diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/game.dm b/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
index 99a61c1ac64..58f0cf96daa 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
@@ -405,22 +405,6 @@ proc/isInSight(var/atom/A, var/atom/B)
 			GetBluePart(hexa)
 		)
 
-/proc/MixColors(const/list/colors)
-	var/list/reds = list()
-	var/list/blues = list()
-	var/list/greens = list()
-	var/list/weights = list()
-
-	for (var/i = 0, ++i <= colors.len)
-		reds.Add(GetRedPart(colors[i]))
-		blues.Add(GetBluePart(colors[i]))
-		greens.Add(GetGreenPart(colors[i]))
-		weights.Add(1)
-
-	var/r = mixOneColor(weights, reds)
-	var/g = mixOneColor(weights, greens)
-	var/b = mixOneColor(weights, blues)
-	return rgb(r,g,b)
 
 /proc/alone_in_area(var/area/the_area, var/mob/must_be_alone, var/check_type = /mob/living/carbon)
 	var/area/our_area = get_area_master(the_area)
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Colours.dm b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Colours.dm
index a59147e85f6..102e0b35b3d 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Colours.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Colours.dm
@@ -1,66 +1,29 @@
-/proc/mix_color_from_reagents(var/list/reagent_list)
-	if(!reagent_list || !length(reagent_list))
-		return 0
+/*
+ * Returns:
+ * 	#RRGGBB(AA) on success, null on failure
+ */
+/proc/mix_color_from_reagents(const/list/reagent_list)
+	if(!istype(reagent_list))
+		return
 
-	var/contents = length(reagent_list)
-	var/list/weight = new /list(contents)
-	var/list/redcolor = new /list(contents)
-	var/list/greencolor = new /list(contents)
-	var/list/bluecolor = new /list(contents)
-	var/i
+	var/color
+	var/reagent_color
+	var/vol_counter = 0
+	var/vol_temp
+	// see libs/IconProcs/IconProcs.dm
+	for(var/datum/reagent/reagent in reagent_list)
+		if(reagent.id == "blood" && reagent.data["blood_colour"])
+			reagent_color = reagent.data["blood_colour"]
+		else
+			reagent_color = reagent.color
 
-	//fill the list of weights
-	for(i=1; i<=contents; i++)
-		var/datum/reagent/re = reagent_list[i]
-		var/reagentweight = re.volume
-		if(istype(re, /datum/reagent/paint))
-			reagentweight *= 20 //Paint colours a mixture twenty times as much
-		weight[i] = reagentweight
+		vol_temp = reagent.volume
+		vol_counter += vol_temp
 
+		if(isnull(color))
+			color = reagent.color
+		else if(length(color) >= length(reagent_color))
+			color = BlendRGB(color, reagent_color, vol_temp/vol_counter)
+		else
+			color = BlendRGB(reagent_color, color, vol_temp/vol_counter)
 
-	//fill the lists of colours
-	for(i=1; i<=contents; i++)
-		var/datum/reagent/re = reagent_list[i]
-		var/hue = re.color
-		if(length(hue) != 7)
-			return 0
-		redcolor[i]=hex2num(copytext(hue,2,4))
-		greencolor[i]=hex2num(copytext(hue,4,6))
-		bluecolor[i]=hex2num(copytext(hue,6,8))
-
-	//mix all the colors
-	var/red = mixOneColor(weight,redcolor)
-	var/green = mixOneColor(weight,greencolor)
-	var/blue = mixOneColor(weight,bluecolor)
-
-	//assemble all the pieces
-	var/finalcolor = rgb(red, green, blue)
-	return finalcolor
-
-/proc/mixOneColor(var/list/weight, var/list/color)
-	if (!weight || !color || length(weight)!=length(color))
-		return 0
-
-	var/contents = length(weight)
-	var/i
-
-	//normalize weights
-	var/listsum = 0
-	for(i=1; i<=contents; i++)
-		listsum += weight[i]
-	for(i=1; i<=contents; i++)
-		weight[i] /= listsum
-
-	//mix them
-	var/mixedcolor = 0
-	for(i=1; i<=contents; i++)
-		mixedcolor += weight[i]*color[i]
-	mixedcolor = round(mixedcolor)
-
-	//until someone writes a formal proof for this algorithm, let's keep this in
-//	if(mixedcolor<0x00 || mixedcolor>0xFF)
-//		return 0
-	//that's not the kind of operation we are running here, nerd
-	mixedcolor=min(max(mixedcolor,0),255)
-
-	return mixedcolor