Let's talk about Color!

ANTIQUE GOLD: Add just an extremely small touch of Leaf Green to golden yellow



APRICOT: 2 parts Orange, 1 part Golden Yellow



AQUA: Sky Blue and Leaf Green



AVOCADO: Use Moss Green color or 4 parts Lemon Yellow, 1 part Leaf Green, Touch of Black



BLACK: Our paste color or Royal Blue, Christmas Red, Orange and Lemon Or

                mix left over color icing together, then add Black



BRICK RED: Red and Brown



BURGUNDY: 5 parts Rose Pink, 1 part Violet



CHARTREUSE: 9 parts Lemon Yellow, 1 part Leaf Green



COPPER: 1 part Golden Yellow, 1 part Brown, 1 part Christmas Red



CORAL: Watermelon makes a very attractive coral color. Or bright Creamy Peach

              Or 3 parts Rose Pink, 2 parts Lemon Yellow



DUSTY ROSE: 5 parts Rose Pink, 1 part Violet



EGGPLANT: Mix Navy Blue into the amount of icing you are going to use for your project.

                      Then mix Super Red into a smaller amount of icing. Add the Super Red icing

                       to the Navy Blue icing until you get the eggplant color you want.

                      You can also try it with Royal Blue instead of Navy Blue, depending on the

                      shade of eggplant that you want.



FLESH: Add just an extremely small touch of Copper to white icing.

             Ivory can also be used. Light pink with a small amount of brown



GOLD: 10 parts Lemon Yellow, 3 parts Orange, 1 part Red



GRAPE: 1 part Sky Blue, 6 parts Rose Pink



GRAY: Add just a touch of Black to white icing



HUNTER GREEN: Kelly Green and a touch of black



IVORY: Use Ivory paste



JADE: Leaf green, royal blue and a touch of black



LAVENDER: Pink and violet Or 5 parts Pink, 1 part Violet



MARIGOLD: Lemon Yellow and orange



MAROON: Burgundy and Red Red Or 4 parts Red Red, 2 parts Burgundy



MAUVE: Touch of Burgundy with very little black Or 5 parts Rose Pink, 2 parts Orange, 2 parts Red, 2 Parts Black



MELON: 1 part orange and 3 parts bakers rose



MISTY GREEN: Leaf Green, Royal Blue and a touch of black



MOSS GREEN: violet and lemon yellow Or 2 parts Violet, 3 parts Lemon Yellow



MULBERRY: Rose with a touch of Royal Blue



NAVY BLUE: Royal blue and black Or 1 Part Sky Blue, 1 part Violet



PERIWINKLE: Blue and purple



PERSIMMON: 1 part orange and 1Part bakers rose



PLUM: 1 part Violet, a touch of Christmas Red



RASPBERRY: Pink and Red Red Or 3 parts Rose Pink, 1 part Christmas Red



RUBY RED: 1 part Red Red, a touch of Black



RUST: Orange, Red Red and Brown Or 8 parts Orange, 2 parts Red Red, 1 part Brown



SEA GOLD ( SEA GREEN): 2 parts Sky Blue and 1 part Leaf Green



SILVER: We do not advise attempting to simulate silver color in icing. Instead,

               add silver leaves or other silver accessories to the cake.

               Or 1 part Black, 1 part Blue



SKIN TONE: 12 part Orange and 4 part Bakers Rose and 1 part Royal Blue



TEAL: Use teal paste color or lemon yellow and sky blue Or 9 parts Sky Blue, small amount of Lemon Yellow



TURQUOISE: Sky Blue and Lemon Yellow Or 6 parts Sky Blue, 1 part Lemon Yellow



WARM GOLD: Use Golden Yellow with just a touch of brown



WINE: 3 parts Christmas Red and 2 parts Rose Pink





Keep in mind that some colors are already available in the market. For example, Wilton  has

a beautiful Moss green.  Sometimes the base on some colors is different. Once I bought  a black

from Wilton that gave me a base of green instead of grey.



Just play with your colors and have fun with them.  Sometimes there is more than one way to

achieve the same color. You can try it on a small batch of buttercream to make sure

is the right shade you are looking for.



And never forget...Buttercream turns darker as it dries. A perfect shade of  deep red

on a non-crusted buttercream, can turn almost a burgundy once it's dry. If you are not

sure, spread some on a plate and let it dry before you put it on the cake.



As for fondant, the tendency is to dry in a lighter color.



Hope this helps!





Edna De La Cruz- 2010- All rights reserved.

Edna's Website- Design Me A Cake



Photography and Material in this post by Edna De La Cruz.

This may not be reproduced without permission from the author/photographer.