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