DEEP RED · CURATED PAINT RECIPE
How to mix burgundy
A dark wine red with controlled violet depth for fabric, flowers, leather, and shadows.
STARTING MIX
5 : 1 : 1 : 1
Use one consistent unit for every part. For the smallest fractions, scale the entire recipe up instead of estimating a partial drop.
PIGMENT LOGIC
Why this mixture works
Magenta and ultramarine create the cool wine direction; red keeps it from reading purple, while umber lowers value without the abrupt gray cast of black.
The displayed #7A263A swatch is an sRGB target, not a promise that every brand will dry to the same color. Pigment identity, tint strength, opacity, medium, surface, and lighting remain part of the result.
BASIC-PALETTE ROUTE
Alternative recipe
Use 4 parts crimson, 1 part blue, and a small touch of brown. Avoid white unless you intentionally want a dusty tint.
Apply the mixture on the same ground and at the same thickness planned for the final work. Label the wet ratio, wait for a complete dry-down, and compare in neutral light before adjusting.
CORRECTION MAP
How to adjust the result
Add red if it turns violet, magenta if it turns brown, or umber if it remains too bright. Test thin and thick films because transparent reds shift strongly with thickness.
Correct value first, then hue, then chroma. This order prevents a lightness error from turning into an unnecessarily complicated recipe.
WATCH FOR
Common mistakes
- Adding white to check the hue and then keeping the chalky mixture
- Using too much blue at once
- Comparing a transparent thin film with an opaque target