What Paint Mixes Make Hot Pink?

Hot pink is quite a difficult colour to mix. It has an iridescent quality that is hard to get using basic colours so it may be best that you buy it from the store. However, there are a few mixes that you can use to approximate the colour.  To get the colour pink, artists mix red, white, a touch of yellow and a touch of blue. You can adjust the pink shade by increasing or decreasing the amount of each colour you put in. Experimenting with a very small amount of paint is advisable.

Artists often struggle with the problem of how to make colours look iridescent and bright. This is an issue that comes up when painting an object that is illuminated in sunlight. For instance, the leaf of a plant may look very bright yellow when the sun shines on it. It can be difficult to arrive at this colour by mixing the paints. An alternative method is to layer the paints. If you want to get a hot pink shade, try first painting with a very bright shade, like orange or yellow. Then layer over it with pink. The result may not exactly be hot pink, but it will be vibrant and will 'jump out' at you. The method works best if the paint is slightly transluscent.

I think it's red, white and a little bit of blue.  Add the blue gradually.  You could practice with a kids paint set before mixing loads of paint for a decorating job.