ASH PINK | Matisse acrylic paint
Matisse’s Ash Pink is a soft and subdued earthy pink with some surprising uses. It is a blend of Titanium White and a special red oxide chosen because it makes just the right pink. It is highly permanent and can be used with confidence. It is similar in color to a traditional house painting color called pink primer which in the old days was made from red and white lead. Pink primer was used because it was opaque and had a mid tone color that covered well and could work with a variety of tones above it. Ash Pink could be used in a painting in the same way since we all get mistakes that need covering up but that is only the beginning of what this versatile pink off-white can do.
In some ways this color has very similar uses to Magenta Light but where the Magenta Light is best suited to lightening the brighter more pure cool reds, magenta, and violet colors, Ash Pink is perfectly tuned for doing the same job with earthy reds, and earthy violets. It makes beautiful pinks with Venetian Red or Red Oxide or Permanent Maroon. These pinks are the dusky sorts of colors found in roses or in clouds at sunset. Mixed with Raw Sienna it gives golden or salmon sorts of colors. Mixed with Ultramarine it makes exquisite soft blues and blueish mauves Try mixing it with Cobalt Teal and you will discover beautiful soft grays. This unassuming color is full of surprises.
A very practical use for this color is for painting lips. Start with Mars Violet and mix with Ash Pink and maybe a touch of Venetian Red depending on the person. This gives the unique sorts of colors found in lips. Lipstick might require experimentation with Matisse Rose Madder or other brighter colors depending on the shade of lipstick but for the natural color of lips a softer more earthy color is required. So much of the natural world is made of earthy sorts of colors that the colors that make them are particularly valuable on the palette. With that in mind it pays to choose soft earthy versions of any colors used in mixes with Ash Pink. Mineral Blue and Venetian Red made lovely mauves with Ash Pink. Going in another direction, Ash Pink added to Chromium Green Oxide makes the sort of greenish grays found in many of the Eucalyptus leaves that are so common in the Australian bush.
What Color Does Pink and Green Make When Mixed
These combinations are surprisingly good and pleasing to the eyes.
August 22, 2023
Among the colors we have in the color wheel is green, which is a secondary color born from a combination of blue and yellow. This color is often associated with life, health, prosperity, and fertility. Pink, on the other hand, is a tint of red. When red is combined with white, the result is a desaturated shade. It’s a very positive color that represents love, passion, femininity, affection, and harmony.
Since green and pink are complementary in the color wheel, they often generate a neutral color, such as gray or brown. However, the shades may vary depending on the amount of green or pink color you use for mixing as well as the shade.
Combining Various Shades of Green and Pink
Certain shades of gray can be achieved by mixing the right proportion of green and pink.
For example, mixing mint green and light pink results in taupe color, which is an intermediate shade of gray and brown. This is an interesting color you’ll encounter in home decor, architecture, and fashion. Because of its neutral nature, you can combine taupe with almost any color.
If your goal is to have a light gray shade, you can use a dark shade of green combined with a blush pink shade. See, it doesn’t have to be white and black all the time to produce a gray shade. The blush pink color desaturates the dark green shade, producing a new tone.
If you try to increase the dark green, the color shifts to grayish green.
Now, let’s see how to come up with brown shades.
If you want the common brown color, all you need is to mix equal amounts of the natural green and pink shades. The resulting shade is a muted brown color, which is best combined with neutrals.
Copper tan is the resulting color if you choose to combine Fuschia pink and lime green. These two shades are quite vibrant, and the result is a warm neutral shade. It will perfectly fit when combined with other muted colors such as beige, brown, gray, and white. But it will also create a good combination when combined with bolder colors such as navy peony and a shade of blue.
Another interesting color that may arise from the green and pink combination is an old rose, which is another shade of pink. This results from mixing light green shade and dark pink shade. Old rose is a grayish-pink color that speaks of vintage and class. You can combine old rose shades with many muted colors, but it will also look good with its complementary color, teal.
How to Get the Right Shade
If you’re using paint, you’ll have to do a trial and error. But always start with small amounts when swatching colors. Go ahead and experiment until you get the right proportions of green and pink to come up with your desired shade.
Another easy way to combine is by using a color mixing tool. This works best for digital work, and you want to get the exact color hex code for a particular shade.
