What color do orange and pink make?
Orange and Pink make coral.
Orange and Pink make coral, #ff9560. That is the result in equal parts, mixing pigment rather than light - paint, ink and dye all behave this way.
Equal parts orange and pink · #ff9560
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 orange, 1 part pink · #ff8830
Equal parts · #ff9560
1 part orange, 3 parts pink · #ffa68f
Lighter and darker
With white added - a tint · #ffd5bf
With black added - a shade · #994d26
Why it works
Pigment mixes subtractively: orange paint absorbs the wavelengths it is not reflecting, pink absorbs its own set, and coral 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 orange and pink make?
Orange and Pink make coral, #ff9560. 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 pink. 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 orange than pink?
Three parts orange to one part pink gives coral. Reversing it to one part orange 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.