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