What color do green and pink make?
Green and Pink make sage.
Green and Pink make sage, #7ca476. That is the result in equal parts, mixing pigment rather than light - paint, ink and dye all behave this way.
Equal parts green and pink · #7ca476
Change the ratio
Very little of a mix is ever half and half. Shifting the balance moves the result along the range between the two colours.
3 parts green, 1 part pink · #3ca955
Equal parts · #7ca476
1 part green, 3 parts pink · #d2a6a0
Lighter and darker
With white added - a tint · #cbdbc8
With black added - a shade · #3b5837
Why it works
Pigment mixes subtractively: green paint absorbs the wavelengths it is not reflecting, pink absorbs its own set, and sage is what neither of them absorbed. This is why paint behaves differently from a screen, where light adds together instead.
Frequently asked questions
What color do green and pink make?
Green and Pink make sage, #7ca476. Mixed in equal parts that is the result you get with paint, ink or any other pigment.
How do I make the result lighter or darker?
Add white for a tint - here that gives light grey. Add black for a shade, which gives brown. Add white a little at a time, because it takes far less than people expect to shift a mix.
What happens if I use more green than pink?
Three parts green to one part pink gives emerald. Reversing it to one part green and three parts pink gives tan instead.
Does this work the same way on a screen?
No. Screens mix light additively, so red and green light make yellow there. These results are subtractive - paint, ink, dye and pigment - which is what people mean when they ask what two colours make.