How to Make Light Brown Paint Without White

The science relating to mixing light and mixing paint is very different. You can make any color light you want by using red, green and blue light, known as primary colors, but this doesn̵7;t apply when mixing paint. Instead you can make any color you want, including light brown, by mixing a combination of cyan, magenta and yellow, known as subtractive colors, and you don̵7;t need to use any white paint to lighten the colors. This article describes how to make 16 ounces of light brown paint, but simply multiply the amounts in equal proportions to make more paint if required.

Things You'll Need

• Yellow base paint
• Magenta base paint
• Cyan base paint
• Clean plastic container
• Measuring jug
• Mixing spoon

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Use yellow as the first paint color to make light brown. Pour 10 fluid ounces of base yellow paint into a clean mixing container.

   • 2

     Pour 4 fluid ounces of base magenta paint into the container. Pour 2 fluid ounces of base cyan paint into the container.

   • 3

     Stir the contents in the container using a mixing spoon. As you stir, the colors will mix and eventually yield light brown. If it̵7;s not quite the shade you want, add a little more yellow, to make it lighter, or a little more cyan and magenta to make it darker. Add the extra paint slowly until you get the light brown shade you want.