What Colors Make Peach?
Orange and white make peach. A touch of pink or red warms it up and stops it looking like plain pale orange.
Orange + White = Peach
Orange
1 part
White
4 parts
Peach
Add orange into white, not the other way round — orange is far stronger and overshoots quickly.
Orange + White + Pink = Peach
Orange
1 part
White
4 parts
Pink
a touch
Peach
The pink adds the rosy blush that makes it read as peach rather than apricot.
Yellow + Red + White = Peach
Yellow
2 parts
Red
1 part
White
6 parts
Peach
Mixing the orange yourself gives finer control over how yellow or pink the final peach sits.
Adjusting your peach
To lighten: Add more white for pale peach and blush cream.
To darken: Add more orange for apricot, or a touch of brown for a deeper melon.
To mute or soften: Add a speck of blue to grey it toward a soft, dusty peach.
Mixing paint vs. mixing light
The recipes above describe subtractive mixing — how paint, ink and pigment behave. Each pigment absorbs part of the spectrum, so the more you add, the darker the mixture gets.
Screens work the opposite way, using additive mixing with red, green and blue light: the more you add, the brighter it gets. With light (RGB), peach is very high red light with slightly less green and a moderate amount of blue, e.g. #F6C3A0.
Frequently asked about making peach
What colors make peach?
Orange and white make peach. A touch of pink or red warms it up and stops it looking like plain pale orange.
What two colors make peach?
Orange + White makes peach. Add orange into white, not the other way round — orange is far stronger and overshoots quickly.
How do you make peach lighter or darker?
Add more white for pale peach and blush cream. Add more orange for apricot, or a touch of brown for a deeper melon.
Is mixing peach paint the same as mixing peach light?
No. Paint mixes subtractively while light mixes additively. With light (RGB), peach is very high red light with slightly less green and a moderate amount of blue, e.g. #F6C3A0.