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