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What color do orange and white make?

Mixed as paint, orange and white make an orange. Change the ratio, switch to light or CSS mixing, and copy the result.

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Paint mode simulates real pigments with the Kubelka-Munk model, so blue and yellow make green, just like on a palette.

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#FABA5D · orange

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Contrast 1.71:1 with white, 12.25:1 with black

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Orange and white make orange

Mixed as paint, orange and white make an orange (#FABA5D). As light on a screen, they make a tan (#FFD5C2), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a tan (#FCC79F).

orange

#FABA5D

As paint

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

tan

#FFD5C2

As light

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

tan

#FCC79F

In CSS (OKLCH)

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

Mixing orange and white in different ratios

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

3:1 · #F7A442

3 orange : 1 white, orange

2:1 · #F8AB4A

2 orange : 1 white, orange

1:1 · #FABA5D

1 orange : 1 white, orange

1:2 · #FBC975

1 orange : 2 white, light orange

1:3 · #FCD183

1 orange : 3 white, light yellow

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 white mix.

With white

#FBC46D

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#FCCE7E

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#FDD993

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#FEE5B0

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With black

#C1A85F

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#A2945D

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#837D57

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#5E5C4A

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Mixing orange and white FAQ

Mixed as paint, orange and white make an orange (#FABA5D). As light on a screen, they make a tan (#FFD5C2), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a tan (#FCC79F).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so orange and white light make a tan (#FFD5C2). 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 white gives an orange (#F7A442), while one part orange to three parts white gives a light yellow (#FCD183). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #F28C28 50%, #FFFFFF 50%), which gives #FCC79F. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.