What color does purple and yellow make?
Purple and Yellow make Brown (#8A7048). Another complementary pair (purple and yellow sit opposite each other), so it dulls to brown.
Purple and Yellow 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.
Purple and Yellow mix FAQ
What color does purple and yellow make?
Purple and Yellow make Brown (#8A7048). Another complementary pair (purple and yellow sit opposite each other), so it dulls to brown.
Does the ratio of purple to yellow change the result?
Yes. Equal parts land on Brown (#8A7048), but using more purple pulls the result toward #b552d0, and more yellow pulls it toward #eb9f00. Try any ratio in the calculator above.
What's the exact hex code for purple and yellow mixed?
Purple (#8B3FD1) and Yellow (#F2C11D) mixed in equal parts is #8A7048. Copy it directly from the calculator, or open it in the generator to build a full palette around it.