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