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