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What color do red and orange make?

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

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#E74035 · red

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Red and orange make red

Mixed as paint, red and orange make a red (#E74035). As light on a screen, they make an orange (#FF753C), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give an orange (#E75A26).

red

#E74035

As paint

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

orange

#FF753C

As light

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

orange

#E75A26

In CSS (OKLCH)

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

Mixing red and orange in different ratios

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

3:1 · #DD2D38

3 red : 1 orange, red

2:1 · #E13337

2 red : 1 orange, red

1:1 · #E74035

1 red : 1 orange, red

1:2 · #EC5032

1 red : 2 orange, red

1:3 · #EF5931

1 red : 3 orange, orange

Making the mix lighter or darker

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

With white

#F35E51

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#FA776B

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#FE9186

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#FFB0A7

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With black

#A54338

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#814038

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#623A34

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#402F2C

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Mixing red and orange FAQ

Mixed as paint, red and orange make a red (#E74035). As light on a screen, they make an orange (#FF753C), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give an orange (#E75A26).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so red and orange light make an orange (#FF753C). 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 red to one part orange gives a red (#DD2D38), while one part red to three parts orange gives an orange (#EF5931). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #D1193E 50%, #F28C28 50%), which gives #E75A26. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.