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