Illustrator and Blending modes. Colour managing question.

Let's say i make 2 circles with 2 different fill colours. Then i intersect and blend them with multiply. Is there any way to save the colour resulting on the intersection?
Thank you!

Duplicate the 2 circles.
Object > Flatten Transparency.
Select the intersection colour and add it to your swatches.
Get rid of the duplicated objects.

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