What color does orange and purple make?
Orange and Purple make Brick Brown (#8A4A3D). Not true complements, but the mismatched temperatures still mute the mix toward a reddish brown.
Orange and Purple sit far enough apart on the color wheel that the mix pulls toward whichever color carries more visual weight, often landing on a hue neither original color shares.
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.
Orange and Purple mix FAQ
What color does orange and purple make?
Orange and Purple make Brick Brown (#8A4A3D). Not true complements, but the mismatched temperatures still mute the mix toward a reddish brown.
Does the ratio of orange to purple change the result?
Yes. Equal parts land on Brick Brown (#8A4A3D), but using more orange pulls the result toward #ec5a4e, and more purple pulls it toward #b043be. Try any ratio in the calculator above.
What's the exact hex code for orange and purple mixed?
Orange (#F0752B) and Purple (#8B3FD1) mixed in equal parts is #8A4A3D. Copy it directly from the calculator, or open it in the generator to build a full palette around it.