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