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