How to use candle dye chips - Using and mixing candle wax dye chips for custom colors

Candle Making Tips: Formulas for Mixing Color Chips

When you're looking for that perfect color to complement a candle fragrance or harmonize with a setting, the possibilities are endless by mixing your own colors. The following formulas are for using the color dye chips, but drops of liquid candle dye or shavings from color blocks can also be mixed together for new variations. Your actual results may vary, depending on the type of wax and candle making additives used. This is only the beginning of an endless palette of colors. Be creative!

 

Moderate Blue

1 chip Turquoise

1 chip Blue

2 lbs. Wax

Midnight Blue

4 chips Blue

3/4 chip Black

2 Tbs. Stearic Acid

1/2 Tbs. Luster Crystals

2 lbs. Wax

Strong Blue

1 chip Blue

1 chip Lavender

2 lbs. Wax

Vivid Purple-Blue

1 chip Blue

1 chip Purple

2 lbs. Wax

Deep Purple-Blue

2 chips Blue

1 chip Fuchsia

2 lbs. Wax

Brilliant Violet

1 chip Orchid

1 chip Lavender

2 lbs. Wax

Strong Red-Purple

1 chip Purple

1 chip Salmon

2 lbs. Wax

Plum

1 chip Red

1 chip Blue

1 chip Orchid

2 lbs. Wax

Deep Purple-Red

1 chip Blue

1 chip Cerise

2 lbs. Wax

Soft Pink

1 chip Salmon

1 chip Orchid

2 Tbs. Stearic Acid

2 lbs. Wax

Deep Cranberry

1 chip Cranberry

1 chip Fuchsia

1 chip Blue

2 Tbs. Stearic Acid

2 lbs. Wax

Deep Red-Orange

1 chip Gold

1 chip Cerise

2 lbs. Wax

Dark Red-Brown

1 chip Red

1 chip Christmas Green

2 lbs. Wax

Strong Red-Brown

1 chip Maple

1 chip Orange

2 Tbs. Stearic Acid

2 lbs. Wax

Dark Gray-Red-Brown

1 chip Forest Green

1 chip Red

2 lbs. Wax

Deep Brown

1 chip Purple

1 chip Avocado

2 lbs. Wax

Congo Brown

1 chip Rust

1 chip Blue

2 lbs. Wax

Gray-Brown

1 chip Christmas Green

1 chip Red

2 Tbs. Stearic Acid

2 lbs. Wax

Deep Maple

2 chips Maple

1 chip Black

3-1/2 lbs. Wax

Dark Congo Brown

1 chip Orange

2 chips Blue

2 lbs. Wax

Mahogany

2 chips Brown

1 chip Black

3-1/2 lbs. Wax

Moderate Olive

1 chip Bayberry

1 chip Gold

2 Tbs. Stearic Acid

2 lbs. Wax

Dark Olive

1 chip Butterscotch

1 chip Christmas Green

2 Tbs. Stearic Acid

2 lbs. Wax

Light Yellow Green

1 chip Yellow

1 chip Gray

1 chip Bright Green

2 lbs. Wax

Yellow-Green

1 chip Aquamarine

1 chip Gold

2 lbs. Wax

Deep Yellow-Green

1 chip Yellow

1 chip Forest Green

2 lbs. Wax

Strong Yellow-Green

1 chip Aquamarine

1 chip Avocado

2 Tbs. Stearic Acid

2 lbs. Wax

Brilliant Yellow-Green

2 chips Aquamarine

1 chip Yellow

2 lbs. Wax

Vivid Apple Green

1/2 chip Forest Green

1 chip Gold

2 Tbs. Stearic Acid

1 tsp. Luster Crystals

2 lbs. Wax

Strong Yellow-Green

1 chip Avocado

1 chip Bright Green

2 lbs. Wax

Moderate Olive Green

1 chip Forest Green

1 chip Gold

2 lbs. Wax

Light Olive Green

2 chips Christmas Green

1 chip Gold

2 lbs. Wax

Moss Green

1 chip Christmas Green

1 chip Avocado

2 lbs. Wax

Jade Green

1 chip Bayberry

2 chips Avocado

1/4 tsp. Luster Crystals

2 lbs. Wax

Dark Olive Green

2 chips Forest Green

1 chip Gold

2 lbs. Wax

Dark Green

1 chip Blue

1 chip Christmas Green

2 lbs. Wax

Pale Green

1 chip Blue

1 chip Bright Green

2 lbs. Wax

Deep Green

1 chip Blue

1 chip Gold

2 lbs. Wax

Very Dark Green

1 chip Blue

2 chips Christmas Green

2 lbs. Wax

Very Dark Yellow-Green

2 chips Blue

1 chip Avocado

2 lbs. Wax