What color do pink and grey make?
Pink and Grey make sage.
Pink and Grey make sage, #b38686. That is the result in equal parts, mixing pigment rather than light - paint, ink and dye all behave this way.
Equal parts pink and grey · #b38686
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 grey · #d9a2a2
Equal parts · #b38686
1 part pink, 3 parts grey · #8c6969
Lighter and darker
With white added - a tint · #ccaeae
With black added - a shade · #663333
Why it works
Pigment mixes subtractively: pink paint absorbs the wavelengths it is not reflecting, grey 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 pink and grey make?
Pink and Grey make sage, #b38686. 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 lavender. 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 grey?
Three parts pink to one part grey gives tan. Reversing it to one part pink and three parts grey gives slate grey 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.