Essentially use more red to brighten the color palette or use blue to darken it.
What Colors Make Maroon? What Two Colors Make Maroon (Updated 2023)
In this article, I’m going to share with you what colors make maroon. You’re probably wondering what two colors make maroon.
Maybe you’re a painter, artist, or simply mixing for food coloring… either way there are some easy methods for the maroon color formula.
If painting is your thing, then, mixing different colors to attain a certain desired color is something you have tried before.
Well, as a painter or painting enthusiast, combining the primary colors to generate new ones should be a given.
Some common primary color combinations are:
- Blue + Yellow = Green
- Red + Blue = Violet
- Red + Yellow = Orange
Did you know that you can also mix primary colors to make the color maroon?
Let me explain further…
What Colors Make Maroon?
The maroon color can be attained by combining the three primary colors; red, blue, and yellow.
However, there is no exact ratio for mixing these three colors. For this reason, we need to go bit by bit with a lot of care until we realize the desired shade of maroon.
Here is how to reach maroon by mixing these colors
Okay, achieving the maroon color is pretty easy, all you need to do is combine the red, blue, and yellow colors, practicing caution and exercising a little bit of patience. Having that said, let’s now go ahead and see the steps in the Maroon recipe.
Step 1: Mix Red and Blue
As I had said earlier, there is no exact ratio for combining red, blue, and yellow to achieve maroon. However, there is a specific ratio for mixing red and blue, and the ratio is 5:1. So, in this step, mix red and blue colors in the ratio of 5:1.
The reason for this ratio is; blue is a darker color, and therefore it has a high chance of overpowering the red color.
Step 2: Add Yellow Color
Maroon is basically made up of blue and red. Mixing the two will unleash a maroon color, but then you will realize there is something missing, and here is where now yellow comes in. The yellow color is used to add a brownish trace to the mixture. For this reason, it is added carefully and in small amounts.
Start by adding a drop of yellow color to your small sample and mix until it dissolves completely. Repeat this process until you achieve the exact maroon outcome that you desire.
Step 3: Check the Paints Hue
After successfully creating the maroon color, it is important to determine its hue before doing the painting. Just like blue, maroon is a darker color and should have a dark red hue.
To determine the hue of your maroon paint, pull a small portion of the paint aside and add some white paint. Stir gently while observing keenly, the color you see is the paint’s hue. If the hue is more of violet than red, consider adding some yellow paint.
Here is a quick video that demonstrates the maroon color combination.
Maroon Color Mixing Tips
• When mixing different paints with the aim of achieving the desired color, it is advisable you first mix small portions of the colors to grasp the outcome.
• The final color greatly relies on the shades of the colors you used. So, for best results, be sure to use exact shades of the mixing paints.
The Color is Burgundy
The color of burgundy originated from a luscious red wine, which is named after the Burgundy wine region of France. The use of the word burgundy in English as a color originated in 1881. Burgundy is often known as a somewhat mysterious color that tends to ‘draw you in.’ It is commonly used by royalty and the wealthy. A few examples of popular uses for this color includes lipsticks, bed sheets, pillow cases, the walls of homes, and even hair colors.
There are quite a few tones, shades, and hues of the color burgundy. Before we learn how to create burgundy, a simple color theory refresher lesson is in order! Burgundy refers to a variety of different colors or hues – dark crimson, claret, oxblood, mahogany, merlot, cranberry, wine, dark red, purple red, cordovan, etc. Almost every one of these colors is in the Valentine above.
Is Burgundy Red?
It sure is. But it can also be considered a shade of brown. In color psychology, burgundy is considered a less serious color than true red. It doesn’t evoke energy like true red does, but it has power and elegance. Burgundy contains both red and purple. Although it is a deep, rich, and sophisticated color, it is basically a reddish brown with purple undertones. Compared to red, the name itself brings up a more luxurious feeling of a fine wine from France. Anything French works for us! Burgundy is a good foundational color as well as an accent color when painting.
Is Burgundy the Same Color as Maroon?
There is much confusion and a little disagreement around the lush color burgundy. Many people believe that it is the same color as maroon… OH MY NO. It is not at all the same even though it is in the same color family. Burgundy is a cool color mix of red and blue with purple undertones. Maroon is a mixture of red and brown making it a warm tone. There is a very slight noticeable difference as you can see in the color swatches below. If you know about hex colors, maroon is #80000 and burgundy is #80020. In the RGB scale maroon is 128 Red, 0 Green, and 0 Blue. Burgundy is 128 Red, 0 Green, and 32 Blue. Slight… but noticeable [and important] to artists!
The Color Theory of Burgundy
Let’s review at some common terms I will be using throughout this tutorial. These important terms apply to all colors.
- Hue is the actual color at 100% saturation. An original hue is known as a pure pigment or a pure color. There are some main hues:
- Primary Colors – Red, Yellow, and Blue. You cannot create or mix a primary color. However, you can use the primary colors to make other colors by mixing them together. The amount of primary color used in the mix determines a color’s hue.
- Secondary Colors are the three hues created by mixing two primary colors together in equal amounts. These are Orange (mix of red and yellow), Green (mix of yellow and blue), and Violet/Purple (mix of blue and red).
- Tertiary Colors are the combination of a primary hue with a secondary color. These are Blue-green, Blue-violet, Red-orange, Red-violet, Yellow-orange, and Yellow-green.
- Neutral Colors are achromatic, meaning they have no dominant hue. These are Black, Gray, and White.
Apply a Hue/Saturation adjustment to selected objects
Applying the Hue/Saturation adjustments often work out to be the best approach to replacing color in objects. Because masks and adjustment layers are non-destructive, you can adjust the results whenever you want.
Select your preferred object. Use the Quick Selection tool () to get good results. To learn more about additional techniques, see Select a color range and Select and Mask.
In the Adjustments panel, select the Hue/Saturation icon. Your selection will become a mask on the adjustment layer.
In the Properties panel, move the Hue and Saturation sliders to replace the object’s color. If the original color tints the new color, check the Colorize box and readjust settings. (See Adjust hue and saturation.)
Note: Keep the Lightness slider at 0 to maintain contrast. To maintain both contrast and saturation, select the Hue blending mode for the adjustment layer.
If necessary, enlarge or reduce the affected area by painting on the mask with white or black. (See Edit a layer mask.) For more information, see Adjustments panel overview.
Use the Replace Color dialog
The Replace Color dialog combines tools for selecting a color range with Hue , Saturation , and Lightness sliders for replacing that color. You can also choose the replacement color in the Color Picker .
This dialog lacks the Colorize option from the Hue/Saturation adjustment, which may be needed for a complete color change. You may also find the adjustment layer technique easier for changing specific objects. However, the Replace Color dialog is good for global color changes, especially out-of-gamut colors for printing.
Navigate to Image > Adjustments > Replace Color .
- Selection : This option displays the mask in the preview box. Areas marked as black are masked, and areas marked as white are unmasked. Partially masked areas (areas covered with a semitransparent mask) appear as varying levels of gray according to their opacity.
- Image : This option displays the image in the preview box. This option is recommended when working with a magnified image or limited screen space.
To select the colors that you want to replace, use the Eyedropper tool () to select an area in the image or in the preview box to select the areas exposed by the mask. If you’re selecting similar, contiguous colors in the image, check the Localized Color Clusters box to build a more accurate mask.
To further refine the selection, do any of the following:
- Shift-click or use the Add To Sample Eyedropper tool (
) to add areas. - Alt-click (Windows), Option-click (macOS), or use the Subtract From Sample Eyedropper tool (
) to remove areas. - Select the Selection Color swatch to open the Color Picker . Use the Color Picker to target the color you want replaced. As you select a color in the Color Picker , the mask in the preview box is updated.
Drag the Fuzziness slider or enter a Fuzziness value to control the degree to which related colors are included in the selection.
- Drag the Hue , Saturation , and Lightness sliders (or enter values in the text boxes).
- Double-click the Result swatch and use the Color Picker to select the replacement color.
Note:
You cannot replace pure gray, black, or white with a color. However, you can change the Lightness setting. (The Hue and Saturation settings are relative to existing color, so they have no effect).
Select OK to apply changes to your image. Also, you can use the Save option to store these settings and use them later with other images of your choice.
Use the Color Replacement tool
You can use the Color Replacement tool to replace a targeted color with a different option. Although this tool is suitable to achieve quick edits, it may not give the desired results when working with black or dark colors. If you don’t get good results after experimenting with tool options, see Adjust hue and saturation.
The Color Replacement tool doesn’t work in Bitmap, Indexed, or Multichannel color mode.
Select the Color Replacement tool (). (If the tool isn’t visible, access it by holding down the Brush tool.)
In the options bar in the workspace, choose a brush tip and set the other options. Generally, you should keep the blending mode set to Color .
- Continuous : Samples colors continuously as you drag.
- Once : Replaces the targeted color only in areas containing the color that you first select.
- Background Swatch : Replaces only areas containing the current background color.
From the Limits menu, select one of the following:
- Discontiguous : Replaces the sampled color wherever it occurs under the pointer.
- Contiguous : Replaces colors that are contiguous with the color immediately under the pointer.
- Find Edges : Replaces connected areas containing the sampled color while better preserving the sharpness of shape edges.
For Tolerance , choose a low percentage to replace colors very similar to the pixel you select, or raise the percentage to replace a broader range of colors. If the range of replaced colors is too small, increase the Tolerance setting in the options bar.
To produce a smooth edge in the corrected areas, select Anti-alias .
