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