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