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