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 green and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
- 2.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: mixing yellow and green paint makes red-purple. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: mixing white and black paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) green and yellow (b) green and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and blue
- 6.🎨 Mixing a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it on the wheel makes a… (a) tertiary colour (b) primary colour (c) neutral colour
- 7.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) red and blue (b) blue and white (c) purple and blue (d) blue and yellow
- 8.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) white and black (b) red and yellow (c) purple and red (d) green and blue
- 9.True or false: mixing white and red paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: mixing orange and yellow paint makes yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) pink (b) light green (c) brown (d) white
- 12.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and red (c) red and yellow (d) yellow and blue
- 13.🎨 Mix yellow and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
- 14.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) yellow and red (d) purple and red
- 15.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) white and red (b) black and white (c) red and purple (d) purple and red
- 16.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-purple (b) red-purple (c) green (d) yellow-green
- 17.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: mixing red and purple paint makes yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🎨 Mix blue and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) red-purple (c) yellow-green (d) purple
- 21.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: mixing yellow and green paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) red and white (b) yellow and red (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
- 24.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-purple (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) red-purple
- 25.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) blue (b) more red (c) more yellow (d) black
- 26.🎨 Mix purple and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) red-purple (c) blue-purple (d) pink
- 27.True or false: mixing purple and blue paint makes blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🖌️ What should you do before dipping your brush into a new colour? (a) add black (b) dry the paper (c) rinse the brush (d) throw it away
- 29.🎨 Mix white and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) green (c) light blue (d) orange
- 30.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) purple and red (b) blue and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) red and white
- 31.🎨 Mix blue and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) light blue (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
- 32.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-purple? (a) black and white (b) orange and red (c) red and blue (d) purple and blue
- 33.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-orange? (a) purple and red (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) orange and red
- 34.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes red-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) blue and red (b) blue and white (c) yellow and red (d) white and black
- 36.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎨 Mix red and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) grey (b) light blue (c) yellow-green (d) pink
- 38.True or false: mixing orange and yellow paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎨 Mix white and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) light blue (d) pink
- 40.🎨 Mix white and black paint. Which colour do you get? (a) grey (b) green (c) purple (d) yellow-green
Answer key
- yellow-green
- False
- False
- True
- yellow and orange
- tertiary colour
- red and blue
- white and black
- False
- True
- brown
- yellow and blue
- yellow-orange
- purple and red
- black and white
- yellow-green
- True
- False
- False
- purple
- False
- False
- yellow and red
- orange
- more yellow
- blue-purple
- True
- rinse the brush
- light blue
- blue and yellow
- light blue
- purple and blue
- orange and red
- False
- blue and white
- True
- pink
- False
- pink
- grey
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