What color do pink and gold make?
Pink and Gold make mustard.
Pink and Gold make mustard, #ffb060. That is the result in equal parts, mixing pigment rather than light - paint, ink and dye all behave this way.
Equal parts pink and gold · #ffb060
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 gold · #ffa88f
Equal parts · #ffb060
1 part pink, 3 parts gold · #ffc530
Lighter and darker
With white added - a tint · #ffdfbf
With black added - a shade · #996026
Why it works
Pigment mixes subtractively: pink paint absorbs the wavelengths it is not reflecting, gold absorbs its own set, and mustard 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 gold make?
Pink and Gold make mustard, #ffb060. 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 pink than gold?
Three parts pink to one part gold gives tan. Reversing it to one part pink and three parts gold gives mustard 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.