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