What Colors Make Beige? What Two Colors Make Beige

In this article, we’re going to find out what colors make beige.

If you are a painter or a makeup artist, finding the right mixture to get beige is essential. We will help you understand the concept of color mixing in this article.

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Do you remember when you were in elementary school and you learned about primary colors? Arts and Crafts are fun when you are mixing different colors with one another, to make new hues.

The teacher explained how color mixing works and even showed you the color wheel. She might even mention that you cannot mix primary colors, yellow, blue, and red.

The thought of not mixing primary colors is incorrect. Because you can do this to make new colors.

What about beige? Images that come to mind when we talk about beige are a wooden table, flooring, and cabinets. A great color that is not as plain as white and also elegant.

But the question is, how do you make this color? What other colors do you need to mix?

Today, we are going to take a closer look at the beige and the color mixing process of making it. In order for you to understand the three colors to make beige, I need to give you an idea of common color knowledge.

RYB Color Model (Red, Yellow, Blue)

This diagram will show you the primary colors of the color wheel. When mixed with one another, for example, red and yellow, you can get orange. Green is also a mixture of yellow and blue. Finally, when red and blue are mixed, violet is achieved.

These newly formed colors are called Secondary Colors.

Now, if you are wondering what happens when you mix these adjacent colors with each primary color, you will get the third set which is called the Tertiary Colors.

In the color wheel, Tertiary colors are red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, and red-violet.

It’s easier to understand now that mixing different colors with one another can help create infinite hues. By repeating the process and adding more pigment, you can get the desired color.

Neutral Colors (White, Black, Gray)

Unlike the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, the neutral hues are not on the color wheel. These colors are also known as ‘Earth tones’ which include white, black, and gray.

But did you know you can make neutral colors by mixing primary and secondary colors? White is made by mixing primary colors red, and blue, then adding green into the mixture in the Additive Color concept. (This can only be done in with digital arts.) Technically, white color can also be added to other mixtures to make new hues like beige.

If you mix all the primary colors, blue, red, and yellow, you make black. Take note that you need equal amounts of the three colors to get jet black.

Color Composite

Now, let’s move on to another color combination that makes brown, cedar, and umber. These colors make up Earth colors, with an emphasis on brown.

In the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color, brown is created by mixing red, black, yellow, or red, yellow, and blue.

In the RGD (Red, Green, Blue) color model, you need to combine red with green in a specific proportion to get brown.

Mixing colors is fun because you can get more hues to play with.

Before we move on to making beige, you need to know the basic color models and mixtures to make it easier to combine one with another.

In the next paragraph, you will get the answer to making a beige color.

What Colors Make Beige?

Now that you understand the color mixtures and making secondary and tertiary colors, you are probably thinking, how to make beige? and what two colors make beige?

It is easy, and you only need to mix two important colors and that is white and brown.

After you are done with making white and also brown, you can combine both to get a light-brown hue that represents beige.

What’s important here is using specific amounts of brown, so it won’t overcome the white color. You can add brown slowly into white until the color becomes beige.

Beige is also a combination of yellow, gray, or white. Mix together until you get beige.

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Bottom Line

When making beige, it shows how each color reacts to another by mixing. If you add more of the other color, the result may be different compared to mixing equal amounts.

Take note that you can also experiment with beige and add brown or white to get a different color. Other shades of beige are tan, caramel, nude, and mahogany. May this information help you in your next school art project.

I hope you enjoyed mixing colors and finding out how to make beige.