Duplicating real paint mixing

Hi,
I'm currently in a color theory class where we're using paints to create chromatic gray scales. So basically, you mix complimentary colors to create a neutral/gray color. For example, if you mix green paint and red paint, you will get a dark gray color. How do you do this in Illustrator? The only thing I could think of was opening the gradient window and choosing red for one side and green for the other. This creates a nice gradient between the two complimentary colors. However, the middle color created in Illustrator is NOT gray. It's just a light color and when I mix real paints, it is a very dark gray color. Also, are there any existing swatches that already do what I need? I've searched all the swatches and haven't found it. It seems like it would be the most basic color swatch and I'd think it would already exist somewhere.
The main reason I'm asking is that I'd like to do my color design in Illustrator before I actually use real paints. Obviously, additive color is not the same as subtractive color, but I was hoping there was a way I could do this.
Thanks,
Jon

Positive…yes it displays a result by that is actually a blending condition not an overprint. The only way you can physically run an overprint on press with process colors is to run it twice or on an eight color press and I doubt you would get this result.
This is two different CMYK swatches one set to overprint. The intersecting shape is an average of the two colors not an overprint even if the lighter green was printed on press with a second se of CMYK inks that intersecting color is not happening.
If you make the lighter green a spot color you can overprint it. And you would get something like this in actuality.
However you are correct in that if printed in CMYK as process the above would print fine but there would be no physical overprint.
So my point is the overprint is not intended for this type of blending and it is not going to give the result that might be desired.
Multiply
Overprint same colors CMYK

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