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