In the hands of an artist, colour is more than just a visual element—it’s a powerful language. Whether you're crafting vivid abstracts, capturing the subtle hues of a landscape, or working on detailed portraits, the right colour mix can make your work truly resonate. But achieving that precise hue? It can be a challenge, even for the most experienced artists. Enter the Williamsburg Oils Colour Mixer, a game-changing tool that helps you find and mix the exact colours you need with confidence.

Imagine being able to pinpoint a specific shade—perhaps inspired by a digital design or a fleeting moment in nature—and replicate it perfectly on your canvas. The Golden Colour Mixer does just that. By allowing you to input a hex code and receive the exact ratios of Williamsburg Oil Colours needed, this tool ensures your colour mixing is spot on every time.

• Precision Every Time: No more second-guessing or endless tweaking. With this tool, you can match your digital inspirations with the tangible reality of paint, making sure your colours are always consistent and true.
• More Time to Create: Stop wasting time mixing and remixing. The Golden Acrylic Colour Mixer streamlines your process, so you can focus on what truly matters—bringing your artistic vision to life.
• Endless Creative Possibilities: With the ability to explore and recreate a vast array of colours, you can push your creative boundaries, knowing you can achieve the exact shade you desire, every single time.

Colour mixing is where the magic happens. It’s the delicate balance of hues, values, and chromas that transforms a simple palette into a dynamic, expressive work of art. Whether you’re just starting out or refining your technique, a solid understanding of these fundamentals is key to mastering acrylics.

Here’s a quick guide:

• Primary Colours: These are the building blocks of your palette—red, blue, and yellow. Every other colour starts here.
• Secondary Colours: When you mix two primaries, you get secondary colours like orange, green, and purple.
• Tertiary Colours: Mix a primary with a secondary, and you get tertiary colours like red-orange or blue-green, adding more depth to your palette.
• Understanding Hue, Chroma, and Value: Hue is the pure colour, chroma refers to the saturation or intensity, and value is how light or dark the colour is. Master these elements, and you’ll be well on your way to creating stunning, nuanced work.

Custom Palette 

Custom Palette was suggested by many artists over the years and is likely the most helpful feature added with this upgrade. It allows the user to select and save palettes based on the colors used in the studio, which then restricts the MXR to only work from that group. It is possible to save several personal palettes for different projects. You can also adjust the palette as you go to see how the results change with different color additions. The palette selection can be used across the platform, so you always have control over which colors the tool is selecting from, regardless of the tab you are using. It should be noted, that palettes created in the oil or acrylic MXR are only accessible when using the MXR in which they were created.

MATCH and TARGET COLOR 

The MATCH button is located within the Match Color and Color System tabs. It represents the color the program is attempting to match based on user input via the picker or color values. It always coincides with the TARGET COLOR overlay that covers the vertical color swatch. When using the acrylic MXR, the TARGET COLOR represents dry acrylic color. Keep in mind, the MATCH and TARGET COLOR are not always the same as the resulting mixture expressed in the swatch, due to the limitations of physical color and/or the selected palette. You will notice that when the TARGET COLOR is different from the swatch, the CIE distance pops up below, showing how many units the target is from the mixture within the CIE color space .

The TARGET COLOR can be removed by clicking the X in the lower right, as it is not always helpful to see that comparison.

Mix Results

The vertical color swatch on the right represents the color mixture made from the quantities in each tube. Additional information about that mixture is available by clicking the information icon next to  Mix Result  above the swatch. This opens technical details about that mixture, showing RGB / CMYK values and the weight ratios of each color in the mix. The weight ratios are helpful when using a gram scale to make your mixtures.

The GOLDEN and Williamsburg Virtual Paint Mixer is more than just a tool—it’s your creative companion. By providing precise mixing ratios for specific hex codes, it bridges the gap between your digital inspirations and the tangible reality of paint, helping you achieve the exact colours you envision. Pair it with Williamsburg's range of oil mediums, and you’ll have the flexibility and control you need to bring your artistic ideas to life.

Try the GOLDEN and Williamsburg Virtual Paint Mixer(MXR) today, and don't forget to explore Williamsburg’s mediums to enhance your creative process. At Opus, we’re here to support every step of your artistic journey.