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