Colour Mixing Worksheet for Kids
Artist's tip (Name the parents): Two primaries make a secondary: red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green, red + blue = purple. A primary + its neighbouring secondary make a tertiary: red + orange = red-orange, blue + green = blue-green. White lightens: red + white = pink, blue + white = light blue; black + white = grey. All three primaries together make brown.
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- 1.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) yellow and green (b) red and yellow (c) purple and blue (d) orange and yellow
- 2.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-green? (a) blue and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) red and white (d) green and blue
- 3.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) light green (b) white (c) pink (d) brown
- 4.🎨 Mix red and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) green
- 5.True or false: mixing purple and red paint makes blue-green. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-purple? (a) purple and red (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) blue and white
- 7.🎨 Mix green and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) blue-green (c) red-purple (d) purple
- 8.🎨 Mix red and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) purple
- 9.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) light blue
- 10.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) purple and red (b) yellow and green (c) red and blue (d) yellow and orange
- 11.🎨 Mix yellow and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) pink (c) red-purple (d) blue-purple
- 12.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) yellow (b) more blue (c) white (d) more red
- 13.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) orange and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
- 14.🎨 Mix black and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) grey (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
- 15.🎨 Mix blue and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) light blue (d) red-orange
- 16.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: mixing purple and red paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) white and red (b) black and white (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
- 21.Which of these is NOT a tertiary colour? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-green (d) blue-green
- 22.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) more yellow (b) more water (c) black (d) more blue
- 23.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) blue and purple (b) orange and red (c) yellow and blue (d) black and white
- 24.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) red and purple (b) red and blue (c) blue and white (d) red and white
- 25.🎨 Mix red and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) light blue (c) yellow-green (d) grey
- 26.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) red and blue (b) blue and white (c) white and blue (d) purple and red
- 27.🎨 Mix orange and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) pink (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
- 28.🎨 Mix red and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) grey
- 29.🎨 Mix purple and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-purple (b) grey (c) red-purple (d) yellow-green
- 30.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) light blue
- 31.True or false: mixing red and white paint makes light blue. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) black (b) more red (c) blue (d) more yellow
- 33.True or false: mixing white and red paint makes pink. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎨 Mix orange and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) pink
- 35.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) yellow and green (b) red and white (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and red
- 36.True or false: mixing yellow and green paint makes purple. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: mixing green and yellow paint makes yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) purple and blue (b) white and black (c) orange and red (d) white and blue
- 39.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) white and black (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
- 40.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes red-orange. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- yellow and green
- green and blue
- brown
- red-orange
- False
- blue and purple
- blue-green
- purple
- blue-purple
- red and blue
- green
- more blue
- red and purple
- grey
- light blue
- False
- False
- True
- False
- white and red
- orange
- more yellow
- black and white
- red and white
- pink
- purple and red
- yellow-orange
- red-purple
- blue-purple
- yellow-green
- False
- more yellow
- True
- red-orange
- blue and red
- False
- True
- white and blue
- white and black
- False
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