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