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