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What color do orange and purple make?

Mixed as paint, orange and purple make a brown. Change the ratio, switch to light or CSS mixing, and copy the result.

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brown

#AB683F · brown

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Orange and purple make brown

Mixed as paint, orange and purple make a brown (#AB683F). As light on a screen, they make a pink (#FF90A5), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a crimson (#CA4877).

brown

#AB683F

As paint

Pigments absorb light, so every color you add takes some away. This is what you get on a palette or canvas.

pink

#FF90A5

As light

Colored lights add up, as on a screen or stage. Mixes get brighter, not darker.

crimson

#CA4877

In CSS (OKLCH)

What color-mix(in oklch, …) returns for an even mix in the browser.

Mixing orange and purple in different ratios

The ratio decides which color leads. These are paint mixes, measured in equal-sized parts.

3:1 · #C87A35

3 orange : 1 purple, brown

2:1 · #BE7439

2 orange : 1 purple, brown

1:1 · #AB683F

1 orange : 1 purple, brown

1:2 · #985C46

1 orange : 2 purple, brown

1:3 · #8E554C

1 orange : 3 purple, brown

Making the mix lighter or darker

Add white for tints and black for shades. Each step adds 20% more of it to the even orange and purple mix.

With white

#C5895C

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#D4A176

40%

#E0B791

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#EBCFB1

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With black

#8B603E

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#71563C

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#574937

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#3A352D

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Mixing orange and purple FAQ

Mixed as paint, orange and purple make a brown (#AB683F). As light on a screen, they make a pink (#FF90A5), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a crimson (#CA4877).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so orange and purple light make a pink (#FF90A5). That is why screens can show bright yellows from red and green light, while the same paints would turn brown.

Change the ratio. Three parts orange to one part purple gives a brown (#C87A35), while one part orange to three parts purple gives a brown (#8E554C). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #F28C28 50%, #6B2FA3 50%), which gives #CA4877. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.