What color do pink and brown make?
Pink and Brown make coral.
Pink and Brown make coral, #c26a49. That is the result in equal parts, mixing pigment rather than light - paint, ink and dye all behave this way.
Equal parts pink and brown · #c26a49
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 pink, 1 part brown · #e08c7e
Equal parts · #c26a49
1 part pink, 3 parts brown · #a3531f
Lighter and darker
With white added - a tint · #d6b0a0
With black added - a shade · #70331c
Why it works
Pigment mixes subtractively: pink paint absorbs the wavelengths it is not reflecting, brown 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 pink and brown make?
Pink and Brown make coral, #c26a49. 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 tan. 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 pink than brown?
Three parts pink to one part brown gives salmon. Reversing it to one part pink and three parts brown gives brown 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.