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