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