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