How to Make Hot Pink Into Red Paint

Hot pink is a bright mixture of red and white.

Hot pink is a blend of red paint and white paint. If you plan to mix hot pink paint with other paint to achieve a more traditional red paint, you can do so. However, keep in mind that paint stores have machines that aggressively mix paints by shaking the canisters. Unless you have a paint mixer at home, expect to spend time with a mixing stick so you can blend the paint evenly throughout the can.

Things You'll Need

• Mixing container
• Red paint
• Measuring cup
• Mixing stick

Instructions

1. Pour 1 cup of hot pink paint into a large mixing container.

2. Add 2 cups of red paint to the container. You can add more paint to the container but always keep a ratio of two parts red to one part pink.

3. Mix the colors together with a paint stick until you no longer see any streaks of the original red or original hot pink in the container. You will see a toned-down version of red in the container.

4. Add more red paint to the mixture and blend again if you want a darker shade.

5. Keep track of the amount of paint you mix together by using with a measuring cup. This will allow you to duplicate the color if you need more paint. Write down the process you used. For example, if you mixed 1 gallon of hot pink with 2 gallons of red and then added in 4 cups of red after mixing, keep a record of this.

References

• House Painting Tutorials: Paint Color Mixing Chart
• Enchanted Learning: Color Mixing