What color do yellow and pink make?
Yellow and pink make peach (light orange). Pink is a light red, and red plus yellow is orange, so pink and yellow make a light orange or peach.
Yellow + pink = peach (light orange)
Why yellow and pink make peach (light orange)
Pink is a tint of red (red mixed with white), so yellow and pink behave like yellow 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 yellow pulls the result toward yellow, 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.
Yellow and pink on a screen
Tips for mixing yellow 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 yellow 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 yellow color mixes
| Mix | Result | Ratio | Hex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow + red | orange | 3 yellow : 2 red | #FA7A30 |
| Yellow + orange | yellow-orange (amber) | equal parts | #F8A221 |
| Yellow + green | yellow-green (chartreuse) | 2 yellow : 1 green | #9DC930 |
| Yellow + blue | green | equal parts | #4D954A |
| Yellow + purple | brown (muddy gray-brown) | 1 yellow : 2 purple | #885056 |
| Yellow + brown | golden brown (ochre) | equal parts | #B8872F |
| Yellow + black | olive green | 2 yellow : 1 black | #5B5D36 |
| Yellow + white | pale yellow (cream) | 1 yellow : 3 white | #FDF59A |
| Yellow + gray | khaki (muted yellow) | equal parts | #B6B240 |
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 + green | grayish taupe | 2 pink : 1 green | #949E8F |
| 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 yellow and pink make?
Yellow and pink make peach (light orange) in paint (about #F8B646, mixed equal parts). Pink is a light red, and red plus yellow is orange, so pink and yellow make a light orange or peach.
Is yellow and pink the same in paint and on a screen?
Not exactly. Paint gives peach (light orange) (about #F8B646 at equal parts), while a 50/50 digital blend in a design tool gives #F9B88B, 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 yellow to pink shifts the hue itself.
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.