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