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