Any Advice on Pro Dye Mixing?

[WriterSteven]

I have a project that needs a nice buttery warm caramel color. I’m working with Pro Dye and I have tried to come up with it using my light brown at 50% but it’s more of an orange tint rather than caramel. (Why my light brown continues to look more orange is another subject I suppose.)

Any color mixing suggestions anyone has would be greatly appreciated.

[DieselTech]

27 minutes ago, WriterSteven said:

I have a project that needs a nice buttery warm caramel color. I’m working with Pro Dye and I have tried to come up with it using my light brown at 50% but it’s more of an orange tint rather than caramel. (Why my light brown continues to look more orange is another subject I suppose.)

Any color mixing suggestions anyone has would be greatly appreciated.

If you are looking for a caramel color, you might look into the colors Saddle Tan or British tan. 

[WriterSteven]

I haven’t tried either one of those yet. I’ll order a small bottle of each to see how it goes.

[WriterSteven]

After taking a look, would those two colors have more of an orange tint to them? It hard to tell by looking at their small swatch color samples!

[DoogMeister]

Both colors can be orangey.  Diluting 50-50with 91% Isopropyl alcohol can help.  Also using antiquing compound (Feibing's paste) can tone down the color.  Key is to practice on scrap. 

I find Feibing's Pro Golden Brown to have a pleasant warm color.

[DieselTech]

I'm not sure, I have not tried my saddle tan dye yet. I do dilute my dye at a 1:1 ratio, & have had good results at this thinning rate. 

The other color to look into is Spanish brown. 

[pengkegu]

I think you could try adding some yellow, preferably lemon yellow