Colour question - green

[Wick'n'Wax]

I want to make a lightish watermelon green. I have 2, one is moss green, two dark and brownish/grey tint, the other is chartruse, which is closer, but I need to make it lighter.

Is there any colour I can add to the chartruse to make it lighter?

thanks

[Sally]

What kind of dye is it?

Generally if I'm wanting a lighter colour I try experimenting with less dye.

Sally.

[crazymom]

For a lighter green, I start with yellow, then add darker green to it just a touch at a time. I use a toothpick to put just a small tinge of green into the yellow to come up with the color I want. I have been able to get lime green and also a nice grassy green this way. ( I used yellow and hunter green)

Hope this helps:cool2:

[Wick'n'Wax]

I tried just a bit, its a block colour, but it was neither here nor there, I've put quite a bit in, its a sort of lime green now.

[DatCandleMaker]

add blue that will take the lime away.

In the future use blue and yellow. Equal amounts of blue and yellow make a wonderful true green. If you need true green but just a really light version (like watermelon) use less dye but still in equal parts. If you are using the blocks, put a some in a small bit of wax, let that set up then break pieces off. That will dilute the original color for you.

Find a good color wheel. You can make any color of the rainbow with just blue, yellow, red and black.

Dat

[Wick'n'Wax]

ooh what a brill idea, thanks

[Candle Man]

You wont know what the true color is untill the wax cools.

Color in melted wax is lighter than colled wax. A drip of wax on white paper WILL NOT give you the finished color, close but not exact. You need to pour up a sample in a paper dixie cup, then when the wax cools just peal off the cup. This way you will know the exact color of the wax.

[Candles by Lisa]

You wont know what the true color is untill the wax cools.

Color in melted wax is lighter than colled wax. A drip of wax on white paper WILL NOT give you the finished color, close but not exact. You need to pour up a sample in a paper dixie cup, then when the wax cools just peal off the cup. This way you will know the exact color of the wax.

I agree with that. I was looking for a dark green. I would test a spot of wax on the counter and think that's not dark enough and add more blue. When I poured the candle all was fine until the candle set - it was near enough black!!!!