What color do green and pink make?
Green and pink make grayish taupe. Pink is a light red, the complement of green, so the two neutralize into a soft grayish taupe or sage gray.
Green + pink = grayish taupe
Why green and pink make grayish taupe
Pink is a tint of red (red mixed with white), so green and pink behave like green and red, with white added: the result is lighter and softer than the same mix with pure red.
Paint mixes subtractively: each pigment absorbs part of the light, and the mix reflects only what both let through. That is why paint mixes get darker and duller as you add colors, while light mixes get brighter.
Change the ratio
Equal parts are only the middle of a range. More green pulls the result toward green, more pink toward pink. Mix a small test batch, note the parts you used, and scale up once you like it.
All three are mixed with the same spectral paint model. Dark paints are strong, so a little of them changes a mix a lot; light paints such as white and yellow need more parts to show.
Green and pink on a screen
Tips for mixing green and pink
- Start with equal amounts on the palette, mix one small test patch, then adjust with the color you want more of.
- Mix thoroughly with a palette knife; streaks of unmixed green or pink change how the color reads from a distance.
- Let a test swatch dry before judging it. Acrylics usually dry a little darker, while watercolors dry lighter.
- Write down the ratio that works (for example 2 parts to 1) so you can mix the same color again.
- To match a color on screen, compare the paint swatch against the hex code here on a calibrated display, and remember print and paint cannot reach every screen color.
More green color mixes
| Mix | Result | Ratio | Hex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green + red | brown | equal parts | #60463A |
| Green + orange | olive green | equal parts | #638431 |
| Green + yellow | yellow-green (chartreuse) | 1 green : 2 yellow | #9DC930 |
| Green + blue | blue-green (teal) | equal parts | #1B6C56 |
| Green + purple | slate gray (dark gray-brown) | equal parts | #4A4F54 |
| Green + brown | olive (dark olive green) | 2 green : 3 brown | #58582D |
| Green + black | dark green (hunter green) | 2 green : 1 black | #2A372C |
| Green + white | mint (pastel green) | 1 green : 2 white | #A4E0AE |
| Green + gray | sage (gray-green) | 1 green : 2 gray | #688C6E |
More pink color mixes
| Mix | Result | Ratio | Hex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pink + red | rose red | equal parts | #EC4F5C |
| Pink + orange | coral (salmon) | 2 pink : 1 orange | #F3976A |
| Pink + yellow | peach (light orange) | equal parts | #F8B646 |
| Pink + blue | lavender (light purple) | 2 pink : 1 blue | #808EC2 |
| Pink + purple | orchid (light magenta-purple) | 3 pink : 2 purple | #B86CB9 |
| Pink + brown | rosy brown | equal parts | #AE734E |
| Pink + black | dusky gray-mauve | 2 pink : 1 black | #504C4F |
| Pink + white | pale pink (baby pink) | 2 pink : 3 white | #FCCEE3 |
| Pink + gray | dusty pink (dusty rose) | 3 pink : 2 gray | #C398AF |
Frequently asked questions
What color do green and pink make?
Green and pink make grayish taupe in paint (about #949E8F, mixed 1 green : 2 pink). Pink is a light red, the complement of green, so the two neutralize into a soft grayish taupe or sage gray.
Is green and pink the same in paint and on a screen?
Not exactly. Paint gives grayish taupe (about #949E8F at 1 green : 2 pink), while a 50/50 digital blend in a design tool gives #9E9781, because screens mix light rather than pigment.
How do I make the mix lighter or darker?
Add white to lighten it into a tint, black (a little at a time) to darken it into a shade, or gray to mute it. Changing the ratio of green to pink shifts the hue itself.
What other colors make gray?
Black and white make gray. For a richer gray, mix two complementary colors (blue and orange) and add white. See what colors make gray.
Mix any two colors
The color mixer blends up to five colors by weight in a spectral paint model, OKLab or linear light, and exports the steps.