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