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  • Question
    Can I make a really dark colored turquoise color using black?
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    Yes, but be careful how much black you use since it's a very overpowering color.
  • Question
    How could I create seafoam green?
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    Slowly mix yellow into dark blue until you achieve a seafoam color.
  • Question
    What color should I paint a model of Uranus?
    Community Answer
    Baby blue with a little bit of white.
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    I have aqua but need to darken it. Its too bright for my small bedroom. Would I use med gray to calm it down?
    Spookyneighbour
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    Medium grey may work, but will change tone. The tiniest bit of a pale orange should help to take away some vibrancy.
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    I have light blue paint. Which colors can I add to make it aquamarine?
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    Emerald will probably do the best job, but just experiment with any green or yellow (not on the orange-ish side though, this will only make your color appear dull) you can find.
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    What color dye do I mix with yellow to get a tropical green?
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    Add a decent amount of blue, then add yellow bit by bit until you get your desired tropical green. Alternatively, you can just buy a shade of tropical green online.
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    What shades of green and blue do I use to make a really vibrant turquoise?
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    Cadmium Yellow (light), Phthalo Blue (Green), and Ultramarine Blue are the colors you need to make a vibrant turquoise.
  • Question
    What is the difference between turquoise and teal?
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    Turquoise and teal are both shades of blue-green, but turquoise is more on the blue side, and teal is closer to green.
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    What do I mix to make electric blue?
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    Bright or neon blue and maybe a hint of green, yellow or white, depending on the shade that you want.
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    I thought turquoise and aquamarine were different colors. Isn't aquamarine more green than blue?
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    In the cyan range of colors, aqua is often considered indistinguishable from aquamarine; hence, the real difference is between aqua and turquoise. Unlike turquoise, aqua has the shades of blue and green in the same proportion.
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    What colors do I mix to get a light powder blue?
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    Add white to any shade of blue until you get the color you desire.
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    What paint colors do I mix to get an icy turquoise color?
    Dearbhla McArdle
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    Cerulean blue and Windsor and Newton lemon. You can add a touch of white to this to make it even paler (more ice-like) but it works best in a diluted form without the white.
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