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