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