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