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