What color does blue and brown make?
Blue and Brown make Slate Blue-Gray (#5C6670). Brown's muted warmth dulls blue's saturation, landing on a muted slate rather than a clean hue.
Blue and Brown sit close to opposite each other on the color wheel, the classic recipe for a muted, grayed-down result rather than a vivid new hue.
How the ratio changes the result
That's the traditional paint-mixing answer. The calculator below blends these exact colors live in OKLCH space, which lands a little differently, edit either hex to compare the two.
Blue and Brown mix FAQ
What color does blue and brown make?
Blue and Brown make Slate Blue-Gray (#5C6670). Brown's muted warmth dulls blue's saturation, landing on a muted slate rather than a clean hue.
Does the ratio of blue to brown change the result?
Yes. Equal parts land on Slate Blue-Gray (#5C6670), but using more blue pulls the result toward #5165d2, and more brown pulls it toward #924f26. Try any ratio in the calculator above.
What's the exact hex code for blue and brown mixed?
Blue (#2F6FED) and Brown (#7A5230) mixed in equal parts is #5C6670. Copy it directly from the calculator, or open it in the generator to build a full palette around it.