PROCION MX
COLOR MIXING CHART
PMX COLOR MIXING CHART 5.4.12
There are 11 standardized colors (see Procion MX Color Info) in the Procion MX line. All other colors,
no matter the manufacturer, are mixed formulas of two or more of these standardized colors. We offer
the extended palette for your convenience, and our entire color line is used in the formulas below, but
the ultimate dyer needs only to stock the standardized colors. If color specificity is very important to
you we recommend developing your own set of recipes using the standardized colors.
An unlimited color palette can be mixed with Procion MX fiber reactive dyes. Measured quantities of specific
colors yield predictable new colors. These color formulas or recipes are suggestions for color. The variables of
fiber type and processing, water purity, temperature and freshness of chemical assistants can dramatically vary
the dyed results. Always run dye tests, observe and record results before any major dye run. the following color
recipes in column four are for one pound of fiber. All measurements are in teaspoons of dye powder. For your
convenience, column two lists formulas using the "parts method." Reduce or expand the recipe proportionally
to match the weight of the fiber.
Color
Parts Method PMX Color and #
Teaspoon Method
Daffodil
9 parts
Lemon Yellow #004
2 1/4 tsp.
1 part
Bright Golden Yellow #010 1/4 tsp.
Goldenrod
16 parts
Lemon Yellow #004
4 tsp.
1 part
Brilliant Orange #020
1/4 tsp.
Wheat
18 parts
Bright Golden Yellow #010 2 1/4 tsp.
1 part
Warm Black #128
1/8 tsp.
Pea Green
9 parts
Bright Golden Yellow #010 2 1/4 tsp.
1 part
Medium Blue #072
1/4 tsp.
Apricot
9 parts
Bright Golden Yellow #010 2 1/4 tsp.
1 part
Brilliant Orange #020
1/4 tsp.
Peach
6 parts
Rust Orange #016
1 1/2 tsp.
Harvest Orange
18 parts
Bright Golden Yellow #010 2 1/4 tsp.
9 parts
Brilliant Orange #020
1 1/8 tsp.
1 part
Warm Black #128
1/8 tsp.
Salmon
18 parts
Brilliant Orange #020
2 1/4 tsp.
1 part
Warm Black #128
1/8 tsp.
Tangerine
11 parts
Bright Golden Yellow #010 2 3/4 tsp.
6 parts
Fire Engine Red #030
1 1/2 tsp.
Red Orange
11 parts
Bright Golden Yellow #010 2 3/4 tsp.
6 parts
Carmine Red #032
1 1/2 tsp.
Coral
9 parts
Fire Engine Red #030
2 1/4 tsp.
tone with
Warm Black #128
1/16 tsp.
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Color
Antique Rose
Rose
Burnt Orange
Chinese Red
Bubble Gum Pink
Dark Pink
Hot Pink
Mauve
Berry Sorbet
Orchid
Plum
Deep Purple
Lavender
Amethyst
Maroon
Purple Violet
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Blue Violet
Red Violet
Parts Method
9 parts
1 part
11 parts
6 parts
9 parts
9parts
1 part
2 parts
1 part
1 part
9 parts
1 part
1 part
6 parts
6 parts
3 parts
1 part
1 part
1 part
2 parts
1 part
2 parts
1 part
9 parts
4 parts
1 part
1 part
2 parts
1 part
9 parts
9 parts
2 parts
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
PMX Color and #
Fire Engine Red #030
Warm Black #128
Carmine Red #032
Bright Golden Yellow #010
Bright Golden Yellow #010
Fire Engine Red #030
Warm Black #128
Carmine Red #032
Bright Golden Yellow #010
Fuchsia #040
Magenta #034
Medium Blue #072
Fuchsia #040
Brown Rose #126
Fuchsia #040
Turquoise #068
Warm Black #128
Fuchsia #040
Turquoise #068
Fuchsia #040
Medium Blue #072
Fuchsia #040
Cerulean Blue #070
Medium Blue #072
Fire Engine Red #030
Magenta #034
Cerulean Blue #070
Carmine Red #032
Navy #078
Fuchsia #040
Cerulean Blue #070
Navy #078
Navy #078
Carmine Red #032
Navy #078
Fuchsia #040
Teaspoon Method
2 1/4 tsp.
1/4 tsp.
2 3/4 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
1/4 tsp.
4 1/2 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
1/4 tsp.
3 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
3/4 tsp.
1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
3 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
3 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
1 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
3 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
4 1/2 tsp.
4 1/2 tsp.
1 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
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Color
Pansy Purple
Periwinkle
Sapphire Blue
Ultramarine
Heritage Blue
Powder Blue
French Blue
Sky Blue
Mountain
Chicory Blue
Postman Blue
Prussian Blue
Confederate Blue
Seafoam
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Blue Mist
New Aqua
Blue Spruce
Parts Method
1 part
9 parts
5 parts
9 parts
4 parts
4 parts
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
2 parts
1 part
2 parts
1 part
12 parts
1 part
9 parts
1 part
9 parts
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
9 parts
1 part
4 parts
1 part
9 parts
1 part
5 parts
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
PMX Color and #
Cobalt Blue #076
Navy #078
Fuchsia #040
Navy #078
Fuchsia #040
Cobalt Blue #076
Fuchsia #040
Navy #078
Brown Rose #126
Navy #078
Medium Blue #072
Warm Black #128
Navy #078
Warm Black #128
Cobalt Blue #076
Warm Black #128
Medium Blue #072
Warm Black #128
Cerulean Blue #070
Warm Black #128
Medium Blue #072
Navy #078
Cobalt Blue #076
Navy #078
Cerulean Blue #070
Navy #078
Turquoise #068
Brilliant Orange #020
Cerulean Blue #070
Rust Orange #016
Turquoise #068
Rust Orange #016
Turquoise #068
Lemon Yellow #004
Warm Black #128
Lemon Yellow #004
Cobalt Blue #076
Teaspoon Method
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
1 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
1 tsp.
1 tsp.
2 1/2 tsp.
2 1/2 tsp.
2 1/2 tsp.
2 1/2 tsp.
3 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
3/4 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
1/8 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
1/4 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
5 tsp.
5 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
1/4 tsp.
1 tsp.
1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
1/4 tsp.
2 1/2 tsp.
1/2 tsp.
1/2 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
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Color
Teal
Jade
Yellow Green
Chartreuse
Vermillion Green
Lime Green
Spring Green
Shamrock
Fern Green
**Sage
**Fatigue Green
Avocado
**Artichoke
**Khaki
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**Desert Green
**Olive
Parts Method
1 part
1 part
9 parts
5 parts
5 parts
18 parts
1 part
64 parts
1 part
1 part
1 part
22 parts
9 parts
13 parts
10 parts
3 parts
20 parts
20 parts
9 parts
11 parts
6 parts
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
2 parts
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
PMX Color and #
Navy #078
Lemon Yellow #004
Lemon Yellow #004
Cerulean Blue #070
Medium Blue #072
Lemon Yellow #004
Medium Blue #072
Lemon Yellow #004
Medium Blue #072
Turquoise #068
Bright Golden Yellow #010
Lemon Yellow #004
Turquoise #068
Lemon Yellow #004
Turquoise #068
Medium Blue #072
Lemon Yellow #004
Turquoise #068
Medium Blue #072
Lemon Yellow #004
Cobalt Blue #076
Rust Orange #016
Cerulean Blue #070
Rust Orange #016
Cerulean Blue #070
Lemon Yellow #004
Navy #078
Rust Orange #016
Turquoise #068
Rust Orange #016
Turquoise #068
Rust Orange #016
Medium Blue #072
Rust Orange #016
Medium Blue #072
Teaspoon Method
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
4 1/2 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
1/8 tsp.
4 tsp.
1/16 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 3/4 tsp.
1 1/8 tsp.
6 1/2 tsp.
5 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
5 tsp.
5 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 3/4 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
4 tsp.
4 tsp.
3 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
4 tsp.
4 tsp.
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Color
Brown Sienna
Pottery
Terra Cotta
Flesh
Red Earth
Indian Red
Cerise
**Dark Gray
** Charcoal
Parts Method
2 parts
1 part
1 part
28 parts
9 parts
28 parts
9 parts
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
1 part
2 parts
1 part
1 part
1 part
PMX Color and #
Lemon Yellow #004
Medium Blue #072
Brilliant Orange #020
Rust Orange #016
Brown Rose #126
Rust Orange #016
Burgundy #124
Rust Orange #016
Burgundy #124
Brown Rose #126
Warm Black #128
Brilliant Orange #020
Burgundy #124
Fire Engine Red #030
Carmine Red #032
Medium Blue #072
Jet Black #150
Jet Black #150
Note: You may notice that there are several recipes
that have the same constituent colors and the same
parts measurements but different teaspoon measurements. This is because when dye concentrations are
increased in the dye bath, there is often a color shift.
Teaspoon Method
3 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
3 1/2 tsp.
1 1/8 tsp.
3 1/2 tsp.
1 1/8 tsp.
1/2 tsp.
1/2 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
2 1/4 tsp.
3 tsp.
1 1/2 tsp.
12 tsp.
24 tsp.
Note: Small quantities of dye can be measured
easily from a stock solution of 1 teaspoon of dye
powder dissolved in 1/2 cup water. Use the following chart:
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1 tsp. dry dye powder=1/2 cup (24 tsp.) stock solution
1/2 tsp. dry dye powder=1/4 cup stock solution
1/4 tsp. dry dye powder=6 tsp. stock solution
1/8 tsp. dry dye powder=3 tsp. stock solution
1/16 tsp. dry dye powder=1 1/2 tsp. stock solution
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