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