How to Solve the Discontinued Acrylic Paint Colors Dilemma!

If some of your favorite DecoArt Americana Acrylic paints have been discontinued all is not lost.  Yes there are some new colors but for those old favorites DecoArt has provided a color mixing chart so if you want an exact match for them follow this link to Deco Art’s website for the chart: Discontinued Paint Mixing Chart.

Below are some great substitutions provided by Chris Haughey who says these are her “go to substitutions”… They might be just the thing for those of you who love the convenience of premixed colors!

Discontinued Color	Replace with…
DAO5 Taffy Cream	DA07 Moon Yellow
DAO21 Crimson Tide	DA097 Rookwood (darker)
DAO26 Mauve	DA162 Antique Mauve
DAO27 Gooseberry	DA286 Terra Coral
DAO28 Raspberry	DA276 Razzle Berry
DAO30 Spice Pink	DA292 Coral Blush
DAO79 Brandy Wine	DA097 Rookwood
DAO81 Colonial Green	DA178 Blue Mist
DAO89 Cool Neutral	DA319 Burlap
DAO96 Iron Oxide	DA219 Heritage Brick
DA102 Medium Flesh	DA025 Dusty Rose
DA135 Ice Blue	DA149 Silver Sage
DA156 Antique Rose	DA324 Watermelon Slice (beautiful new color added in 2015)
DA158 Antique Teal	DA107 Teal Green (brighter)
DA162 Antique Mauve	DA128 Deep Burgundy (darker)
DA177 Green Mist	DA209 Arbor Green
DA184 French Vanilla	DA309 Banana Cream (brighter) or DA03 Buttermilk (softer)
DA185 Light French Blue	DA098 French Grey Blue (darker)
DA197 Violet Haze	DA236 Grape Juice (darker)
DA198 Dried Basil Green	DA187 Reindeer Moss Green
DA206 Limeade	DA252 Lemonade
DA210 Soft Blue	DA277 Spa Blue
DA213 Admiral Blue	DA035 Navy Blue
DA218 Gingerbread	DA062 Terra Cotta
DA220 Traditional Raw Umber	DA130 Raw Umber (never could tell the diff!)
DA222 Traditional Raw Sienna	DA093 Raw Sienna (ditto)
DA237 Soft Lilac	DA211 Wisteria
DA258 Butter	DA309 Banana Cream
DA279 Blue Haze Light	DA178 Blue Mist (darker)
DA280 Autumn Red	DA018 Country Red
DA281 Slate Green	DA152 Shale Green
DA282 Green Tea	DA252 Lemonade
DA295 Butterscotch	DA194 Marigold
DA298 Purple Wave	DA272 Purple Cow