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