What color can I add to mint green paint to make it darker, more like a sage color ?

Question

These are all great answers.
It is only a quart and not a gallon so I guess if I totally mess it up I wont be out to much. Thanks everyone I really appreciate the help

Answer 1

black. by very small degrees. youmay also have to add a bit of yellow to move it away from blue-green to yellow green.dont add brown--that will take it into the red family. when adding color to existing paint, you should use only black,white, or a primary color.for sage green you must stay away from red,orange blue and brown.there is already enough blue in the mint green--sage green is a warm grey/green, not a cool blue/green

Answer 2

Mint Paint Color

Answer 3

Mint Green Paint

Answer 4

Add black but don't let the shade get any darker than where you want to end up. If you lose too much green you can add some dark green.

If you are messing with one gallon, it might be a good idea to pour off half a gallon and give it a try, if you go too far you may be able to fix it with the rest of the gallon.

Answer 5

I like a middle to dark color in my bedroom,it is relaxing,helps you sleep better. what about the smallest wall red, and the other walls a middle to dark gold shade. and red drapes with a bedspread that has red and gold pattern in it. I think natures colors are nice also. like a darker sage green color, with cream door and trim color,bring home some paint color samples and tape them to your walls for a few days,think about it. then just go to it...I am sure it will come out nice..Good luck.

Answer 6

Hmmm... I would think you would need to add a deep sage green. tint. I would think the mint green would have a lot of white (like a pastel) and you don't want it to be greyish. If it is a can of paint you could always take it back to the store and they will add/alter the color is you do not like how it originally turned out.

Answer 7

You'll want to add some black or some brown. If you add anything else, you'll change the color too much. Add just a little bit at a time, so you don't overpower the mint green.

Answer 8

raw umber; raw, not burnt, umber...with small amounts (very small), umbers are very strong colours and you can always add, but it is a real bear to take it out once it is in. raw umber reads to the green scale of the colour wheel, whereas burnt umber will point to the red side. and if you want to go for the sage colour, you may want to put a bit of silver (or grey) or white in there, too, again in very very small amounts. don't get impatient with the process, these colours are easily added and extremely difficult to remove once you've added them (o.k. I'm being facetious here, they cannot be removed once they've been added)

Answer 9

You can add a dark gold colour, almost bronze. In little bits, though, get the shade just right.

Answer 10

if you really wanted to solve this problem and we're only talking a gallon take it to where you baught it and the'll do it for ya if it's less then a gallon your better off just buying another gallon