#Mixing a Dark Warm Grey?

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runic sparrow
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Hey all, I've been looking through hobby paints for a while, searching and trying to find what is probably a shade of dark warm grey that isn't actually out there in a single bottle. The closest I've found seems to be along the lines of Eidolon Grey from Two Thin Coats, but perhaps a bit lighter to where applying a wash doesn't stain it to be too dark. Eidolon Grey is closer to the final shade I'm wanting it to be in terms of how dark it is.

Is anyone out there who's more familiar with color theory able to tell me what colors, in general, mix into a dark warm grey? Something with a bit of brown to it, to my mind, but not to where it's obvious perhaps?
I've attached a picture of a print I made with a filament that feels rather close to what I was thinking I would like to achieve as far as a color blend, though I'm not looking to match it exactly. (Lighting likely makes it look a bit more yellow than it actually is)

fervent solstice
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Mix a custom grey by combining a bunch of different paints. Pink + yellow + dark green + blue, play with the ratios.

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This emulates the CMYK approach to printing and color reproduction

runic sparrow
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Ahh, CMYK isn't one I had considered. I was thinking more along the lines of using 3 primary colors

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Cause I was looking and saw this chart

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The second line seemed closer to what I was looking for, just not quite as light as I was wanting. But pink, yellow, dark green, and a shade of blue will give me what I'm looking for in a CMYK approach (adjusting ratios of course)?

fervent solstice
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yes adjust ratios and only need black and white in small amounts to make it lighter or darker