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.True or false: mixing black and white paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is NOT a tertiary colour? (a) blue-green (b) orange (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
- 3.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes red-purple. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple
- 6.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) orange
- 7.🎨 Mix purple and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) pink (c) blue-purple (d) green
- 8.🎨 Mixing a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it on the wheel makes a… (a) primary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
- 9.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) yellow and green (b) purple and red (c) red and white (d) red and yellow
- 10.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) blue and red (b) orange and yellow (c) red and orange (d) black and white
- 11.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and red (c) white and black (d) blue and yellow
- 12.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and red (d) black and white
- 14.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) white and black (b) white and red (c) orange and red (d) red and yellow
- 15.True or false: mixing blue and white paint makes pink. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) light green (b) pink (c) white (d) brown
- 17.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) white and black (b) green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and yellow
- 18.🎨 Mix orange and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) grey (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
- 19.🎨 Mix red and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-purple (b) green (c) orange (d) pink
- 20.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🖌️ What should you do before dipping your brush into a new colour? (a) throw it away (b) dry the paper (c) add black (d) rinse the brush
- 22.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) blue (c) black (d) more yellow
- 23.True or false: mixing blue and green paint makes blue-green. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) orange and red (b) black and white (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and red
- 25.🎨 Mix white and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) pink (c) blue-purple (d) light blue
- 26.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-orange? (a) black and white (b) green and blue (c) orange and red (d) blue and red
- 27.🎨 Mix red and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) pink (d) blue-purple
- 28.🎨 Mix blue and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) purple (d) blue-green
- 29.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: mixing orange and red paint makes red-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🎨 Mix blue and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) green (c) red-purple (d) yellow-green
- 32.🎨 Mix red and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) pink (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
- 33.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) white and blue (b) black and white (c) orange and yellow (d) red and orange
- 34.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) orange and red (b) purple and blue (c) red and white (d) yellow and red
- 35.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) black (b) more blue (c) more yellow (d) more water
- 36.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes red-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: mixing white and red paint makes purple. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) pink (c) yellow-green (d) light blue
- 39.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) blue and red (b) red and orange (c) yellow and red (d) yellow and blue
- 40.True or false: mixing orange and yellow paint makes yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- orange
- True
- False
- yellow-green
- blue-purple
- red-purple
- tertiary colour
- purple and red
- orange and yellow
- yellow and red
- False
- green and yellow
- white and red
- False
- brown
- white and black
- red-orange
- pink
- False
- rinse the brush
- more yellow
- True
- black and white
- pink
- orange and red
- red-purple
- blue-green
- False
- True
- green
- purple
- white and blue
- red and white
- more yellow
- False
- False
- orange
- yellow and blue
- True
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