Flesh Tone Color Chart

Yellows and Reds

Siennas

Burnt Umber

Raw Umber

cadmium yellow lemon
cadmium red light
white
.

raw sienna
cadmium red light
white
.

burnt umber
cadmium yellow lemon
cadmium red light
white

raw umber
cadmium yellow lemon
cadmium red light
white

cadmium yellow lemon
cadmium red purple
white
.

raw sienna
cadmium red purple
white
.

burnt umber
cadmium yellow lemon
cadmium red purple
white

raw umber
cadmium yellow lemon
cadmium red purple
white

cadmium yellow lemon
alizarin crimson
white
.

raw sienna
alizarin crimson
white
.

burnt umber
cadmium yellow lemon
alizarin crimson
white

raw umber
cadmium yellow lemon
alizarin crimson
white

cadmium yellow light
cadmium red light
white
.

burnt sienna
cadmium yellow lemon
cadmium red light
white

burnt umber
cadmium yellow light
cadmium red light
white

raw umber
cadmium yellow light
cadmium red light
white

cadmium yellow light
cadmium red purple
white
.

burnt sienna
cadmium yellow lemon
cadmium red purple
white

burnt umber
cadmium yellow light
cadmium red purple
white

raw umber
cadmium yellow light
cadmium red purple
white

cadmium yellow light
alizarin crimson
white
.

burnt sienna
cadmium yellow lemon
alizarin crimson
white

burnt umber
cadmium yellow light
alizarin crimson
white

raw umber
cadmium yellow light
alizarin crimson
white

yellow ochre
cadmium red light
white
.

burnt sienna
cadmium yellow light
cadmium red light
white

burnt umber
yellow ochre
cadmium red light
white

raw umber
yellow ochre
cadmium red light
white

yellow ochre
cadmium red purple
white
.

burnt sienna
cadmium yellow light
cadmium red purple
white

burnt umber
yellow ochre
cadmium red purple
white

raw umber
yellow ochre
cadmium red purple
white

yellow ochre
alizarin crimson
white
.

burnt sienna
cadmium yellow light
alizarin crimson
white

burnt umber
yellow ochre
alizarin crimson
white

raw umber
yellow ochre
alizarin crimson
white

Oils used for flesh tones on this chart: cadmium yellow lemon, cadmium yellow light, yellow ochre, raw sienna*, burnt umber, raw umber, cadmium red light, cadmium red purple*, alizarin crimson, and white. (*These paints are not on the Basic Material List; you will need to buy them for this color chart.)

Notice that raw sienna (under the "Siennas" column) is only mixed with the various reds. As raw sienna can be made with burnt sienna and yellow ochre, there is no need to do mixtures of raw sienna with the various yellows and reds.

Attention: Holbein's cadmium red colors are not the same as Winsor Newton's cadmium reds. Use Holbein's cadmium red purple instead of cadmium red deep to substitute for Winsor Newton's cadmium red deep.