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