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QuestionWhat colors do I need to mix to get teal blue?Community AnswerMix blue with a little bit of green. Add more green if desired until you get the shade you want. If you want to lighten it, add a little white. If you want to dull the color, add a little black.
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QuestionI would like to know how to mix a color to get a smooth leather color.Community AnswerNatural brown leather colour can be mixed with complementary colours (colours opposite each other in the colour wheel) where one of the colours is shiny, for example: gold+purple=leather-like brown.
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QuestionWhat colors do I mix to get yellow?Rey StarchaserTop AnswererSince yellow is a primary color, there are no colors you can mix to make it.
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QuestionIf I mix electric blue and ivy green hair dye together, what color will it make?Community AnswerIt would probably make electric cyan since ivy green is similar to normal green.
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QuestionWhat colors do I mix to make magenta?Community AnswerThe color magenta, which is a primary color according to Goethe's theory of color subtraction, is produced when blue and red are combined.
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QuestionWhat color do I need to lighten purple?Community AnswerWhite, but it depends. If you want to lighten purple with another color to give it tint, mix white with the color you want until it's lighter than the purple, then mix the light color with the purple.
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QuestionHow can I dye my hair green, pink and black and have red tips?Community AnswerFor green, dye one section green with a bit for the red tips; for pink, dye the middle of your hair with space for red tips; and for black, dye the rest of your hair with space for red tips. When you're done dyeing your hair, take red hair dye and dip dye the undyed ends.
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QuestionWhat two colors make red?Community AnswerAs red is a primary color, so you cannot make red from any other existing color. A neon orange would be the closest you could get by combining a bright yellow and bright blue.
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QuestionI have baby blue, what color do I add to make orange?Community AnswerAny yellow shade would work. The paler the shade you choose, the more pastel the result will be. You will never have a neon orange shade with a baby blue, although by adding a brighter yellow you could get a medium shade.
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QuestionIf I mix teal with orange, what will happen?Community AnswerDepending on how much of each color you added, you'd end up with a sandy brown color.
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QuestionWhat does black and white make?Rey StarchaserTop AnswererIt makes gray. You can alter how dark or light the gray is by adding more white or black. Add more black for a darker gray, and add white for a lighter gray.
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QuestionWhat colors do I mix to get red?Community AnswerSince red is a primary color, there aren't any colors you can mix to create red.
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QuestionIf I want painted red wood to look a little more brown, what should I mix to accomplish that?Community AnswerYou can mix green, blue, and yellow to achieve a brown paint. You can then apply that paint to the top of the painted red wood.
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QuestionHow do I get a yellow color on my leaves when they dry up?Community AnswerBecause of dead cells. They lose chlorophyll pigment, so it loses its green color and becomes yellow.
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QuestionWhat color can I get if I mix red, yellow, and black?Community AnswerYou would most likely get a dark orange-ish brown color. It depends on how much of each color you added.
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QuestionWhat colors do I need to mix to get claret?Tim TamsCommunity AnswerA lot of red, some blue, and a little bit less green than blue.
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QuestionWhat colors do I mix to make a red-orange or a dark burnt orange?Tim TamsCommunity AnswerTo make a dark burnt orange, use red, orange and brown/black until you get what you like.
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QuestionIf I add black to red, what color will that give me?Community AnswerSince black isn't a color, it's a neutral, it will give you a darker red. The exact shade depends on how much black you add.
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QuestionWhat colors do I mix to make gray?Community AnswerYou can mix white and black together to make gray. Add more white than black though; black can easily overpower white.
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QuestionWhat colors do I mix to get lime or light green?Community AnswerIf you are working with primary colors, mix blue and yellow with a 1:2 ratio (more yellow than blue) to get a lime green. If you are starting with green, add yellow to make it more of a lime color. If you want light green, add white.
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QuestionWhat will happen when I mix blue with yellow?Community AnswerYou will get green. The shade of green will depend on the amount of yellow that you add to the blue.
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QuestionWhat color do I mix to get light blue?Community AnswerWhite and blue will do the trick. Try making your mixture 2/3 blue and 1/3 white, and then adding white until you get the desired color.
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QuestionI have white paint - how can I turn it red?Community AnswerThere is no possible way to make white paint into red paint. Even if you added red paint to the white paint, you'd end up with pink.
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QuestionI have yellow with some white added, but it's still too bright. How can I make it more of a tan color?Community AnswerTry mixing brown and white instead of using yellow and white, as adding white to any color makes it brighter.
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QuestionIs there a ratio that's used when mixing paint?Community AnswerThere's not much of a specific ratio. It depends upon what colour is expected.
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QuestionWhich colors should I mix to get a rich, dark green?Community AnswerBlue and yellow, preferably a blue that leans toward the green side on the color wheel (you can search it up) to make it darker and more turquoise add more blue. This should give you a start so you can experiment.
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QuestionWhat colors do I mix to get different skin colors?Community AnswerTry starting with yellow, red, brown, and white laid out on your palette. Start with a yellow and some white and go from there.
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QuestionHow do I make a black colour?Community AnswerUsing Cobalt Blue, Rose Madder Genuine, and Aureolin results in a softer black color, while Windsor Blue, Permanent Alizarin Crimson, and Windsor Yellow yield a bold black color. Whatever yellow, blue and red shades from a basic paint set will ultimately give you color black.
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