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