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