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 grey? (a) yellow and blue (b) white and red (c) red and white (d) white and black
- 2.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🎨 Mix white and black paint. Which colour do you get? (a) grey (b) orange (c) green (d) pink
- 4.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) more yellow (c) blue (d) black
- 5.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) yellow and green (b) blue and white (c) blue and yellow (d) orange and red
- 7.🎨 Mix white and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) red-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) pink
- 8.🎨 Mix blue and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) orange
- 9.🖌️ What should you do before dipping your brush into a new colour? (a) throw it away (b) rinse the brush (c) dry the paper (d) add black
- 10.🎨 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
- 11.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🎨 Mix white and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) light blue
- 13.🎨 Mix yellow and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-purple (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
- 14.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes pink. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes purple. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) light green (b) white (c) pink (d) brown
- 17.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-green? (a) white and red (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) red and orange
- 18.🎨 Mix blue and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) green (d) yellow-orange
- 19.🎨 Mix red and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) grey (c) light blue (d) orange
- 20.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and blue (c) orange and yellow (d) purple and blue
- 21.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) grey
- 22.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-purple (d) purple
- 23.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) blue and purple (b) black and white (c) blue and yellow (d) red and orange
- 24.True or false: mixing orange and yellow paint makes blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) purple and red (b) yellow and green (c) white and black (d) blue and red
- 26.🎨 Mix green and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) grey (c) yellow-green (d) red-purple
- 27.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) grey (c) blue-green (d) light blue
- 28.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes red-purple. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) blue and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) white and red (d) yellow and red
- 30.True or false: mixing orange and yellow paint makes yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: mixing white and blue paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) white and blue (b) yellow and blue (c) yellow and green (d) yellow and orange
- 33.True or false: mixing red and yellow paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🎨 Mix black and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) grey (c) blue-purple (d) red-orange
- 35.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🎨 Mix orange and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) grey (b) purple (c) red-orange (d) red-purple
- 37.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) black (b) more blue (c) more yellow (d) more water
- 38.True or false: mixing blue and purple paint makes red-purple. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) blue and yellow (b) black and white (c) red and white (d) blue and green
Answer key
- white and black
- False
- grey
- more yellow
- False
- blue and white
- pink
- purple
- rinse the brush
- tertiary colour
- True
- light blue
- yellow-orange
- False
- False
- brown
- blue and green
- green
- red-purple
- red and blue
- blue-purple
- orange
- blue and yellow
- False
- yellow and green
- yellow-green
- orange
- False
- white and red
- True
- False
- yellow and blue
- True
- grey
- False
- red-orange
- more yellow
- False
- True
- black and white
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