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