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