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.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) blue and yellow (b) yellow and red (c) yellow and blue (d) yellow and orange
- 2.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) blue and white (b) blue and yellow (c) white and red (d) green and blue
- 3.🎨 Mix red and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) red-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
- 4.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and blue (c) red and white (d) blue and yellow
- 5.🎨 Mix yellow and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) green (d) light blue
- 6.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) red and white (b) green and blue (c) yellow and red (d) orange and red
- 7.🎨 Mix green and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-green (c) light blue (d) purple
- 8.🎨 Mix red and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-purple (c) blue-purple (d) light blue
- 9.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) blue (c) more yellow (d) black
- 10.🖌️ 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
- 11.True or false: mixing red and purple paint makes red-purple. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) purple and red (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and yellow (d) red and blue
- 13.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-green? (a) orange and red (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
- 14.🎨 Mix purple and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) green (d) light blue
- 15.True or false: mixing orange and red paint makes red-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: mixing red and orange paint makes red-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-purple? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and blue (c) red and purple (d) purple and blue
- 18.🎨 Mix yellow and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) pink
- 19.True or false: mixing white and blue paint makes light blue. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🎨 Mix red and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-purple (b) light blue (c) red-orange (d) purple
- 21.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes blue-green. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) blue and purple (b) red and white (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
- 23.🎨 Mixing a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it on the wheel makes a… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) primary colour
- 24.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) white and blue
- 25.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: mixing orange and yellow paint makes yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more blue (b) yellow (c) more red (d) white
- 28.True or false: mixing blue and purple paint makes purple. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) blue and red (b) red and yellow (c) yellow and blue (d) yellow and orange
- 31.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) blue and yellow (b) black and white (c) purple and blue (d) orange and yellow
- 34.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and red (c) red and purple (d) red and orange
- 35.True or false: mixing yellow and green paint makes blue-green. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🎨 Mix blue and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) pink (c) red-orange (d) green
- 37.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) red and yellow (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) orange and red
- 38.True or false: mixing white and blue paint makes red-purple. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) blue and green (b) white and red (c) green and yellow (d) orange and yellow
- 40.🎨 Mix white and black paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) grey (c) yellow-green (d) red-purple
Answer key
- yellow and red
- white and red
- red-orange
- blue and yellow
- green
- red and white
- blue-green
- red-purple
- more yellow
- rinse the brush
- True
- purple and red
- blue and green
- blue-purple
- True
- True
- purple and blue
- yellow-orange
- True
- purple
- False
- red and blue
- tertiary colour
- white and blue
- False
- True
- more blue
- False
- False
- yellow and blue
- False
- False
- black and white
- blue and red
- False
- green
- red and yellow
- False
- green and yellow
- grey
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