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What color do yellow and teal make?

Mixed as paint, yellow and teal make a green. 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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#4AB837 · green

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Yellow and teal make green

Mixed as paint, yellow and teal make a green (#4AB837). As light on a screen, they make a light yellow (#FDF487), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a green (#71BC6A).

green

#4AB837

As paint

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

light yellow

#FDF487

As light

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

green

#71BC6A

In CSS (OKLCH)

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

Mixing yellow and teal in different ratios

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

3:1 · #72C72B

3 yellow : 1 teal, green

2:1 · #63C22F

2 yellow : 1 teal, green

1:1 · #4AB837

1 yellow : 1 teal, green

1:2 · #34AD40

1 yellow : 2 teal, green

1:3 · #29A646

1 yellow : 3 teal, green

Making the mix lighter or darker

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

With white

#61C74A

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#77D45E

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#8FDF76

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#AEEB97

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With black

#4EA03A

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#4D883A

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#486F39

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#3C4E32

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Mixing yellow and teal FAQ

Mixed as paint, yellow and teal make a green (#4AB837). As light on a screen, they make a light yellow (#FDF487), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a green (#71BC6A).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so yellow and teal light make a light yellow (#FDF487). 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 yellow to one part teal gives a green (#72C72B), while one part yellow to three parts teal gives a green (#29A646). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #FCD200 50%, #128C87 50%), which gives #71BC6A. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.