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