What color does orange and red make?
Orange and Red make Red-Orange (#E85C33). Neighbors on the wheel, so this stays a clean, warm vermillion rather than muddying.
Orange and Red sit close together on the color wheel, so the mix mostly shifts in lightness and saturation rather than landing on an entirely 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.
Orange and Red mix FAQ
What color does orange and red make?
Orange and Red make Red-Orange (#E85C33). Neighbors on the wheel, so this stays a clean, warm vermillion rather than muddying.
Does the ratio of orange to red change the result?
Yes. Equal parts land on Red-Orange (#E85C33), but using more orange pulls the result toward #ee6727, and more red pulls it toward #e8492a. Try any ratio in the calculator above.
What's the exact hex code for orange and red mixed?
Orange (#F0752B) and Red (#E4372E) mixed in equal parts is #E85C33. Copy it directly from the calculator, or open it in the generator to build a full palette around it.