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