Food Coloring Chart

Food colors help in making food visually appealing. This helps in increasing your appetite and desire to eat. Most of us are attracted to a particular food, just because the color of the food attracts us. You can mix different colors and come up with different shades, and make your cakes and pastries look more attractive. You will find four basic food colors in grocery stores; red, green, yellow and blue. These are primary food colors (red, yellow and blue) used for mixing and coming up with different shades. You may also come across different food colorings like pink, orange, black and purple in stores. This article will give you a food coloring chart that you can use as a guide for creating a riot of colors.

Mixing Food Colors

The three primary colors ( red, green, and blue) can be mixed with any color present in a color wheel. You can even mix two primary colors and come up with a secondary color. You can even mix two secondary colors and get a different color. You need to add drops of color in equal amount to get the perfect shade you are looking for. When using two primary colors, you should use unequal amounts of colors. This will help you get the different shades of colors. You can use one shade of color on one side of the white icing and add a different color on other side of the icing. Then slowly mix the different colors to create a new color shade. The following food coloring chart will help you in mixing different shades for your icing.

Food Coloring Chart for Icing
In the following food coloring chart, you need to add some drops as indicated by the numerical value opposite the color shade. The food coloring chart is as follows:

Food Color Mix Chart

Apricot = 2 parts Orange & 1 part Egg Yellow

Aqua = 5 parts sky blue + 1 part leaf green

Avocado = 4 parts lemon yellow + 1 part leaf green + a touch of black

Burgundy = 5 parts bakers rose + 1 part violet

Cantaloupe = 24 parts yellow+ 2 parts red

Chartreuse = 5 parts lemon yellow + 1 part leaf green

Copper = 1 part Egg Yellow & 1 part Brown & 1 Christmas Red

Coral = 3 parts Rose Pink & 2 parts Lemon Yellow

Dusty Rose = 2 parts Christmas Red & 1 part Malt Brown

Fuchsia = 18 arts red + 2 parts blue

Gold = 10 parts Lemon Yellow & 3 parts Orange & 1 part Christmas Red

Grape = 1 part Sky Blue & 6 parts Bakers Rose

Hunter Green = 1 part Kelly green + small amount of black

Ivory = 1 liquid whitener + a touch of brown + a touch of egg yellow

Jade = 1 part Leaf Green & 1 part Royal Blue & a touch of Black

Jungle Green = 14 parts green + 6 parts yellow

Lavender = 5 parts pink & 1 part Violet

Lime = 24 parts yellow+ 4 parts green

Maize = 24 parts yellow + 1 part red

Marigold = 3 parts Lemon Yellow & 1 part orange

Maroon = 4 parts Red & 2 parts Burgundy

Mauve = 5 parts rose-pink + 2 parts orange + 2 parts red + 2 parts black

Melon = 1 part Orange & 3 parts Bakers Rose

Misty Green = 2 parts Leaf Green & 1 part of Royal Blue & a touch of Black

Moss Green = 2 parts Violet & 3 parts Lemon Yellow

Navy Blue = 1 part Sky Blue & 1 part Violet

Orange Sunset = 17 parts yellow + 3 parts red

Persimmon = 1 part Orange & 1 part Bakers Rose

Plum = 1 part Violet & a touch of Christmas Red

Purple = 15 parts blue+ 5 part red

Raspberry = 3 parts Bakers Rose & 1 part Christmas Red

Red Grape = 1 part sky blue + 6 parts bakers rose

Rose Wine = 3 parts holiday red + 2 parts rose-pink

Ruby Red = 1 part Holiday Red and a touch of Black

Rust = 8 parts orange & 2 parts Red & 1 part brown

Sea Gold- 2 parts Sky Blue & 1 part Leaf Green

Silver = 1 part Black and 1 part Blue

Skin tone = 12 parts orange & 4 parts Bakers Rose & 1 part Royal Blue

Teal = 9 parts Sky Blue & 1/2 part Lemon Yellow

Turquoise = 6 parts Sky Blue & 1 part Lemon Yellow

Watermelon = 25 parts red + 2 parts blue

Wine = 3 parts Holiday Red & 2 parts Rose Pink

Yellow Maroon = 4 red + 2 burgundy

When mixing colors, you need to remember the following color mixing tips:

1. You can lighten any color shade by adding small amounts of white icing.
2. You can darken any color by adding a specific amount of the darker color of the icing.
3. You can make pastel shades by adding 2 parts of white icing to 1 part of any desired color icing.

You can make black color by mixing equal parts of all the three primary colors. It is possible that you may have to add more of red food color to get the desired black shade. You can also refer this food coloring chart for adding colors to your Easter egg icing. People, especially children get attracted to foods by focusing on the colors. You can get more creative in your kitchen and come up with unique color shades to decorate you cakes with colorful icing. With this Buzzle article on food coloring chart you can learn how to mix different food colors and add a splash of color to your food.