is white paint; in addition to it, you can use yellow - which will give an ocher tint, red - will give shades of rust, and blue will make it deeper and more contrasting.

For art lovers, together with Olga Bazanova, we have prepared a video lesson on mixing brown from other colors:

Pros and cons of mixing brown

No matter how strange it may sound, it’s not always possible to make brown paint with your own hands. best idea. Let's look at when it is profitable to mix, and when it is better to buy ready-made dye:

• • You paint with acrylic paints on canvas - here you can make brown and its shades in any quantities and portions of colors;
  • You are making repairs and there are excess paints left from which you can get brown for use in the intended design;
  • You do whatever you want, but the color palette presented in stores doesn’t contain what you need;
  • If the design of the room includes brown walls, then you should not buy other colors to mix them; there are enough brown paints in hardware stores to choose the right one;
  • If you dye your hair, you should not mix different components, even of the same shade, unless this is provided in the instructions;
  • If you are not sure in advance that you will use brown.

Secrets of mixing colors

• • • 1. To make a beautiful brown paint use exact proportions.
      2. If you achieve the desired tone, then add the “thinner” color a little at a time, otherwise you risk ruining everything.
      3. Try to test the resulting dye on a small area to be painted, because the color in the jar and on the surface may differ.
      4. When working with a painting, you can combine paints directly on the canvas, thereby achieving an interesting effect.
      5. Before combining other paints, read the instructions; the color of the dried paint may differ from the one applied, this should be taken into account.

Conclusion

There are many ways to obtain brown colors and shades; they can be used for any painting work, but you should focus on the feasibility of mixing or purchasing ready-made ones. In addition to the main mixture, you can make many shades from light to dark, from contrasting to deep. Don’t be afraid to experiment, because all the famous masterpieces of interior design, painting and fashion items appeared as a result large quantity samples Tell us in the comments, what paints do you use to make your brown dye?

Shades of beige are widely used in architecture, design, and painting. They are considered neutral, therefore they can “dilute” an overly bright palette, make it more muted, or emphasize another color.

It happens that the desired color is not available, besides, beige is not included in the main range and is rarely sold in stores. Professional artists know very well how to get a beige color. To do this, you need to mix gouache or other paints in a certain combination.

There are also tables according to which all beige tones can be divided into warm (with a hint of brown) and cold (with a bit of gray). Beige goes best with coffee and brown tones, as well as blue, light blue, olive, light green, wenge, burgundy, sandy yellow, lavender, pink.

Instructions for obtaining beige color

To make beige color yourself, you don’t need any special knowledge. It is important to prepare the necessary paints and follow simple tips.

Necessary materials

Beige is obtained by mixing paints, so for work you should prepare a set of colors of different shades.

A container for combining pigments is also useful if the finished paint is needed in large quantities, or a palette if the beige color is needed for painting. You also need brushes for picking up paints and a coating to check the finished tone of the material.

• To make beige paint, different color mixing techniques are used. You need to prepare the following dyes:
• white;
• brown;
• golden;
• red;

green.

Paint selection

A good result is obtained by combining acrylic colors and a number of water-based construction paints and varnishes. You can even get the desired color by mixing pencil strokes or pieces of plasticine - as desired.

Preparation and main process

There is the easiest way to create a beautiful beige paint shade. To do this, you need to prepare only two colors - white (white) and brown. You should take a little brown, then add white to it until you get the desired paint. Typically you need 1 part brown and 2-4 parts white. You can drop a little yellow pigment into the finished mass to increase contrast.

Since there are many shades of beige, you can conduct a number of experiments and obtain paint in other ways:

1. Mix yellow, red, brown and dilute with white. A very small amount of red tone is needed; it is required to obtain orange when combined with yellow. The largest share in this combination is accounted for by white and yellow.
2. Mix yellow, pink, white. The pink tone is added in small quantities, otherwise you will have to use too much white.
3. Combine white paint and golden ocher (approximately 60 and 40% respectively). To soften the tone, add a drop of red, to “cool it” - a little green.
4. Combine scarlet, blue, yellow colors, dilute the mixture well with white. You can also add a little gold to the finished color to add some “zest”. This method allows you to get a natural flesh tone.

After production, the paint should be immediately tested on the canvas, then wait until it dries completely. Beige often changes tone as it dries, and you may need to make it lighter or darker. You can add black or brown to darken the paint. It is important that their number is negligible, otherwise the finished tone will become dirty gray.

Beige color from plasticine

Plasticine figures can also be made in a variety of colors. This is achieved by combining different shades of this material. Take bars of white, pink or red, yellow, orange (coral) colors. Dark tones are combined in equal proportions, and then mixed with white (only 10-15% of the remaining tones and 85-90% of white plasticine are needed).

The process can take a long time and will require perseverance, because the material will have to be kneaded very carefully.

As a result, it should not contain unsightly veins or unevenly colored inclusions. You can warm up the plasticine a little by putting it in a bag and in warm water - this will make mixing easier.

Beige color for walls

Various types of paints are used for walls. Before starting repairs, it is important to clarify the properties of each and try to paint a small amount of paintwork. Next, you should calculate the consumption in order to prepare the entire batch of paint at once. The fact is that it will be difficult to re-create exactly the same shade of beige - you will have to contact a colorist.

1. Here are the most popular interior paints that are easy to mix:
2. Acrylic water-dispersion. Made on the basis of acrylic, water, dispersion of various particles. They are environmentally friendly, odorless, give a beautiful matte surface, are elastic, and wash well. Usually sold in white, which can be tinted at your discretion. As a rule, a little brown pigment is added to white paint to create beige. Alkyd. Allows you to create a high-strength coating that is resistant to factors environment
3. . Alkyd paints are waterproof and have excellent decorative properties. The walls will be glossy, without streaks or defects. Typically, such paints have a ready-made color, so they will have to be mixed together.
4. Latex water-dispersed. They have all the properties of acrylic, only more durable, beautiful, but they cost an order of magnitude more. Easily tinted beige by adding ready-made shades or mixing pigments.

Silicone water-dispersible. High-quality paints can hide wall defects, are easy to tint, incredibly durable, and easy to clean. The downside is the high price. The beige tone is relevant in any interior - classic, country, minimalism, romantic and most others.

You can make such a shade yourself, especially since experiments often result in unique combinations and original tones.

If you want to get pastry mastic, cream or icing of the desired color, you need to mix food coloring correctly.

If you are preparing mastic from marshmallow, then you can mix pieces of this marshmallow of different colors to achieve the desired one (in this case, the role of white will be played by white marshmallow).

What color will you get if you mix it?

Color mixing scheme, confectionery paletteIf you mix red

with ... it turns out ... color

red + yellow = orange

red + green = brown

red + blue = purple

red + blue + green = black

red + white = coffee with milk

If you mix yellow with... you get... color

yellow + white + green = lemon

yellow + cyan or blue = green

yellow + brown = ocher

yellow + green + white + red = tobacco

If you mix blue with... you get... color

blue + green = sea wave

blue + yellow = green

If orange is mixed with... you get... color

orange + brown = terracotta

If you combine brown with... you get color

brown + white + yellow = beige

If it is convenient for you to search by the desired color, then here is the second palette - a table of color combinations.

Table for obtaining the desired color of cream, pastry mastic, glaze or egg coloring

In general, dear friends, remember school years how you mixed gouache on a saucer or palette. 🙂 However, keep in mind that some ingredients of chemical dyes may react differently with each other and the color may not be the same as when mixing paints normally.

Two color mixing tables

The color mixing table allows you to learn how to get the right one when mixing two or more colors and shades.

This table is used in various fields of art - fine art, modeling, and others. Can also be used in construction when mixing paints and plasters.

Color Mixing Chart 1

Required Color	Base Color + Mixing Instructions
Pink	White + add a little red
Chestnut	Red + add black or brown
Royal red	Red + add blue
Red	Red + White to brighten, yellow to get orange-red
Orange	Yellow + add red
Gold	Yellow + a drop of red or brown
Yellow	Yellow + white for lightening, red or brown for a dark shade
Pale green	Yellow + add blue/black for depth
Grass green	Yellow + add blue and green
Olive	Green + add yellow
Light green	Green + add White yellow
Turquoise green	Green + add blue
Bottle green	Yellow + add blue
Coniferous	Green + add yellow and black
Turquoise blue	Blue + add a little green
White-blue	White + add blue
Wedgwood blue	White + add blue and a drop of black
Royal blue
Dark blue	Blue + add black and a drop of green
Grey	White + Add a little black
Pearl gray	White + Add black, a little blue
Medium brown	Yellow + Add red and blue, white for lightening, black for dark.
Red-brown	Red & yellow + Add blue and white to brighten
Golden brown	Yellow + Add red, blue, white. More yellow for contrast
Mustard	Yellow + Add red, black and a little green
Beige	Take brown and gradually add white until a beige color is obtained. Add yellow for brightness.
Off white	White + Add brown or black
Pink-gray	White + Drop of red or black
Gray-blue	White + Add light gray plus a drop of blue
Green-gray	White + Add light gray plus a drop of green
Gray coal	White + add black
Lemon yellow	Yellow + add white, a little green
Light brown	Yellow + add white, black, brown
Fern green color	White + add green, black and white
Forest green color	Green + add black
Emerald green	Yellow + add green and white
Light green	Yellow + add white and green
Aquamarine	White + add green and black
Avocado	Yellow + add brown and black
Royal purple	Red + add blue and yellow
Dark purple	Red + add blue and black
Tomato red	Red + add yellow and brown
Mandarin, orange	Yellow + add red and brown
Reddish chestnut	Red + add brown and black
Orange	White + add orange and brown
Burgundy red color	Red + add brown, black and yellow
Crimson	Blue + add white, red and brown
Plum	Red + add white, blue and black
Chestnut
Honey color	White, yellow and dark brown
Dark brown	Yellow + red, black and white
Copper gray	Black + add white and red
Eggshell color	White + yellow, a little brown
Black	Black Use black as coal

Color mixing chart 2

Mixing paints
black= brown+blue+red in equal proportions
black= brown+blue.
gray and black= blue, green, red and yellow are mixed in equal proportions, and then one or the other is added by eye. it turns out we need more blue and red
black= it turns out if you mix red, blue and brown
black=red, green and blue. You can additionally add brown.
bodily= red and yellow paint... just a little bit. After kneading, if it turns yellow, add a little red, if a little yellow paint turns pink. If the color turns out to be very saturated, add a piece of white mastic and mix again
dark cherry= red + brown + a little blue (cyan)
strawberry= 3 parts pink + 1 part red
Turkiz= 6 parts sky blue + 1 part yellow
silver gray= 1 hour black + 1 hour blue
dark red= 1 part red + a little black
rust color= 8 hours orange + 2 hours red + 1 hour brown
greenish= 9 hours sky blue + a little yellow
dark green= green+a little black
lavender=5 parts pink + 1 part purple
bodily= a little copper color
nautical=5h. blue+1 hour green
peach=2h. orange + 1 tsp. dark yellow
dark pink=2h. red+1 hour brown
Navy blue=1h. blue+1h. Sereneviy
avocado= 4h. yellow + 1 part green + a little black
coral=3 hours pink + 2 hours yellow
gold= 10 hours yellow + 3 hours orange + 1 hour red
plum = 1 part purple + a little red
light green= 2 hours purple + 3 hours yellow

red + yellow = orange
red + ocher + white = apricot
red + green = brown
red + blue = violet
red + blue + green = black
yellow + white + green = citric
yellow + cyan or blue = green
yellow + brown = ocher
yellow + green + white + red = tobacco
blue + green = sea ​​wave
orange + brown = terracotta
red + white = coffee with milk
brown + white + yellow = beige
light green=green+yellow, more yellow,+white= light green

lilac=blue+red+white, more red and white, +white= light lilac
lilac= red and blue, with red predominating
Pistachio paint obtained by mixing yellow paint with a small amount of blue

How to get orange color and its shades in 10 photos + table of all possible derivatives. How to get coral, peach, terracotta and red colors? The influence of white, black and brown in color composition.
Orange color is obtained by mixing red and yellow, but you can get a shade of this color (soft and quite light) by adding pink to yellow paint. Subsequently, all the main saturated shades of orange are in one way or another connected with red, yellow, pink, and white. More complex and darker tones are obtained using purple, brown and black.

How to get orange color by mixing paints: red and yellow of the desired tone?

Everyone knows that the main gradient of orange lies within red-orange and yellow-orange. Since the color turns out to be either two colors, then depending on the percentage of each the colors are coming shift in one direction or another.
Of course, all the resulting shades from the primary colors (in our case, red and yellow) will be paler. However, orange consists of 2 warm tone, the waves of which are not very different (the opposite would be blue and yellow to create green), and even in the second order it looks quite catchy.

Mixing acrylic paints for painting:

How to get yellow-orange and red-orange?

It is believed that to get classic orange, you need to take 1 part yellow and 1 part red. However, in practice it turns out that you have to take more yellow than red. In the palette you can always choose the desired tone by adding yellow or red to the mixture.

How to get light orange color?

This tone comes in a wide range of pastel shades. They are built using white, but there is an alternative option: we mix pink and yellow, the resulting shade is a soft orange tone, belonging to the light range:

Another option would be to add yellow and white.
Usually in a palette of 12 colors there is already an orange tint, which is much brighter than the color obtained by mixing, so when constructing shades we will use the already existing one.
In my palette of glossy acrylic paints there is a bright red-orange tone. To get light orange tones from it, I will need to mix red-orange, yellow and white:

How to get coral color?

Although this shade is closer to pink, its construction is completely tied to the orange color, and there are 2 scenarios for obtaining it:
1) Complex: take red-orange, pink and white in approximately equal parts (when you mix, adjust the shade by eye, the main thing is to mix the paint thoroughly).

2) Red-orange is close to scarlet, and scarlet is a shade of red. Red, when mixed with white, produces pink, and coral can be called a light shade of pink with an orange undertone.

In this case, coral will lean closer to orange, but still remain a luxurious tropical shade.

How to get peach color?

Another light and subtle shade of the main color. Peach belongs to the soft pastel palette, standing out from it with its sophistication, it has long been loved and entrenched in our imagination. Its construction consists of 4 colors:
1) Red + yellow + pink + white
2) Orange + yellow + pink + white
3) Coral + yellow + white

How to get terracotta color?

Let's move on to dark shades orange. One of interesting options– this is terracotta: a medium-dark, but rich complex red-orange shade is obtained by mixing violet and red-orange:

Adding a drop of white will help make the shade lighter.

How to get red color?

Red color has an orange undertone. If you take brown and mix it with red-orange, the resulting shades will be dark but rich. You can adjust the tone by adding yellow.

How to get dark orange color?

You can adjust the brightness of shades of orange using black: either to complete darkness or simply dim the brightness. This is necessary to create contrast.
If you want to tone down light shades: mix white with black to a gray mass and bring it into the working tone.

Table for obtaining orange shades when mixing colors:

Practice in color science is irreplaceable, but theory can give you an understanding of how this or that tone is built.

In the center is the main color from which the color is built. The first circle of colors is the shades with which the color is mixed in the proportion indicated below. The third circle is formed by tones that were obtained by mixing the main color and the first circle in a smaller proportion than the third. On each side of the color at the end of the beam, the same color with the addition of black (darker) and white (lighter).

How to get other colors and their shades: theory and practice. Click on the icon.